Duties and Responsibilities:
The Cancer Research UK & UCL Cancer Trials Centre (CTC) is mainly funded by a mixture of Cancer Research UK programme and project grants, with additional funding from the other charities and pharmaceutical companies. It is responsible for the development and conduct of clinical trials to evaluate new approaches to the treatment of cancer, and investigating new methods of screening for cancer. It is now one of the largest cancer trials centre in the UK, responsible for over 90 clinical studies. They are predominantly multicentre trials (UK and international), of anti-cancer drugs, surgery and radiotherapy, aimed at improving the survival and other health outcomes. CTC staff collaborate with clinicians and research staff in hospitals and universities in the UK and abroad, and are in regular communication with the regulatory and ethics authorities.
The CTC has been conducting an increasing number of early phase trials, and we wish to employ a post-doctorate with sufficient knowledge of Bayesian methodology to take the statistical lead for these types of trials in the CTC. Although Bayesian methods have been around for many years, their use has not been commonplace, particularly in academic trials. Therefore, this post is a good opportunity for someone to establish themselves in cancer trials using this branch of medical statistics.
Salary (inclusive of London allowance): £41,430 - £48,873 per annum (Grade 8).
This post is funded on the core Cancer Research UK programme grant until 30 September 2018 in the first instance.
Key Requirements:
The postholder will have a Post-graduate (PhD or above) in Bayesian Statistics, applied to medical research. He/she will also have experience of working with clinical trials and/or epidemiological studies as well as practical experience of using statistical methods of design and analyses, including conventional methods for survival analyses. In addition the postholder will have a working knowledge of one or more statistical analyses packages, eg STATA, SPSS, SAS and knowledge of phase I to III trials.
Further Details:
If you have any queries regarding the vacancy, please contact Allan Hackshaw ([log in to unmask], 020 7679 9893).
If you have any queries relating to the application process, please contact Louise Rusha ([log in to unmask], 020 7679 9898).
Closing Date: 20 October 2015
Interview date: TBC
A job description and person specification can be accessed via the UCL website: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/jobs/
UCL HR reference number: 1489675
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