Professor/Reader of Clinical Trial Statistics & Statistical Lead

Key Responsibilities

Academic Leadership & Management

• Lead and implement the GHTU Statistics and Evidence Synthesis Strategy, aligning with LSTM’s global health mission.
• Manage and mentor a multidisciplinary team of statisticians, ensuring high-quality service delivery.
• Represent GHTU in discussions with funders, industry leaders, and academic partners, while maintaining professional links with statistical experts.

Statistical and Evidence Synthesis Services

• Oversee clinical trial design, power calculations, randomisation, analysis, and reporting for GHTU-supported trials.
• Lead the development of statistical SOPs and ensure compliance with GCP, ICH, and other regulatory standards.
• Act as an independent statistician on trial steering committees, data monitoring boards, and advisory panels.

Teaching & Learning Support

• Design and deliver courses in clinical trial design, biostatistics, and evidence synthesis within LSTM’s educational programs.
• Provide lectures, workshops, and tutorials on key statistical methodologies.
• Supervise postgraduate students and early-career researchers involved in statistical research, clinical trials, and observational studies.

Capacity Building & Research

• Contribute to international capacity-building through teaching, supervision, and technical advisory roles.
• Mentor trial statisticians within the GHTU and LSTM while conducting high-impact biostatistics research.
• Build research collaborations with academic, industry, and governmental bodies, and publish findings in high-impact journals.
• Lead on Statistical innovation to deliver efficient and high impact clinical research

External Representation, Partnership Working & Income Generation

• Develop partnerships with global organisations, funders, and industry leaders.
• Lead high-value grant applications and secure external funding for research and capacity-building initiatives.
• Represent GHTU and LSTM at international forums, conferences, and scientific advisory boards.

Qualifications & Training:

• PhD in a statistics-related field
• Extensive expertise in statistical methods for clinical trials and observational studies
• Knowledge of strategic leadership principles in a higher education setting
• International reputation for excellence in statistical research, evidence synthesis, and clinical trials
• Experience designing pragmatic non-CTIMP trials in LMICs
• Outstanding record of international-level peer-reviewed publications
• Proven track record of securing significant external funding
• Demonstrated leadership in a higher education institution

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