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​​The BSCU has three primary teams with complementary areas of expertise​: Analytical Programming Team, Scientific Research Management Team, and Strategic Program Operations Team. For examples of how each team contributes to our vision and mission, please see below.​​

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Analytical Programming Team​

​Mission: Provide excellent biostatistical and programming services to clinician researchers.​​​​​​​​​

  • Feasibility
  • Power Calculation
  • Finalizing Hypotheses and Study Design

  • Generating Data Collection Plans
  • Identifying Data Sources
  • Electronic Medical Record Database Extraction
  • Chart Review / Data Collection Tool Development
  • Data Programming for Cleaning, Manipulation and Validation

  • Programmer Workshops
  • Collaboration with Recruiters
  • Involvement in Analyst Training Program
  • Learning New Database Skills

  • Development of Statistical Methods
  • Statistical Programming
  • Results Interpretation

  • Abstracts
  • Conference Presentations
  • Manuscripts
  • Responses to Reviewer Comments

​Scientific Research Management ​Team

Mission: Support ​clinical and analytical teams to produce well-scoped, ethical, and rigorous scientific investigations and scholarly ​​outcomes.​​
  • BSCU Guidance on Study and Scholarly Outcomes​ Development
  • Consultation ​Intake Process
  • Project Readine​​​ss Assessment & Support
  • Ethics (Research Determination Office/Institutional Review Board)​
  • Manuscript Review
  • Outcomes Data Capture & Reporting
  • Study Management
  • Reporting/Metrics Evaluation
  • Feedback (Survey)
  • Initial Study Design
  • Manuscript Review
  • Scientific Consultation
  • Strategic Collaborations

Strategic Program Operations Team​

Mission: Build and innovate the program infrastructure foundation for our analytical and scientific teams to produce and communicate impactful contributions to the body of knowledge and to meet sponsor scholarly requirements. ​​​​
  • Fiscal Resource Management
  • Business Analytics Reporting
  • Payroll & Effort Reporting
  • Procurement/Travel Requests
  • BSCU Integrated Gateway (BIG): Program Database Platform
  • BIG Design & Maintenance
  • Program Business Analytics Management
  • Technology Management and Cross-Team Collaboration
  • BSCU Program Website
  • Social Media
  • Public Relations
  • Team Integration
  • Teambuilding Management
  • New Employee Onboarding
Biostatistical Consulting Unit
Kaiser Permanente Division of Research
4480 Hacienda Drive, Pleasanton, CA 94588
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