OCTRU Medical Statistician

We are seeking to recruit a Medical Statistician to join one of the larger academic Clinical Trials Units in the UK, the Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit (OCTRU) https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/octru. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the design, undertaking, analysis and presentation of results of funded non-commercial clinical trials across all phases of trials and in multiple areas of medicine including surgery, rheumatology, trauma, orthopaedics and oncology.

As Medical Statistician you will provide expert input on the statistical aspects of the design and set-up of clinical research projects, working within a multidisciplinary team. You will provide advice on data collection, case report form (CRF) development, data validation, data cleaning and data management. You will produce statistical programs for analysis of study data, including generating, validating, and monitoring randomisation schedules and performing interim and final analyses. You will also contribute to publications for peer review.

You must have a postgraduate degree in statistics (or a closely related subject), a substantial part of which relates to medical statistics, or equivalent experience. Specialist knowledge in all aspects of design, running and analysing clinical trials and experience as a CTU statistician is essential. Proficiency in statistical programming and experience of producing statistical reports and contributing to peer-review publications would be desirable.

This is a full-time post available for 2 years.

A lower grade offer may be made (Grade 6: £30,502 – £40,931 p.a.) with commensurate reduction in responsibilities if a suitable candidate cannot be found to fill the Grade 7 position.

Informal enquires can be made to octru-stats@ndorms.ox.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is midday on Monday 14 November 2022 and interviews are scheduled for Tuesday 6 December 2022.