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Job ref: 321-D-NW-134 The Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises of three hospitals - the John Radcliffe and Churchill Hospitals in Headington and the Horton Hospital in Banbury. The Centre for Statistics in Medicine in Oxford (Director: Professor Doug Altman) carries out collaborative medical research projects, a methodological research programme, and teaching. Members of the Centre have a particular interest in randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews, prognostic and diagnostic studies. The Centre currently employs 15 statisticians and other researchers and is part of the Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Oxford. The Centre has recently relocated to an attractive site at Wolfson College. For further information about the Centre, visit http://www.csm-oxford.org.uk/ . Applications are invited for a medical statistician to join the NHS statistical support team, currently comprising 5 statisticians. The support team provides statistical input to the Research Design Service South Central and expert statistical input into collaborative health research. Projects include phase II-III national and international randomised controlled trials and observational studies. The statistician typically collaborates directly with the lead researcher, taking responsibility for the design, analysis and clear interpretation in public dissemination. Some projects are in collaboration with the Oxford Clinical Trials Unit for Mental Illness and the Oxford Vaccine Group, both UKCRN Registered Clinical Trials Units. Members of the support team also carry out methodological research, offer statistical advice to researchers and run statistical courses. The successful applicant would be expected to provide statistical collaboration and consultancy with clinical researchers across several medical areas. In addition, the post holder may participate in applied statistics research and contribute to the Centre's teaching programme. Applicants should ideally have a good (first or upper second) first degree (preferably with a large statistical component) and a postgraduate qualification in medical statistics (or a closely related subject). They should preferably have least 3 years experience working as a medical statistician, but more (or less) experienced candidates are welcome to apply. Applicants should be fluent in key aspects of study design and analysis, particularly applied to randomised clinical trials, and is aware of the latest statistical techniques. Experience in the use of statistical packages is essential together with good verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain complex statistical issues to non-statisticians. The appointment will be for two years in the first instance. Salary will be in the range (£25,472 - £40,157) per annum depending on qualifications and experience (Agenda for Change Band 6 or 7). The post is available immediately. Potential applicants may wish to discuss the post informally with Ly-Mee Yu (Tel: 01865 284405; email: [log in to unmask]). Closing date 2nd DECEMBER 2010, interviews to be held on the 10TH DECEMBER 2010 at the CSM offices. -- __________________________________ Ly-Mee Yu Senior Medical Statistician Head of NHS Support Team Centre for Statistics in Medicine Wolfson College Annexe Linton Road Oxford OX2 6UD UK Tel: +44 (0)1865 284405 Fax: +44 (0)1865 284424 __________________________________ You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.