Statistician

Economics Network; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension

30 days leave per year

Season ticket loan

Professional development opportunities

Flexible working

Job summary

Queen Mary University of London is seeking an enthusiastic statistician to join the Pragmatic Clinical Trials Unit, supporting high-quality research across primary care, psychiatry, surgery, orthopaedics, and women's health. The role involves contributing to trial protocols, developing statistical analysis plans, and conducting analyses with some teaching expected.

The post is within the Wolfson Institute of Population Health and the Centre for Evaluation and Methods, a nationally respected hub

Qualifications

• MSc or higher in statistics or a similar field.
• Experience providing statistical input in healthcare research.
• Good understanding of clinical trial design in applied health research.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to trial protocols.
• Develop statistical analysis plans.
• Conduct statistical analyses.
• Some teaching responsibilities.

Skills

Statistical input in healthcare

Clinical trial design

Teamwork

Organisation and prioritisation

Education

MSc in statistics

Job description

About the Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic statistician to join a flourishing Clinical Trials Unit supporting high quality research studies in primary care, psychiatry, surgery, orthopaedics, women's health and beyond.

The post will include contributing to trial protocols, developing statistical analysis plans, and conducting statistical analyses. The post-holder will also be expected to do a small amount of teaching.

About You

You should have an MSc or higher in statistics or similar, and previous experience of providing statistical input in healthcare research, as well as a good understanding of clinical trial design in applied health research. You must be able to work as part of a team and to organise and prioritise your own work.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The Wolfson Institute of Population Health harnesses expertise across a wide range of population-based research and education activities and aims to be an internationally recognised centre of excellence in population health, primary care and preventive medicine.

The post-holder will work in the Pragmatic Clinical Trials Unit based in the Centre for Evaluation and Methods which incorporates collaborative units working to deliver outstanding research based on their combined and complementary strengths.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we've fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it's simply 'the right thing to do' but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days' leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary's commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

£40,815 to £52,790 per annum