JOB REMINDER: Medical Statistician, Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Oxford

[Karen Smith-5]

Medical Statistician for the NHS Support Team – Reference No: HD/09/030
Salary:  £28,839 to £35,469 (with a discretionary range from £36,532 to
£38,757)
http://www.csm-oxford.org.uk

Applications are invited for the post of medical statistician to join the
NHS Support Team of the Centre for Statistics in Medicine (Director:
Professor Doug Altman) in Oxford.

The support team provides expert statistical input into collaborative health

research. Projects include phase II-III national and international
randomised controlled trials and observational studies. The statistician
typically collaborates directly with the lead researcher, taking
responsibility for the design, analysis and clear interpretation in public
dissemination whilst working to agreed deadlines. Some projects are in
collaboration with a UKCRN Registered Clinical Trials Unit. The support team
also carry out methodological research, offer statistical advice to
researchers and run statistical courses.

The NHS support team is mainly funded by the NHS and funding committees
covering all health leading to a variety of diseases within their projects.

The NHS support team is one of two such teams at the Centre for Statistics
in Medicine, the other being the CR-UK support team. These two teams include

10 statisticians in total with a further 6 statisticians employed in the
Centre. The Centre carries out collaborative medical research projects, a
methodological research programme and teaching. Members of the Centre
have a particular interest in randomised controlled trials, diagnostic
accuracy studies and prognostic studies. The Centre is part of the
Department of Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Oxford and is
located in an attractive site at Wolfson College in North Oxford.

You would be expected to provide major input into a number of concurrent
collaborative projects as the primary statistician and would deal directly
with the multi-disciplinary project team. You would also be expected to
teach on an annual course for clinicians and scientists. The successful
applicant is likely to have a postgraduate qualification in applied or
medical statistics, and several years’ relevant experience working as a
medical statistician.

Located in a stimulating statistical environment with career enhancement
encouraged by CPD and opportunities for methodological research, this post
is offered on a full time basis (although part time would be considered),
and is available immediately for three years.


Further Information
For an informal discussion contact Karen Smith on

karen.smith@...   01865 284413

Further written information and an application form is available by email
to:
admin@..., or by telephoning 01865 617024, quoting reference
number shown above.  The closing date for applications is 5.00 pm on Monday
9 November 2009, with interviews on 17 or 19 November 2009.

The University is an equal opportunity employer

[Rafael Perera]

Dear all,
This is a new post being advertised in the Oxford Centre for
Monitoring and Diagnosis in Primary Care (MaDOx). Feel free to e-mail me
if you have any queries about the job.
Thanks,
Rafael

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Medical Statistician/Epidemiologist

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, Oxford Centre for Monitoring and
Diagnosis in Primary Care

Grade 7: Salary 28,839 - 35,469 p.a.

The Department of Primary Health Care at the University of Oxford is
seeking to appoint a Medical Statistician/Epidemiologist to work with the
Oxford Centre for Monitoring and Diagnosis (MaDOx).

The Oxford Centre for Monitoring and Diagnosis in Primary Care is a
research programme funded by the National Institute for Health Research.
It has attracted over 3.5m in funding which is being used to study the
monitoring of chronic diseases in primary care, including the monitoring
of patients on anticoagulation therapy and conditions such as
hypertension, heart failure, diabetes and asthma. With increasing numbers
of patients with chronic diseases, more research is needed into how to
monitor these to ensure that patients are receiving the optimal treatment.
The centre is also funded to increase diagnostic accuracy and efficiency
aiming to identify important problems in the way diagnoses are made in
primary care, improve the use of existing techniques, and develop new
technologies. The centre also works alongside the Cochrane Tobacco
Addiction review group, and so this position would be ideal for a
statistician or statistical epidemiologist with interest and expertise in
any or all of the following areas:

    * Multivariate modelling
    * Longitudinal modelling with fixed and random effects
    * Meta-analysis

The post will be funded for three years in the first instance. The
postholder will work under the supervision of the University Research
Lecturer in Medical Statistics, Dr Richard Stevens. We intend to make an
appointment at Grade 7 but if no suitably qualified candidates are found,
an appointment at Grade 6 (25,623 - 30,594 p.a.) may be made, with an
appropriate change in the duties.

The postholder will be expected to provide statistical leadership and
support to a multidisciplinary team of researchers within the centre.
Applicants should have a PhD (or equivalent experience e.g. a publications
record) in a related subject with experience in medical statistics and/or
epidemiology. The successful applicant will possess the ability to manage
and organise research programmes, working both independently and as part
of a growing team. Excellent interpersonal and highly developed IT skills
are also important for this position.

For further written information, which contains details of the application
procedure, please see: http://www.dphpc.ox.ac.uk/jobs, or email:
personnel@.... Please quote reference number BY09024.

The closing date for applications is 5 pm on Friday 20 November 2009 and
it is anticipated that interviews will be held in the week beginning 7
December 2009.