Vacancy for Data Manager/Statistician
Imperial Cancer Research Fund Colorectal Cancer Unit
Northwick Park and St Mark's NHS Hospital Trust, Harrow
Salary range: £21477 - £23067 incl. per annum depending on experience
2-year fixed-term position
The Flexi-Scope trial is a UK-wide multicentre study, funded by the
Medical Research Council, to evaluate a new form of screening for bowel
cancer. The trial involves 400,000 men and women aged between 55 and 64
years, who have been invited to have an endoscopic examination of the
colon on a single occasion to look for precancerous polyps which can
mostly be removed painlessly during the screening examination. Contrary to
expectation, the test has been very favourably received and we have had
highly complementary feedback from trial participants.
The trial has been in progress for 2 years and it is expected that
recruitment will be completed in March 1999, afterwhich 10 years of
follow-up will be required to obtain an answer on incidence and mortality.
In addition to the main hypothesis under investigation, several
sub-studies have been undertaken to address a number of scientific
questions.
A vacancy has arisen for a statistician/data manager to undertake
analysis of the vast amount of valuable clinical and scientific data that
has been accumulated on trial participants with a view to early
publication of the results.
This post is an important position in the dedicated and successful team
coordinating the trial nationally and is based at the Imperial Cancer
Research Fund laboratories at St Mark's Hospital in Harrow.
We are looking for a graduate, preferably in statistics, with previous
working experience in analysis of computerised datasets, with good written
and verbal communication skills and an ability to both work independently
and in a team as necessary.
If you would like to receive a job description and application pack, please
send a Self Addressed Envelope (39p) with a covering letter to: The
Personnel Department, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, PO Box 123, Lincoln's
Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PX, quoting ref: 1869 on all correspondence.
You can address informal enquires to Dr Wendy Atkin on 0181 235 4253 or
[log in to unmask] ac.uk.
The closing date for applications is 6 September 1998.
Dr Wendy Atkin
ICRF Colorectal Cancer Unit
St Mark's Hospital
Northwick Park, Watford Road
Harrow, Middlesex HA1 3UJ, UK
Tel +44 (0) 181 235 4265/4
Fax +44 (0) 181 235 4277
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