Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit (CRCTU), Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham
Senior Biostatistician
Starting salary:
£41,526 to £49,553, with potential progression to £55,750 a year
Duration of post: Fixed term until 30 September 2023
Closing date: 24th November 2019
This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the largest UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC) registered clinical trials units in the country. The CRCTU employs a multidisciplinary team of around 200 staff including statisticians, systematic reviewers, trial management staff, research nurses, monitors, programmers, administrators and IT staff. It specialises in running early and late phase cancer clinical trials in adults and children and also incorporates a dedicated academic-led Diagnostics, Drugs, Devices and Biomarkers team (D3B) running specialist non-cancer trials.
The CRCTU has multiple positions available for Senior Biostatisticians to join its expanding biostatistics team of 22 biostatisticians, working on a varied portfolio of trials. Biostatisticians play a central role in the Unit, actively liaising with clinical investigators, contributing to the design and conduct of clinical trials, being responsible for interim and final analysis of clinical trial data and having a key role in the presentation and publication of results. As academic members of the University, Biostatisticians contribute to teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
The biostatistics team within the CRCTU is actively involved in developing and implementing novel statistical methodology related to clinical trials and associated translational research. Members of the team are encouraged to pursue their own research interests and have the opportunity to carry out postgraduate qualifications.
The successful candidate will have a MSc or PhD in Statistics OR a relevant subject. They must also possess significant previous experience of working as an applied medical statistician and will be expected to take a lead statistical role in projects within a short time of appointment.
The full job descriptions are available online here
More information on CRCTU can be found at http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/mds/trials/crctu/
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