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Biostatistician Ref: 71209043 Apply online at: http://www.hpssjobs.com/job_view.asp?JobID=71209173 Closing Date: 1 October 2009 14:00 Contract: Permanent, Full time Salary: £29789 - 39273 pa Location: Northern Ireland Clinical Research Support Centre, The Royal Hospitals, Belfast Grade: Band 7 Reports to: Senior Biostatistician, Clinical Research Support Centre MAIN PURPOSE: To provide statistical expertise to the Clinical Research Support Centre (CRSC) team to ensure that the Centre can advise on and conduct high quality clinical research in partnership with researchers in Northern Ireland, UK, Ireland and elsewhere. JOB SUMMARY: This is a permanent full-time post within the Clinical Research Support Centre in Belfast, where you will join a team of four full time statisticians. The Centre is also involved in research projects based throughout the United Kingdom and beyond. The CRSC has provisional registration as a UK Clinical Trials Unit, the only such unit in Northern Ireland. As well as supporting clinical trials, the Centre provides the full range of support for research in Health & Social Care (HSC) across the whole of Northern Ireland, and has a remit to provide training in research methods for health and social care research workers. The CRSC is a partner within the All-Ireland Cooperative Oncology Research Group, which is a clinical trials group involved in both national and international cancer studies. The wide range of disciplines, disease areas, and types of studies that are supported by the CRSC provide the Centre’s statisticians with excellent opportunities to develop their skills and interests, and to increase their exposure to a variety of statistical methodologies. Participation in the CRSC workshop series provides the opportunity to develop teaching and presentation skills. Further training and attendance at relevant courses and conferences are strongly encouraged. The statistical computer programs used in the Centre are SPSS, Stata, and R. ESSENTIAL CRITERIA: 1. BSc (Hons) at 2.1 or above in Statistics or Mathematics with Statistics. A minimum of 5 years’ experience in the application of statistical methods in an academic, statutory or health service environment 2. Ability to demonstrate practical use of information technology systems, in particular a variety of statistical software applications, and Microsoft office packages including Word, PowerPoint and Excel, e- mail and the internet 3. Possess good organisational and administrative skills 4. Ability to communicate effectively (both orally and written) with professional and non-professional staff within the health service and external agencies 5. Demonstrate an ability to manage workload effectively 6. Ability to lead and to work as part of a team 7. Willingness to travel 8. Willingness to work flexibly to meet the needs of the job DESIRABLE CRITERIA: 1. Higher Postgraduate qualification in Statistics 2. Chartered statistician status 3. Experience in the conduct of clinical trials or epidemiological research 4. Generation of research ideas as evidenced by success in grant applications and publication in peer reviewed journals 5. Experience of teaching at tertiary education level 6. Sound knowledge of both national and local clinical research legislation including Good Clinical Practice Guidelines and research governance 7. Supervisory Experience Apply online at: http://www.hpssjobs.com/job_view.asp?JobID=71209173