Junior Biostatistician

College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences

Research Institute of Health and Wellbeing

Vacancy Ref : 030406

Grade 6, £29,176 - £32,817 pa

The Robertson Centre for Biostatistics is part of the Institute of Health and Wellbeing, within the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences (MVLS). It is internationally recognised as a centre of excellence for the design, conduct and analysis of major international multi-centre clinical trials, epidemiological studies and other research projects in conjunction with medical and biological researchers in the pharmaceutical industry, the National Health Service and other research partners. The Centre’s primary objective is to contribute to research projects that will improve the treatment of patients and the practice of medicine.

The Robertson Centre is part of Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit (CTU), which was one of the first UK Clinical Research Collaboration registered CTUs. It currently employs 70 people with expertise in biostatistics, data management, software development, and project management; a well-established staff group, many of whom have been in post for more than 10 years.

The Centre has an exciting opportunity for a Junior Biostatistician. This post is an excellent opportunity for a newly qualified statistician, or a statistician with limited experience of working in medical research. It will involve working under supervision, carrying out statistical programming, analysis, reporting and validation.

There will be the opportunity to work on studies of various designs and sizes, in a broad range of clinical areas. The successful candidate will be joining a committed and experienced team, with a strong track record in high-quality published research.

For further information or to arrange an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Prof Alex McConnachie at Alex.McConnachie@glasgow.ac.uk.

This posts is full time and has funding for 2 years in the first instance.

Apply online at http://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/

Closing date: 9 December 2019

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