Staff Scientist (Epidemiology)

Under the leadership of Professor Montse Garcia-Closas, we are seeking to appoint a motivated Staff Scientist (Epidemiologist) to manage a large prospective study of 110,000 women in the UK, focusing on cancer causes, early detection, and survivorship.  This role will involve overseeing data collection, coordinating study operations, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and best practices.  The successful candidate will also lead research efforts, manage external collaborations, contribute to publications and grant writing, and supervise junior staff and research assistants.

Key Requirements

The successful candidate must have a PhD degree in Epidemiology, have experience in research management, study design, data analyses and scientific writing, who will enjoy working as part of a multidisciplinary team interacting with internal and external epidemiologists, geneticists, biologists, clinicians, statisticians and data scientists.  The post will be situated within the Division of Genetics & Epidemiology on the ICRs Sutton campus.

Department/Directorate Information:

We encourage all applicants to access the job pack attached for more detailed information regarding this role.

For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Professor Montse Garcia-Closas via email at montse.garcia-closas01@icr.ac.uk

Why work for us?

As a member of staff, you'll have exclusive access to a range of staff benefits.

The ICR is committed to supporting overseas applicants applying for roles.

The Institute of Cancer Research, London, is one of the world's most influential cancer research institutes, with an outstanding record of achievement dating back more than 100 years. Further information about working at the ICR can be found on our website.

We look forward to receiving applications from all candidates, wherever in the world they are currently based. We will select those who display the potential to become, or to support, the world leading cancer researchers of the future based on their application and performance at interview. However, we particularly welcome British applicants from black and ethnic minority backgrounds, as they are under-represented within the ICR and nationwide in STEM roles