Post Type: Education, Research & Enterprise | Faculty/PSG: Medicine | Division/Prof Service: Cancer Sciences | Section: Cancer Sciences | Location: Southampton General Hospital | Closing Date: 15 Aug 2013 |
Medical Statistician – Maternity Cover
Faculty of Medicine
The University of Southampton Clinical Trials Unit (UoSCTU) is a UKCRC registered unit, and was set up in 2006 to design and conduct academically led clinical trials. The Unit employs trial managers, trial coordinators, data managers, statisticians and regulatory staff. It has a close relationship with the Research Design Service, South Central Office, in the Faculty of Medicine and with other registered Trials Units across the UK. We manage several high quality multi-centre clinical trials that will directly influence routine clinical practice, and we have close links with the MRC Clinical Trials Unit, London. The Unit is core funded by Cancer Research UK and the NHS National Institute for Health Research and is based at Southampton General Hospital.
We have an exciting new opportunity to work within the clinical trials unit. You will work with the Senior Statistician and within the individual trial teams and will take responsibility for trial analysis plans and interim and final trial analyses while developing expertise in study design, grant application writing and preparing data for publications. You should be familiar with one or more of SPSS, STATA or SAS, have good communication skills, possess initiative, and be able to work effectively within a team.
The position is available for 1 year, fixed-term contract, for maternity cover. The salary offered within the range will depend on experience. The post is available on a full time basis and will be based within UoSCTU at Southampton General Hospital.
For informal discussions please contact Megan Bowers - Tel: 023 8079 4121 or email: m.r.bowers@soton.ac.uk.
Please visit the CTU website at http://www.ctu.soton.ac.uk.
The closing date for applications is 15th August 2013. We use an online recruitment system, so please apply through www.jobs.soton.ac.uk. If this is not possible please telephone +44 (0) 23 8059 5070 for an application form. Please quote reference number 273813CM in all correspondence.