The deadline for applications for these posts has been extended to 1st December. Interviews will take place on 15th December.
University of Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit
Medical Statistician - £27,183 to £37,651
Trainee Medical Statistician - £24,152 to £29,705
Applications are invited from medical statisticians who wish to advance their research career within one of the UK's leading Clinical Trials Units. The successful candidate will provide statistical support to the Unit's research, consultancy and educational activities including designing trials and assessing their feasibility, oversight of trial processes, analysis and reporting of trials, meta-analyses and methodological research.
BCTU is directed by Professors Richard Gray and Keith Wheatley, and is core-funded by the Department of Health to undertake and support clinical research across a wide range of diseases. The main in-house studies are in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, renal disease, surgery, women's health, cancer and leukaemia. BCTU also provides an advisory service to researchers wishing to undertake clinical trials elsewhere, and has provided advice and support to over 100 externally run studies. BCTU's approach is proactive, undertaking meta-analyses of current evidence, and instigating new clinical trials in key areas where current evidence is inadequate. Since its establishment in 1997, BCTU has been awarded over £20 million in external funding. At its recent quinquennial review, BCTU's research was rated high A (maximum score) for both quality and relevance and commended as world class in terms of quality and significance for health. BCTU is a UKCRN fully registered Clinical Trials Unit. The Unit is centrally located close to the University campus and University Hospitals.
Applicants should have a postgraduate statistics qualification along with strong statistical and computing skills, a detailed knowledge of statistical packages (preferably SAS), good attention to detail, the ability to work both independently and with others, the ability to communicate statistical issues to non-statisticians and a desire to develop their career in medical research. Applicants for the medical statistician post should have at least 2 year's experience in clinical trials and meta-analyses.
Less experienced candidates, or candidates wishing to cross-train into medical statistics, will be considered for appointment as trainee Medical Statistician: salary range £24,152 to £29,705
Further information about BCTU and these vacancies can be found at www.bctu.bham.ac.uk . Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Richard Gray or Natalie Ives: [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] or +44 121 415 9100.
Starting salary for the Medical Statistician appointment will be in the range £27,182 to £37,651. The Job Description and electronic application form is available at: https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?SID=amNvZGU9MTA4NjM3NyZ2dF90ZW1wbGF0ZT03Njcmb3duZXI9NTAzMjUyMSZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZ2YWNmaXJtLnZhY3RpdGxlPXN0YXRpc3RpY2lhbiZwb3N0aW5nX2NvZGU9MTE3
Further information about BCTU and these vacancies can be found at www.bctu.bham.ac.uk <http://www.bctu.bham.ac.uk/> Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Richard Gray or Natalie Ives: [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] or +44 121 415 9100.
The posts are available until 31/03/10 in the first instance, with the strong expectation that the contracts will be extended.
To download the details and submit an electronic application online (returnable by December 1st 2008) visit: www.hr.bham.ac.uk/jobs <http://www.hr.bham.ac.uk/jobs> and enter job vacancy ref number 46300.
Alternatively, information can be obtained from
Hayley Walton
University of Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit
Robert Aitkin Institute for Clinical Research
College of Medicine
Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT.
Tel: 0121 415 9000,
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