RA/RF in Cancer Healthcare Epidemiology / Data Science

About the role

The post holder will chiefly be supporting analysis aligned to the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (ICBP) Pathways & Treatments module, on comparing how patients with cancer are diagnosed and treated in different international jurisdictions. They will help to design, implement and quality assure analysis protocols for observational data applying robust methodologies and managing complex datasets in the context of national and international studies.

Application Details:

• This is a Fixed-Term Contract with external funding until 31^st of December 2026 in the first instance.
• Appointment at Grade 7 is dependent on award and confirmation of a PhD (or equivalent). If this is not the case, initial appointment will be at Research Assistant Grade 6B, point 28 (salary £41,833 per annum inclusive of London allowance) with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD thesis.

Application Process:

• A full job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
• Please use the personal statement section to explain how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria outlined in the person specification

Contract Details:

• If you have any queries regarding the vacancy or the application process, please contact Dr Meena Rafiq or Prof Georgios Lyratzopoulos
• If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact Maria Kristensen

About you

Experience of prior healthcare epidemiology / data analysis work in academic research departments or service environments (e.g. NHS Digital, CPRD, Public Health England), or relevant sectors of the health industry is desirable, particularly regarding the use of person-level electronic health records and administrative population-based data. Applicants must have relevant work experience and be competent in using command-line interface statistical software. Inquiries from interested applicants are encouraged.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits, visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

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