ServiceUpdated on 21 May 2025
Epidemiologist and Biostatistician
About
Investigates the causes, patterns, and effects of diseases in populations to improve public health.
Key Responsibilities:
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Monitor and track disease outbreaks and health trends.
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Design and conduct observational/experimental studies (e.g., cohort, case-control).
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Analyze data to identify risk factors and disease determinants.
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Develop and evaluate public health interventions and policies.
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Communicate findings to healthcare professionals, policymakers, and the public.
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Collaborate with biostatisticians, healthcare providers, and researchers.
Apply statistical methods to analyze health data and support medical research.
Key Responsibilities:
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Design studies, clinical trials, and experiments (sample size, randomization).
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Perform statistical analyses (regression, survival analysis).
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Interpret data to assess treatment efficacy, disease risk, and public health trends.
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Ensure data quality and address biases/missing data.
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Develop predictive models and risk assessment tools.
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Support research grants and publish findings.
Type
- Clinical research services
- Community engagement and social sciences
- Ethics and regulatory advisory
- Logistics and field operations
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Project management and coordination
- Training and capacity building
Similar opportunities
Service
- Infectious diseases
- Genomics and bioinformatics
- Laboratory and diagnostic services
- Diagnostics and laboratory services
- Genomics and/or bioinformatics support
- Africa-Europe, Europe-Europe or Africa-Africa cooperation
Ange Maxime TCHOUTANG
Student at The Molecular Diagnostic Research Group
Yaounde, Cameroon
Service
- Other services
- Infectious diseases
- Vaccines and therapeutics
- Clinical research services
- Genomics and bioinformatics
- Ethics and regulatory advisory
- Maternal, child and community health
- Genomics and/or bioinformatics support
- Clinical trials and regulatory affairs
- Non-communicable diseases linked to infectious diseases
- Africa-Europe, Europe-Europe or Africa-Africa cooperation
Shelly-Rae Smith
Chief Operating Officer at Scigenix (Pty) Ltd
Pretoria, South Africa