Research Assistant in Medical Statistics

About us

The Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health at UCL is part of the Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care and is co-led by Professor Greta Rait and Professor Kate Walters.

Our mission is to: Undertake excellent research that is clinically relevant and impacts on the health of individuals and populations; Use our research, teaching and innovation to impact on health system improvement and service redesign; Work in partnership with people who use services, practitioners across the health and social care sectors, policymakers and other stakeholders relevant to increasing the impact of academic activities; Provide excellent teaching in primary care, population health and research methods; Strengthen the discipline of general practice through leadership in research, teaching and clinical practice; Foster professional development in all members to enable each individual to reach their full potential

About the role

The job will be within PRIMENT Clinical Trials Unit. The successful candidate will be involved with clinical trials throughout the life of a clinical trial, including analysing the data.

This post is an opportunity for an individual with a strong background in statistics who would like to grow their skill set further and/ or move into working in clinical trials. They will receive hands on clinical trial training whilst getting experience in the conduct of statistical evaluations of the many studies undertaken by the CTU. In addition, will have the opportunity to develop their methodological expertise in collaboration with statisticians in the Department of Statistical Science.

PRIMENT has a large portfolio of multicentre randomised control trials across a wide range of clinical areas, providing the post holder with a wealth of data and varied experience. As a member of PRIMENT CTU and the Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology (ICTM), the applicant will be involved in the statistical components throughout the lifetime of a number of trials. Training and support will be provided by senior statisticians working at PRIMENT CTU at UCL as well as the two directors of PRIMENT CTU, Professors Irwin Nazareth and Greta Rait. The applicant will also have the opportunity to work collaboratively with clinical trialists and health economist to expand their skills and knowledge in clinical trials.

Application Details:

• This role meets the eligibility requirements for a skilled worker certificate of sponsorship or a global talent visa under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore, UCL welcomes applications from international applicants who require a visa.

Application Process:

• The advert will close on 23/03/25 at 23:59 GMT, however, we may close applications early if we receive a high volume of applications. As a minimum we will keep all adverts open for 2 weeks.

Contact Details:

• If you have any queries regarding the vacancy or the application process, please contact Prof Louise Marston or Prof Irwin Nazareth via email: priment@ucl.ac.uk
• If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact pcph-hr@ucl.ac.uk

About you

The candidate must have an MSc in Medical Statistics or similar and have knowledge of statistics as applied to health research. They should be proficient in a statistical program (eg R or Stata) and have good knowledge of statistical modelling as they apply to biostatistics. 

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