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Derek Pike
MMR Product & Concept Research
Wallingford
Oxon OX10 0DB
Advert for a Biostatistician with ADVANTA Biotechnology, based in Tienen, Belgium
SES Europe is a widely acknowledged seed company, subsidiary of the Anglo-Dutch holding ADVANTA which employs 2500 people world-wide for a global turn-over of 450 Millions US $. ADVANTA is one the leaders in the breeding, production and marketing of seed in major agricultural crops, such as sugar beet, corn, sunflower and oilseed rape. ADVANTA has an opportunity for a biostatistician in the SES Europe facilities at TIENEN to support the sugar beet biotechnology and breeding research activities.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The biostatistician will provide a statistical advisory service for sugar beet breeders and scientists.
Based at Tienen, the function plays a key role in supporting the sugar beet breeding research programmes in a number of areas including molecular assisted breeding, pathology and yield experimentation, evaluation and regulatory submission of transgenic lines.
He will advise the project teams, work groups or individuals on design, data analysis and interpretation of field and laboratory experimentation. Within the groups, he will enhance the knowledge and application of practical statistical concepts and will contribute to the optimal use of R&D resources to generate data and results matching the objectives of the business.
PROFILE
Applications are invited from candidates with a degree in mathematics or statistics with a postgraduate qualification in statistics or biostatistics, preferably with a 1-3 years experience in a R&D environment.
The successful candidate will work in close collaboration with the scientists and the breeders within the Advanta sugar beet biotechnology and breeding groups. He will be interested in the application of the up to date statistical techniques to biological sciences. He will be dynamic, proactive and motivated to solve real problems quickly and efficiently and to do so he will have the ability to operate alone or with external experts with defined budgets.
He will possess a good working knowledge of statistical programming tools, preferably SAS, and of usual PC software.
Experience in statistical genetics or quantitative genetics is an asset.
He will have skills in organising own and others workloads and to work under time pressure. He will be able to report back results in a way that meets the objectives of the project teams. He will assist project leaders in structuring, and presenting data, results and conclusions from experiments.
He should have excellent skills for oral and written communication in English, Flemish and French.
The position reports to the biotechnology manager.
We offer a challenging position, at the cutting edge of applied biological sciences, in an environment of teamwork, a competitive salary as well as career prospects.
If you are interested, please send full CV details and a covering letter before 31 July to SES Europe nv, attention of Ronald Lampers, Personnel Manager, Industriepark 15, Soldatenplein Z2, 3300 Tienen.-Belgium -
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