“…The organizational structure of centralized collaborative biostatistics units in academic health centers (AHCs) in the United States and their important contributions to clinical and translational research have been widely discussed (Ciolino et al, 2021 ; Desai et al, 2022 ; Lee et al, 2018 ; Pomann et al, 2020 ; Rahbar et al, 2017 ; Rosenblum, 2012 ; Thiese et al, 2018 ; Welty et al, 2013 ). Establishing strong collaborative biostatistics units requires careful strategy, with important considerations including the unit's mission, along with its collaborator base, workforce structure, leadership, and funding model (Desai et al, 2022 ; Parker et al, 2021 ; Thiese et al, 2018 ; Welty et al, 2013 ).…”