Assistant Professor or Associate Professor

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave (pro rata)

Wellbeing days

Pension scheme

London weighting

Job summary

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) invites applications for a senior statistician/epidemiologist/data scientist to lead NATCAN activities. You will engage with clinicians and stakeholders, developing advanced analytical methods to convert national cancer data into actionable evidence to improve NHS cancer care.

Applicants should hold a doctoral degree in medical statistics or related field and have substantial experience analysing large datasets, with a capability to work

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in medical statistics, epidemiology, data science or related discipline.
• Experience analysing large complex datasets.
• Ability to work both independently and in a research team.

Responsibilities

• Take a leading role in multidisciplinary teams with clinicians and stakeholders.
• Develop/apply innovative analytical methods on national cancer datasets.
• Transform data into evidence to improve cancer care and quality.
• Communicate findings to stimulate quality improvement.

Skills

Analytical methods development

Independent working

Collaborative teamwork

Education

Doctoral degree in medical statistics epidemiology data science or related discipline

Job description

This is a unique opportunity for a statistician, epidemiologist, health services researcher or data scientist to take a key role in the National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN), a national centre of excellence dedicated to strengthening NHS cancer services. You will take a leading role in multidisciplinary teams, working alongside clinicians and other stakeholders, and develop / apply innovative analytical methods to transform national cancer datasets into evidence that improves cancer care. Areas for development include: understanding patterns of treatments and outcomes along complex care pathways; handling records with missing / erroneous data; developing risk models; and communicating findings to stimulate quality improvement.

Applicants must have a doctoral degree in medical statistics, epidemiology, data science or a related discipline along with experience of analysing large complex datasets, proven ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a research team.

The post is full-time hours 35 per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed term until 30 September 2028. The post is funded by the partnership agreement between the LSHTM and Royal College of Surgeons of England that supports the Clinical Effectiveness Unit, where NATCAN is based. It is available from 01 September 2026.

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world's leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice., The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We believe that when people feel respected and included, they can be more creative, successful, and happier at work. While we have more work to do, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace, a community that everyone feels a part of, which is safe, respectful, supportive and enables all to reach their full potential.

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The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, for Assistant Professor Grade 7 in the range £53,317 - £61,034 or for Associate Professor Grade 8 in the range £64,469 - £73,994 per annum pro rata (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service. Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary "Wellbeing Days". Membership of the Pension Scheme is available. The post is based in London at LSHTM.