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Biostatisticians
Develop and apply biostatistical theory and methods to the study of life sciences.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Draw conclusions or make predictions, based on data summaries or statistical analyses.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 02Analyze clinical or survey data, using statistical approaches such as longitudinal analysis, mixed-effect modeling, logistic regression analyses, and model-building techniques.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 03Write detailed analysis plans and descriptions of analyses and findings for research protocols or reports.People already use AI for this at work
- 04Calculate sample size requirements for clinical studies.AI could speed this up a lot
- 05Read current literature, attend meetings or conferences, and talk with colleagues to keep abreast of methodological or conceptual developments in fields such as biostatistics, pharmacology, life sciences, and social sciences.People already use AI for this at work
- 06Design research studies in collaboration with physicians, life scientists, or other professionals.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 07Prepare tables and graphs to present clinical data or results.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 08Write program code to analyze data with statistical analysis software.AI could speed this up a lot
- 09Provide biostatistical consultation to clients or colleagues.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 10Review clinical or other medical research protocols and recommend appropriate statistical analyses.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job loss21%of this job’s work time goes to tasks that people already do with Claude at work, counting tasks where AI only helps as half (2026).Anthropic, 2026
66%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Above 91% of jobsin how often and how well AI helped with this job’s work in Microsoft Copilot chats (2024 data).Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025
Your human edge
AI touches every main task of this job in some way. Your edge is judgment: knowing when AI’s work is right, and checking it before it counts.
AI tools for your work
Official connectors that let an AI assistant work inside the apps data analysts use. Each is made by the app’s own maker.