Statistician

The Royal Marsden; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Marsden seeks a Medical Statistician to join their Research Data and Statistics Unit. The role involves supporting clinical research through statistical design, analysis, and communication of results to ensure effective data handling and adherence to research standards. Strong analytical skills and a background in statistics are essential. Candidates will work in a dynamic environment, contributing to meaningful cancer research initiatives.

Qualifications

• Practical experience in statistical design of clinical trials.
• Experience in manipulating complex databases.
• Awareness of research governance issues in clinical trials.

Responsibilities

• Involvement in study design, protocol development, and database design.
• Statistical analysis of research data and explaining results clearly.
• Design aspects of clinical trials and research studies.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Good honours degree or equivalent in a subject with a statistical component

Higher qualification in statistics

Tools

Stata

MS Office

Excel

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RM CTU is a UKCRC accredited clinical trials unit, with a wide-ranging portfolio of cancer research trials across multiple tumour groups. Our UKCRC accreditation indicates RM CTU as a centre of excellence with a strong track record of coordinating multi-centre trials, expert staff to develop studies, robust quality assurance systems and evidence of long-term viability of capacity for trial management. We would welcome your application.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be part of the Research Data and Statistics Unit (RDSU), which provides expert support and advice relating to the full range of statistical and analytical aspects of the Trust’s clinical research programmes. The focus of the role is involvement in all aspects of study design, protocol development, database design, data handling, trial management and statistical analysis. The majority of the time will be spent on the analysis of research data, ensuring that the appropriate statistical techniques are used, and presenting and explaining the results to users in a clear, comprehensible manner. The post holder will play a role in supporting the statistical requirements of the Royal Marsden Clinical Trials Unit (RM-CTU).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To gain / maintain full working knowledge of the in-house software used to collect and analyse clinical research data; primarily MACRO and Stata.
• To gain / maintain knowledge of the EU directive on clinical trials (EU directive 2001/20/EC) and ICH GCP according to EU directive 2005/28/EC.
• To gain a good knowledge of the clinical features, management and treatment of the disease being studied, and to keep updated of any developments in the area.
• To gain a working knowledge of the RMH EPR in order to liaise with users and analyse data where necessary.
• To liaise with, advise and educate clinicians on the design aspects of clinical trials and research studies, and to be responsible for the statistical design where appropriate.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• Good honours degree or equivalent in a subject with a statistical component
• Higher qualification in statistics or appropriate experience in applied statistics, preferably in the role of medical statistician

Experience

• Practical experience of PC Applications and good knowledge of MS Office products
• Experience in contributing to the statistical design of clinical trials
• Experience in manipulating complex databases
• Experience of carrying out survival analysis and the application of other relevant statistical techniques.
• Experience of presenting complex statistical information so that it is understandable to users without statistical knowledge.
• Awareness of research governance issues in clinical trials.

Skills Abilities/knowledge

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, including the ability to select an appropriate methodology when analysing data
• Good working knowledge of Stata (or similar statistical analysis packages)
• Excellent computing and database skills
• Excellent statistical analysis skills
• Report writing and written presentation skills
• Advanced Excel skills
• Good knowledge of the disease process and treatment of cancer
• Teaching experience

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

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