Statistical Design and Analysis For Biomarker Adaptive Designs
Location: Alderley Park, Cheshire, UK.
At AstraZeneca We are seeking talented scientists who are interested in pursuing an academic-style Postdoc in a global pharmaceutical setting and contributing to AstraZeneca’s commitment to delivering innovative medicines. This newly expanded internal pharmaceutical Postdoctoral research program spans multiple therapeutic areas and a wide range of scientific disciplines.
Your comprehensive training program includes a focus on drug discovery and development, as well as exposure to existing local and global Postdoctoral Research communities within AstraZeneca. Postdoctoral scientists will have the opportunity to conduct independent cutting-edge work in state-of-the-art laboratories while teaming with other AstraZeneca scientists. Each Postdoctoral scientist will also be able to collaborate with a leading academic advisor who will provide further support and guidance. Additionally, the Postdoc will be encouraged to attend and present at international scientific conferences and publish high-profile papers. In Statistics we are passionate about our science and our focus on creating medicines through our support for drug discovery and development projects in AstraZeneca.
Candidate Focus & Challenge
• Develop designs and analysis methodologies for identifying optimal properties for biomarkers for personalised medicine within clinical studies
• Extend approaches to cover a range of situations including multivariate biomarkers and adaptive designs
• Demonstrate the value of these approaches through both large scale simulations and real studies
• Interact and collaborate with scientists across internal functions as well as with external experts, whilst at the same time being able to work independently.
• Communicate results both within AstraZeneca and externally at meetings
• Publish scientific papers in high impact journals
Minimum Experience
• A PhD in Statistics, ideally in the area of medical statistics or adaptive designs
Preferred experience/requirements
• Ability to design and carry out research independently
• Experience in computationally intensive work
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• A strong scientific track record, as evidenced by published or accepted papers in well recognized peer-reviewed journals, oral and/or poster presentations at scientific meetings.
• Strong passion & commitment to science
• Ability to work well with both statisticians and other scientific disciplines
This position is initially a 2 year fixed term contract. A competitive salary is offered
This posting will close on Tuesday 27th August.
To apply or for more information, please visit the AstraZeneca careers website : http://jobs.astrazeneca.com/jobs/details/l1rPOSTDOC043-post-doc-discovery-sciences-statistical-design-and-analysis-for-biomarker-adaptive-designs
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