Statistician in Clinical Trials

About us:

Within KCTU the mental health statistics group are 12 statisticians working on a portfolio of 40 to 50 clinical trials. The team works closely with the mental health clinical trials methodology group.

Professor Richard Emsley is the KCTU Director and passionate about improving clinical trials methodology.

About the role:

This is a full time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 30th September 2025.

The role is to support clinical trials statisticians and principal statisticians in the conduct and reporting of clinical trials.

About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Formal qualification in statistics or a substantial statistical content
2. Familiarity with statistical software packages such as STATA, (or R)
3. Understanding of the fundamental principles of epidemiology or medical statistics
4. Motivated and self-disciplined

Desirable criteria

1. Post-graduate degree in Biometry, Medical or Applied Statistics
2. Experience in the conduct of randomised controlled trials
3. To have published peer reviewed publications
4. Experience of working as the technical expert in a multidisciplinary team

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply”.

This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further information:

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.

We are not able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.

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