Essential team science skills for biostatisticians on collaborative research teams.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Despite the critical role that quantitative scientists play in biomedical research, graduate programs in quantitative fields often focus on technical and methodological skills, not on collaborative and leadership skills. In this study, we evaluate the importance of team science skills among collaborative biostatisticians for the purpose of identifying training opportunities to build a skilled workforce of quantitative team scientists.

Methods

Our workgroup described 16 essential skills for collaborative biostatisticians. Collaborative biostatisticians were surveyed to assess the relative importance of these skills in their current work. The importance of each skill is summarized overall and compared across career stages, highest degrees earned, and job sectors.<

SUBMITTER: Slade E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10685263 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature