STATISTICIAN
Quintiles Scotland Ltd is currently undergoing significant expansion
building on over 20 years of outstanding success that has seen us become
the largest and most dynamic Contract Research Organisation in the world.
A vacancy currently exists for a statistician to join a small team of
3 pharmacokineticists and 1 statistician based in the Drug Metabolism and
Pharmacokinetics Department at our site in Riccarton, Edinburgh.
POST RESPONSIBILITIES
You will be responsible for providing:
statistical consultancy to scientists within our toxicology, drug metabolism and
pharmacokinetics departments;
input into experimental designs and Phase I protocols including
using simulation software to aid the design of clinical trials;
performing a variety of statistical analyses including fitting GLMs,
non linear curves or mixed models to data from a diverse range of projects
(in vitro, toxicology, calibration, stability and pharmacokinetics studies.)
POST REQUIREMENTS
The ideal candidate will be qualified to a minimum of MSc level in statistics
and possess excellent communication skills.
Knowledge of SAS and an interest in developing new skills in pharmacokinetics
would be advantageous.
Applicants with varying levels of experience and backgrounds will be considered
provided that a good knowledge of statistics can be demonstrated.
We will also consider applicants wishing to work full time or part time hours.
To apply please send a CV and covering letter including your current salary to
Human Resources Department, Quintiles Scotland Ltd, Research Avenue South,
Heriot Watt University Research Park, Riccarton, Edinburgh EH14 4AP.
For an informal chat please contact Sue McKendrick on +44 (0) 131 451 2494.
Closing Date: 19th November 1999
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