Senior Clinical Trials Statistician - Research Fellow

Campus: Hammersmith Campus, South Kensington Campus,

Job summary

The Imperial Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) is seeking a Clinical Trials Statistician who will be able to provide statistical support to our expanding portfolio of early phase oncology clinical trials within the Imperial Clinical Trials Unit for Cancer (ICTU-CA) and who has the capability to also work with our experimental scientists to design and conduct biomarker (molecular and imaging) studies. The successful candidate will also work with other statisticians across the ECMC Network to improve the design and delivery of early phase experimental cancer medicine trials.  

The postholder will provide a statistical advisory service for cancer researchers in the Department of Surgery and Cancer. This will include all aspects of the design, implementation, running, analysis and dissemination of results from cancer clinical trials, including biomarker and proof-of-concept studies. The postholder will be required to work autonomously and with initiative to provide statistical support to the ECMC and must be able to prioritise tasks and manage the workload, which will include the writing of statistical reports, analysis plans and the presentation of results in peer-reviewed journals as well as providing guidance and support to junior members of statistical staff and to the study coordinators and researchers working within ECMC. 

Duties and responsibilities

The post holder will have proactive approach and possess exceptional organisational, prioritisation and communication skills with the ability to use their initiative to prioritise and manage complex tasks. The post holder will be confident in working independently and with ambiguity, as well as being a strong team player.

This post is predominantly based in the CRUK Convergence Science Centre based at the South Kensington Campus but may be required to work at other Imperial College sites, including Hammersmith Campus. 

Essential requirements

• Experience of working in clinical trials, medical research and epidemiology
• Extensive experience of using standard statistical packages, such as STATA, R and SAS
• Knowledge of research methods and statistical procedures in clinical trials Strong motivational skills
• Evidence of having made a significant contribution to writing proposals Effective communication, negotiation, presentation and interpersonal skills to liaise effectively with diverse stakeholders, including faculty and collaborators

Understanding of the ethical and regulatory issues relating to medical research and clinical trials

• Understanding of the fundamental principles of clinical trials and biomarker development
• Experience/interest in statistical analyses required for biomarker development and validation
• Track record of publications in peer-reviewed journals 

Further information

The post is either full time (35 hours per week) or part time (minimum 21 hours per week); Fixed term until 31^st Mar 2028.

Closing date: 10/10/2023

To apply, visit www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs and search by the job reference MED04136.

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