OCTRU Medical Statistician

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Medical Statistician to join the
Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit (OCTRU) Statistics Team and the Centre
for Statistics in Medicine (CSM). OCTRU is one of the largest academic
Clinical Trials Units in the UK, https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/octru. The post
is based within the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and
Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS), University of Oxford.





You will have the 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. New team members
undergo a training programme in clinical trial statistics during their first
year.





As a 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. As part of your role you will attend
and occasionally contribute to OCTRU/CSM activities such as seminars,
conferences, workshops etc. Statisticians within the OCTRU team are encouraged
to participate in methodological work in addition to their core
responsibilities. You will also contribute to the dissemination of research
findings via peer reviewed publications and presentations at investigator
meetings and national/international meetings.





You must have a postgraduate degree in statistics (or a closely related
subject), a substantial part of which relates to medical statistics, along
with some experience of working as a medical statistician (in the absence of a
postgraduate degree additional experience would be expected).



Specialist knowledge in all aspects of design, running and analysing clinical
trials and experience as a Clinical Trials Unit statistician is preferred.
Proficiency in statistical programming is required, and experience of
producing statistical reports and contributing to peer-review publications
desirable.





This is a full-time, fixed term post available for 2 years based in the Botnar
Research Centre. For this post a pattern of hybrid working (involving part
office, part remote location) will be possible with the agreement of your line
manager.





A lower grade offer may be considered (Grade 6: £32,332 - £38,205 per annum)
depending on experience, with commensurate reduction in responsibilities if a
suitable candidate cannot be found to fill the Grade 7 position.





The closing date for this position is 12.00 noon on **Monday 2 September
2024**. Interviews are expected to be held on Tuesday 17 September 2024.You
will be required to upload a CV and supporting statement as part of your
online application. For informal queries please contact
jonathan.cook@ndorms.ox.ac.uk or octru-stats@ndorms.ox.ac.uk.





You must submit a CV and supporting statement as part of your online
application.