Careers in Medical Statistics 
With
GlaxoSmithKline

Scholarships To Study For an MSc In Statistics


GlaxoSmithKline is a World Leader in the discovery of prescription 
medicines.  Drug discovery is data driven; statisticians design and 
analyse scientific experiments to obtain the information which is 
necessary to support major decisions. GlaxoSmithKline employs more than 
200 professional statisticians worldwide.  They apply their mathematical 
and statistical knowledge in an exciting and challenging career, which 
will ultimately lead to the production of major new medicines.

To have sufficient knowledge to work as a statistician in the 
pharmaceutical industry, students studying for a first degree will usually 
need to complete an MSc in statistics.  GlaxoSmithKline considers it 
important to invest in the education of statisticians and will provide 
scholarships to enable students to study for an MSc during the 2004/2005 
academic year.  These will consist of a maintenance grant (at least 
equivalent to that paid by government funding agencies ? last year £12,500 
in London, £10,000 outside London) together with all full-time study 
fees*. Scholarship holders may wish to apply for employment at 
GlaxoSmithKline at the conclusion of the course, and will be considered 
for vacancies at that time.

Scholarships will be available to study on the courses shown below.  All 
these courses provide advanced training in statistical theory and 
practice. Further information about the courses can be obtained from the 
appropriate websites and university contacts:

University:     Lancaster
Course: Medical Statistics
Contact:        Tim Friede, [log in to unmask]
Website:        http://www.maths.lancs.ac.uk/courses.html

University:     Leicester
Course: Medical Statistics
Contact:        John Thompson, [log in to unmask]
Website:        www.prw.le.ac.uk/teaching/msc

University:     London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Course: Medical Statistics
Contact:        Olivia Fletcher, [log in to unmask]
Website:        http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/prospectus/masters/msms.html

University:     Reading
Course: Biometry
Contact:        Sue Todd, [log in to unmask]
Website:        www.rdg.ac.uk/statistics

University:     Sheffield
Course: Statistics
Contact:        Eleanor Stillman, [log in to unmask]
Website:        www.shef.ac.uk/~pas/

University:     Southampton
Course: Statistics with Applications in Medicine
Contact:        Phil Prescott, [log in to unmask]
Website:        www.maths.soton.ac.uk

University:     University College, London
Course: Statistics
Contact:        Rex Galbraith, [log in to unmask]
Website:        http://www.ucl.ac.uk/stats/prospective/pgindex.htm


To be considered for a scholarship, you will have obtained or be expecting 
to obtain an upper second or first class honours degree in mathematics or 
statistics or in a subject with a substantial mathematics/statistics 
content. 

To apply, please e-mail Donna Wing at [log in to unmask] to request a 
short application form. Please send an electronic copy of your CV together 
with the completed application form before 5 March 2004. Interviews at 
GlaxoSmithKline will take place during the week of 29 March. In addition 
you must apply directly to the MSc course(s) of interest and must fulfil 
their entry requirements to be accepted for a GlaxoSmithKline scholarship.

* All applications are welcome. However, please note we are only able to 
cover the equivalent of UK/EU course fees.

Stephen Pyke
Head, Statistics & Programming
GlaxoSmithKline
Greenford, UK