Biostatisticians
Develop and apply biostatistical theory and methods to the study of life sciences.
Also called: Associate Director of Biostatistics, Biostatistician, Biostatistics Director
Knowledge:
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
- teaching and course design
Skills:
- using math to solve problems
- reading work related information
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Abilites:
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
- read and understand what is written
- communicate by speaking
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- use rules to solve problems
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need
- Analytical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Achievement/Effort
Technology:
Analytical or scientific software
Data base user interface and query software
- Microsoft Access
- Structured query language SQL
Operating system software
