Medical Statistician
By David Wallach, mods 13-15
Overall Job Description
Major Job Responsibilities
- Detecting disease
- Evaluating Treatments
- Anylizing the Effectiveness of New Drugs
- Anylizing Risk Factors for Different Illnesses
- Planning Healthcare Interventions
- Preventing Early Death or Disease
Working Conditions
Current Salary
Education Needed
Job Outlook
The BLS states that job growth for statisticians will be about 14% by 2020, which is slightly faster than average when compared to other fields. However, it is estimated that growth in biostatistics and health fields will be faster because of the larger supply of lifescience jobs. Medical Statisticians are expected to have the amount of jobs increase by 27% from 2012 to 2022, which is faster than the national average for all careers
Sources
http://onlinemphdegree.net/biostatistician/
http://study.com/articles/Careers_in_Medical_Statistics_Job_Options_and_Requirements.html
https://www.statslife.org.uk/careers/types-of-job/66-careers/job-types/1125-medical-statistician
http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/Career/68/Biostatistics#Tab=Requirements
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/what-does-a-biostatistician-do/