CONFERENCE OPPORTUNITY
The Biomedical Data Sciences (BDS) Division within GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
are inviting a limited number of statistics PhD students to attend an
internal one day Biometrics Conference to be held on 24 October 2003 at the
GSK site in Ware, Herts. The conference will consist of main
presentations, parallel and breakout discussion sessions with a poster
display throughout the day to highlight recent work and issues relating to
pharmaceutical statistics and programming.
WHAT IS ON OFFER ? AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT STATISTICAL
OPPORTUNITIES AT GSK
- Invitation to visit the GSK site in Harlow to see the Statistics &
Programming division working environment and to meet PhD graduates working
at GSK in a variety of statistical roles, on the afternoon before the
day of the conference
- Attendance at the one day conference with opportunity to contribute a
poster of your own PhD work, or of work relevant to a statistical,
pharmaceutical audience
- Reimbursement of travel expenses and overnight accommodation (the night
before the conference)
- Invitation to the evening social event after the conference to be held in
Ware
WHO SHOULD APPLY:
Students should be in the latter half of their PhD, or have completed their
PhD in the past 12 months, and be interested in learning about statistical
opportunities within a large pharmaceutical company. Priority will be
given to students who wish to contribute a poster to the conference.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
Please respond as soon as possible (no later than 18th July 2003) by email
to Prayashi Patel ([log in to unmask]). Alternatively, please send
your application to: Prayashi Patel, Biomedical Data Sciences, GSK,
Building 1 Ground Floor, Greenford Rd, Greenford, Middlesex UB6 0HE.
Please include the following details:
- Your thesis title with a half-page synopsis of your PhD
- The (estimated) completion date of your PhD
- A half-page abstract of your proposed poster for display at the
conference
- Your reason(s) for wishing to attend the conference
- Your University and Supervisor's name
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