Job Details
The Cancer Research UK funded Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR-CTSU) seek an experienced and highly motivated statistician to join our team of over 20 statisticians and methodologists. This position will be appointed at either Senior Statistician or Principal Statistician level, depending on the successful candidate’s experience and qualification.
We want to hear from you if you:
1. Enjoy the challenge of researching, developing and implementing efficient trial methodology, and designing efficient clinical trials that will make a difference in patients’ lives
2. Seek variety in your work and opportunities to apply your statistical knowledge across multiple therapeutic areas in oncology.
3. Thrive as part of a multi-disciplinary research team alongside like-minded statisticians and methodologists.
4. Are looking to develop your career within a dynamic and supportive academic environment at a leading cancer clinical trials unit.
Key Requirements
The successful applicant will be an experienced and highly motivated medical statistician interested in researching new statistical methods and applying their statistical knowledge to the design and analysis of patient-centred clinical trials. They will hold a post-graduate qualification in statistics and demonstrate a solid understanding of clinical trials, with experience in applying statistical methods to real-world data. Familiarity with Bayesian statistics and early phase adaptive trials is highly desirable. Strong oral and written communication skills, and enthusiasm for collaborating across diverse disciplines, are essential.
Department/Directorate Information
ICR-CTSU manages an exciting portfolio of national and international cancer clinical trials across all phases. You will contribute to methodological innovations and implement efficient methods in new and ongoing trials, with a particular focus in early phase and adaptive trials. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team on trials methodology research and on the statistical development, oversight and analysis of several clinical trials within the ICR-CTSU’s Early Phase and Adaptive Trials portfolio, in collaboration with external organisations and the ICR/Royal Marsden Drug Development Unit.
In your supporting statement, please indicate whether you are applying for the Senior or Principal Statistician role and summarise how your experience aligns with the requirements.