Medical Statistician

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time 2-years fixed term Medical Statistician to join the UKCRC fully registered Derby Clinical Trials Support Unit (Derby CTSU). The Derby CTSU actively supports high quality, multi-centre studies in a variety of disease areas sponsored by UK-based and international Sponsors.

At Derby CTSU we improve lives by supporting high-quality, innovative research and medical statistics is an essential element in achieving our vision.

Reporting to the Head of Medical Statistics and Data Management, you will play a major role in supporting the investigators in designing their trials, including but not limited to sample size estimations, study methodology and estimands, randomisation method, and statistical analysis methods.

You will contribute in the development of funding applications, undertake statistical analysis of the trials and write statistical reports for publications. You will develop and apply statistical programming to support service improvement initiatives and optimization of services.

Main duties of the job

• You will possess at least an MSc in Medical Statistics or equivalent degree.
• You must have experience in working in a variety of trial designs as a medical statistician in a CTU or similar organisation in UK.
• You must have excellent knowledge and experience in STATA statistical software and excellent communication skills.
• You must have experience in development of funding applications, preferably for NIHR.
• Experience with Stata programming, such as writing .ado and .dlg files, is desirable.

Closing date of applications: 19 November 2023

Interview date: TBC

If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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