Senior Medical Statistician & Statistical Programmer

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent Senior Medical Statistician & Statistical Programmer to join the UKCRC fully registered Derby Clinical Trials Support Unit (Derby CTSU). Derby CTSU actively supports high-quality, multi-centre studies across various disease areas, sponsored by both UK-based and international sponsors.

About Derby CTSU: At Derby CTSU, we are committed to improving lives through innovative research. Medical statistics is a critical component of our mission, enabling us to support ground-breaking clinical trials and research studies.

Role Overview: Reporting to the Head of Medical Statistics and Data Management, you will:

• Lead a statistical consultancy service for researchers.
• Support investigators in trial design, funding application development, statistical analysis, and report writing for publications.
• Develop and apply advanced statistical programming to enhance service improvement initiatives and optimize processes.
• Manage and mentor a team of medical statisticians.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide expert statistical support and consultancy to researchers.
• Conduct advanced statistical analyses and produce comprehensive statistical reports.
• Innovate, develop and maintain Stata programming solutions, including writing .ado and .dlg files.
• Contribute to the continuous development and improvement of the Clinical Trials Unit.

Candidate Profile: We are seeking an enthusiastic and innovative individual with the following qualifications and skills:

• Education: MSc in Medical Statistics or an equivalent degree.
• Experience: Significant experience as a medical statistician/statistical programmer in a CTU or similar organization in the UK, with a strong background in a variety of trial designs and statistical analysis methods.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Stata programming, specifically in writing .ado and .dlg files. Additional knowledge of R programming and the R Shiny package is highly desirable.
• Leadership: Experience in leading and managing a multi-disciplinary team within a Clinical Trials Unit is desirable.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Organizational Skills: Strong organizational abilities and attention to detail.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a dynamic, caring and supportive team dedicated to high-quality research.
• Contribute to innovative studies that make a real difference in healthcare.
• Development opportunities, including both professional and personal.
• Enjoy a collaborative and flexible working environment including remote working.
• Networking opportunities with academic institutions, SME’s and UKCRC Registered Clinical Trials Units Network.
• Support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave entitlement, employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes.

Key facts about our Derby CTSU and the Trust:

• UKCRC Clinical Trials Network fully registered CTU.
• Providing statistical service to all disease areas.
• Derby CTSU supports variety of study designs and methodologies.
• Every day our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients.
• We employ 12,000 staff across our 5 hospital sites.

Application Process: If you are passionate about medical statistics and have the skills and experience we are looking for, we invite you to apply. Please apply only online via tha 'Apply' button (above).

For further details / informal chat contact: We welcome informal chats about the post; to arrange please contact Mr. Apostolos Fakis, Head of Medical Statistics and Data Management, on apostolos.fakis@nhs.net.