Medical Statistician & Translational Statistician - Ref:1504594 - Closing Date 8th November 2015

The Institute of Cancer Research, one of the world’s leading cancer research centres, is looking for statisticians to join the Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit (ICR-CTSU) at its Sutton site in Surrey. You will be a motivated (bio-)statistician and will work on the statistical development, oversight and analysis of a number of multi-centre phase II/III clinical trials and/or associated translational biomarker research studies across our national and international portfolio.



Our medical statistician will have a post-graduate qualification in statistics or a first degree in statistics and practical experience in medical statistics, a sound understanding of randomised controlled trials and experience with survival analysis methods and applying statistical methods to real data.



Our translational (bio)statistician will have a post-graduate qualification in biostatistics, bioinformatics or a related field and experience of analysing datasets of biomarker or genetic/genomic and clinical data.



Good communication skills, including excellent written and spoken English, are essential to liaise with multi-disciplinary team members across multiple studies. You should also be happy to work individually as well as part of a wider team. In addition, working knowledge of statistical software (e.g. Stata, R) is required.



Appointment will be on a fixed term contract for 2 years in the first instance, with the potential for renewal thereafter. Please indicate in your supporting statement/cover letter which role you are applying for or if you wish to be considered for both positions.



Please visit the ICR’s website, http://www.icr.ac.uk/jobs and search for job reference 1504594 (direct link to announcement click here) for more details (follow the Job description and Person Specification links) and how to apply.

Further information may be obtained by emailing ICR-CTSU at the following address: ctsu@icr.ac.uk