Job title: Statistician
Division: Centre for Infections, Colindale
Department: Statistics, Modelling and Bioinformatics
Accountable to: Head Of Unit
Salary: £32,358-£41,371 pa
Grade: 7
Location: Colindale, NW London
Hours: 37.5 per week
Ref: SMB/3146568
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is an independent body that protects the health and well-being of everyone in England and Wales. The Agency plays a critical role in protecting people from infectious diseases and in preventing harm when hazards involving chemicals, poisons or radiation occur. We also prepare for new and emerging threats, such as a bio-terrorist attack or virulent new strains of pathogens
A statistician working in the Statistics Unit of the Health Protection Agency really can make a difference. The collaborative projects we work on are extremely varied, including randomised controlled clinical trials, public health surveillance, observational studies, designed laboratory experiments, investigation of disease outbreaks, surveys, comparison of laboratory methods, etc. This provides the opportunity to use a wide range of statistical techniques and to research and develop methodologies to answer important health protection questions. The Unit is based within the Centre for Infections (CfI) and we work closely with epidemiologists, microbiologists, scientists and mathematical modellers.
The Statistics Unit is looking for a medical statistician who will be based in the Statistics Unit. The post will have particular responsibilities to the HIV/STI Department of CfI, providing statistical input at the design, organisation, management, analysis and publication stages for all the Department's varied research and surveillance activities, ensuring the department benefits from recent advances in statistical methods in HIV and sexually transmitted infections epidemiology. The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to the general work of the Statistics Unit.
The ideal candidate will have a good Mathematics or Statistics first degree and an appropriate postgraduate qualification. He/she will have a minimum of 2 years relevant experience as a statistician in a medical field.
The Centre for Infections at Colindale, NW London is an internationally renowned centre of excellence for expertise, reference microbiology, research, surveillance and epidemiology in relation to human health, working directly and indirectly at the local, regional, national and international level. The modern purpose built centre is well equipped and provides excellent Library, Occupational Health and Refectory facilities. There is also a Nursery and Gym on site.
For an informal discussion please contact the Head of the Statistics, Modelling and Bioinformatics Department, André Charlett, tel: 0208 327 7700/7699. For more information about the HPA see the HPA website www.hpa.org.uk
To apply online, please visit www.hpa.org.uk/careers <http://www.hpa.org.uk/careers>
Closing date :26 February 2008
The Health Protection Agency promotes diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer
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