Statistics Intern at BBHC

• Undergraduate or Master's student in Statistics, Biostatistics, Mathematics, Data Science, or related disciplines with a solid foundation in statistics.
• Knowledge of R for data processing and analysis. Knowledge of Python or other statistical tools will be valued.
• Knowledge of descriptive and inferential statistics, hypothesis testing, and regression models, appropriate to the level of studies completed.
• Familiarity with data preparation, review, and visualization and interest in applying these tools to clinical research.
• Good level of written English and ability to understand scientific documentation.
• Interest in brain health, prevention of cognitive impairment, and research in Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.
• Knowledge of biostatistics or epidemiology, longitudinal analysis, SQL, Git, and reproducible reporting tools, such as R Markdown or Quarto, will be valued.

Position description
The Pasqual Maragall Foundation is looking for a university student to join as an intern at the Barcelona Brain Health Centre (BBHC) of the Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC). The BBHC integrates care and research in brain health, from prevention in people at risk of cognitive impairment to the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of dementias. The objective of the internship will be to provide statistical support for the preparation, analysis, and interpretation of data from the area's projects and studies. The person will work with the clinical and research team, with supervision and tasks adapted to their training level, contributing to generating rigorous and reproducible results.

Main tasks
The student may participate in the following activities, depending on the needs of the projects and with the accompaniment of the team:

• Support in the preparation, cleaning, and quality control of clinical and research databases: reviewing variables, missing values, duplicates, and data consistency.
• Development and adaptation of R and/or Python scripts for data transformation, analysis, and visualization.
• Performing descriptive and exploratory analyses, comparisons between groups, and study of associations between variables, under supervision.
• Support in the application of regression models and, depending on the project and training level, in the analysis of longitudinal follow-up data.
• Preparation of tables, graphs, and summaries of results for reports, presentations, and scientific publications.
• Documentation of data processing and analyses to facilitate traceability and reproduction, following the center's confidentiality and data access procedures.
• Collaboration with the clinical and research team in the interpretation of results and the monitoring of indicators linked to BBHC studies.

Position characteristics

• Possibility of formalizing an internship agreement with the university.
• Location: Pasqual Maragall Foundation / Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center, within the Pompeu Fabra University campus (c/ Wellington, 30). Metro L4 / Tram T4.
• Teleworking according to the Foundation's policy and the needs of the activity.
• Start date: to be determined.
• Internship duration: to be determined according to the university agreement.
• Schedule and working day: to be determined, seeking compatibility with studies and the needs of the area.

• Analytical capacity and critical thinking.
• Interest in learning and applying statistics to clinical and research questions.
• Ability to work in a team and communicate with professionals from different disciplines.
• Proactivity, progressive autonomy, and predisposition to receive guidance and feedback.
• Methodological rigor, organization, and care for data quality, reproducibility, and confidentiality.