Statistician And Data Analyst

Sugar Research Australia (SRA)
We are the principal research, development and extension organisation for the Australian sugarcane industry, including sugarcane breeding. Our vision is to support a profitable and sustainable sugarcane industry in Australia.

SRA is a values-based organisation that places the highest priority on our investors, employees and the communities in which we operate. Our Values are Innovation, Investor Satisfaction, Accountability and Teamwork.

Our organisation has highly dedicated and passionate people working on interesting and industry-critical projects. We embrace diversity and seek to attract, develop and retain the highest calibre talent. We hire the best because we believe our people make the difference.

About the Role
We currently have an opportunity for a Statistician and Data Analyst to join an existing team in delivering effective statistical and analytical support. Working with a high level of autonomy, key duties of the role include, but are not limited to:

• Leads interaction between research and technical staff regarding workflows, deadlines and analysis requirements to ensure SRA outputs are supported by appropriate experimental design and statistical analysis.
• Manages the collation and curation of industry productivity data
• Manages the maintenance of Data License Agreements with key industry parties.
• Coordinates overflow workload with biometry team and/or external consultants as appropriate to achieve deadlines.
• Experimental design and statistical analysis to support internal SRA research outcomes.
• Review of experimental design and research results/data to support project development and management for external R&D investments and partnerships – including in collaboration with partners.
• SRA business statistical analysis and support.
• Support digital enablement of SRA products and solutions (digitising products).

About You
You will have strong analytical abilities and enjoy the challenge of finding solutions to wide ranging problems. There is a strong focus on delivering results, achieving project goals as well as meeting and exceeding customer expectations.

It is essential that you have:

• A Master’s Degree in Statistics or related discipline. A PhD would be highly regarded;
• Experience in statistical consultancy and/or analysis of data in a professional environment, specifically in agricultural science would be highly regarded;
• Experience with experimental designs, generalised and linear mixed models; and
• Programming aptitude with specialist statistical packages such as R or SAS, ASReml or Genstat.

If your skills and experience meet the above criteria and you would like to join the SRA team, please click ‘Apply’ to submit your application.

The successful applicant will be required to undertake a medical screening and a police check. Applicants must have the right to work in Australia in order to apply.  A working-holiday visa is not suitable due to the restriction of no more than 6 months’ work with any one employer.