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Anonymous electronic surveys were distributed through international professional statistical societies, including organizations in North America, Europe, Africa, South America, and Asia. Participants were recruited via a convenience sample through society email listservs and newsletters. Eligible respondents were statisticians, data scientists, or methodologists working in multidisciplinary collaborative settings who had been continuously employed full-time during the previous year.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n Work-life balance was assessed using the 15-item Work-Life Balance Self-Assessment Scale, which consists of 3 subscales: Work Interference With Personal Life, Personal Life Interference With Work, and Work\/Personal Life Enhancement. Regression analyses were used to identify the demographic, organizational, and discipline-specific factors associated with respondents\u2019 perception of work-life balance.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Of 627 individuals who accessed the survey, 450 (71.8%) met eligibility criteria and completed the survey. Of the 450 respondents who completed the survey, the mean (SD) age was x (y) years, 240 (53.7%) were female, and 270 (60.0%) worked in academia; 143 (31.8%) reported dissatisfaction with their work-life balance, and an additional 47 (10.4%) reported neutral satisfaction. Factors associated with higher work interference scores included unmanageable workload (mean difference, 0.70; 95% CI, 0.48 to 0.92), work-related health issues (mean difference, 0.58; 95% CI, 0.33 to 0.83), inability to complete work during regular hours (mean difference, 0.56; 95% CI, 0.34 to 0.78), and lack of organizational support for work-life balance (mean difference, 0.48; 95% CI, 0.24 to 0.73). 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