Medical Statistician & Data Scientist (Cancer Epidemiology)

University of Oxford; Oxford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Oxford is seeking a Medical Statistician/Statistical Programmer to join the Cancer Epidemiology Unit (CEU) within the Nuffield Department of Population Health. You will work on large cohort studies such as EPIC and EPIC-Oxford, linking data with NHS records and preparing datasets for analysis.

The role focuses on data management, organising electronic health records and laboratory data, and performing survival and logistic regression analyses to support research publications.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree or equivalent in medical statistics, statistics, health data science or a quantitative subject with training in statistical analysis and study design.
• Experience with NHS-linked data and preparing epidemiological data for analysis, including survival analysis and logistic regression.
• Proficiency in Stata and/or R; experience using SQL and relational databases to manage large datasets.
• Excellent attention to detail, well-documented coding, and ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Strong communication and organisational skills; understanding of epidemiological concepts and study designs.
• Experience with biobank, biomarker, dietary or omics data is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Link and manage large epidemiological datasets and prepare data for analysis.
• Carry out statistical analyses, primarily survival and logistic regression.
• Prepare tables, figures and reports for research projects and publications.
• Develop and maintain research databases, incorporating electronic health records, questionnaire data and laboratory results.
• Possibly work with biomarker and omics data and contribute to peer-reviewed publications.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Organisational skills

Independent and collaborative work

Education

Graduate degree in medical statistics or quantitative subject

Tools

Stata

R

SQL

Relational databases

Job description

University of Oxford is seeking a Medical Statistician/Statistical Programmer to join the Cancer Epidemiology Unit (CEU) within the Nuffield Department of Population Health. You will work on large cohort studies such as EPIC and EPIC-Oxford, linking data with NHS records and preparing datasets for analysis.

The role focuses on data management, organising electronic health records and laboratory data, and performing survival and logistic regression analyses to support research publications.