 |
 |
Senior Medical Statistician The Institute of Cancer Research Clinical Trials & Statistics Unit (ICR-CTSU) is looking for an experienced medical statistician who will make a substantial contribution to the design and analysis of an exciting and growing portfolio of biomarker directed trials and translational studies. This is a senior statistical appointment within ICR-CTSU, a Cancer Research UK funded, NCRI Accredited, UKCRC Registered academically based clinical trials unit which develops and conducts high quality non-commercial cancer trials. ICR-CTSU’s main interests and areas of expertise are phase II/III randomised trials that evaluate new drug treatments and technologies (including radiotherapy) and/or utilise biomarker driven designs to clinically qualify putative predictive biomarkers. Clinical areas of focus are breast, urological and head and neck cancers with further trials in melanoma, sarcoma and ovarian cancer. The successful applicant will have a varied role working on the statistical development, oversight and analysis of a number of multi-centre phase II/III (and phase II/III pilot) cancer clinical trials and associated translational research projects. There will be an individual emphasis towards phase II and biomarker-directed trials and associated issues of design (e.g. multi-stage, adaptive designs) and analysis (e.g. biomarker changes, futility). Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and with external collaborators on specific trials, the post holder will also have line management responsibility for other ICR-CTSU statisticians as well as providing wider mentoring within ICR-CTSU. You should have a PhD or equivalent experience in clinical trials and / or biomarker research and be effective when working in a collaborative multi-disciplinary environment. Appointment will be on a non-time limited contract to the ICR Staff Scientist scale which ranges from £40,830- £46,681 per annum inclusive. Informal enquiries can be made by emailing ICR-CTSU at the following address: [log in to unmask] Please visit the ICR’s website, http://www.icr.ac.uk/jobs and search for job reference 1351770 for more information and to complete an online application form and upload a full CV and a covering letter. Interviews to be held in the week commencing 2nd September 2013. You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.