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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS EXTENDED TO 10th APRIL 2016
Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit,
Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences,
University of Birmingham
Duration of post: 12 months in the first instance
Closing date for applications:
10th APRIL 2016
This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the largest of the National Cancer Research Institute Registered Trials Units in the UK. The Unit is part of the Institute
of Cancer and Genomic Sciences.
The Unit has an extensive portfolio of phase I, II and III clinical trials in adults and children covering a wide range of cancer disease sites. The Unit employs a multidisciplinary
team of over 120 staff including statisticians, trial management staff, programmers, monitors, admin staff, clinicians and research nurses. The CRCTU receives significant core funding from Cancer Research UK and receives further funding from other charities,
research councils and pharmaceutical companies.
The CRCTU has an exciting position available for a Biostatistician to join its expanding statistical team of over 15 statisticians, working on a varied portfolio of
trials. Biostatisticians play a central role in the Unit, actively liaising with clinical investigators, contributing to the design and conduct of clinical trials, being responsible for interim and final analysis of clinical trial data and having a key role
in the presentation and publication of results. As academic members of the University, Biostatisticians contribute to teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
The CRCTU is actively involved in researching statistical methodology related to clinical trials and associated translational research. Opportunities exist for members
of the team to pursue their own research interests and carry out postgraduate qualifications.
The successful candidate will be working in the Robert Aitken building which has been refurbished by Advantage West Midlands (AWM) through Birmingham Science City: Translational
Medicine Clinical Research Infrastructure and Trials Platform.
The full job description is available online at
http://www.download.bham.ac.uk/vacancies/jd/46209.pdf
Applications can be made online at
www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/jobs/ by entering post number 46209 into the job search and following the link to the online application process.
Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Keith Wheatley ([log in to unmask])
or Professor Cindy Billingham ([log in to unmask]).
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