medical statistician

University of Oxford; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension

38 days annual leave

childcare services

Family leave schemes

Cycle loan

Discounted bus travel

Season Ticket travel loans

Membership to social and sports clubs

Hybrid working after initial period

Job summary

The University of Oxford's OCTRU invites applications for a Senior Medical Statistician based at OCTRU within NDORMS. You will lead or contribute to the statistical analysis of large, complex trial data and provide input into protocols and ethics submissions.

You will assist in developing and submitting grant proposals to national and international agencies, prepare SAPs and statistical programs, and play a key quality-assurance role within the OCTRU Statistics Team, supporting randomised

Qualifications

• Senior medical statistician with experience in design, conduct and analysis of collaborative clinical research projects.
• Experience with randomised clinical trials (RCTs).
• Ability to develop and review SAPs and statistical programs.
• Ability to contribute to grant proposals to national and international agencies.

Responsibilities

• Lead or contribute to the statistical analysis of large and complex trial data.
• Provide statistical input into protocols and ethics committee submissions.
• Assist in and lead the development and submission of grant proposals to major national and international agencies.
• Prepare and/or approve SAPs and statistical programs for study data.
• Play a key quality assurance role within the OCTRU Statistics Team.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Grant writing

Written communication

Team leadership

Quality assurance

RCT experience

Job description

In this role, you will lead, or undertake the senior statistical role in, the analysis of large and complex data that have been collected or are currently being collected by trials on the OCTRU portfolio https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/octru/trials-portfolio as well as provide written statistical input into protocols and ethics committee submissions. You will also assist in and sometimes leading the development and submission of grant proposals to major national and international agencies, including industry, charities, research councils and the government. You will prepare and/or approve statistical analysis plans (SAP) where appropriate and the preparation of statistical programs for analysis of study data. Furthermore, the post-holder will play a key role in quality assurance within the OCTRU Statistics Team.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Medical Statistician based at the Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit (OCTRU) within the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) at the University of Oxford. The OCTRU Statistics Team, led by Professor Jonathan Cook, is looking for an experienced medical statistician to join the Senior Management Team. Working under the supervision of a Lead Statistician, the post-holder will contribute to the design, conduct, analysis and presentation of results of collaborative clinical research projects, mostly randomised clinical trials, across the different clinicals areas. OCTRU is one of the largest academic clinical trials unit in the UK (www.octru.ox.ac.uk). It undertakes trials of all phases across oncology, surgery, experimental medicine, orthopaedics and rheumatology. The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic. The Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) is part of the Medical Sciences Division and is the largest European academic department in its field, running a globally competitive programme of research and teaching.
As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees' wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
• This role also offers the opportunity for hybrid working after an initial full time office based period