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Senior Statistician / Principal Statistician

The Institute of Cancer Research - Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit

Location: Sutton
Salary: £47,634 to £63,120 Senior Statistician/Principal Statistician
Hours: Full Time, Part Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 20th May 2026
Closes: 14th June 2026

Key Information

Salary:

Senior Statistician: £47,634 - £52,324

Principal Statistician: £49,970 - £63,120 

Commencement on the salary range is subject to comparable skills and experience. 

Duration of Contract: Fixed Term for 2 years

Hours per week: 35 hours per week (Full Time) / part time working (minimum 60% FTE) will be considered. 

Location: Sutton, Surrey

This role is eligible for ICR Sponsorship. If this is your first visa in the UK, support will be provided for costs associated with Visa application. If you are considering relocating to the UK, further information can be found here

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration. Applications may be reviewed on application and not the closing of the role.

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:

  • Enjoy the challenge of researching, developing and implementing efficient trial methodology, and designing efficient clinical trials that will make a difference in patients’ lives
  • Seek variety in your work and opportunities to apply your statistical knowledge across multiple therapeutic areas in oncology.
  • Thrive as part of a multi-disciplinary research team alongside like-minded statisticians and methodologists.
  • 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. 

We encourage all applicants to access the job pack for more detailed information regarding this role. 
This is an office-based role. Requests for hybrid working (splitting time between our Sutton site and home) may be considered following successful completion of key training and only if the role allows. Flexible working options may be considered. 

For informal discussion about the role, please contact Professor Christina Yap, email: Christina.Yap@icr.ac.uk

For general queries about the recruitment process, please contact ICR-CTSU, email: ctsu@icr.ac.uk.

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