Trainee Medical Statistician

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £32,546 to £35,116 with potential progression once in post to £39,355

Hours: Full Time (Part Time applications considered) 

Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to June 2027

Closes: 28/04/2025

Background

We are looking to appoint a Trainee Medical Statistician to join the Statistics Team at the Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit (BCTU). This post would suit someone either currently undertaking or a recent graduate from a post-graduate degree course in Statistics.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading national clinical trials unit, providing methodological and statistical support to clinical studies which will impact on the future clinical management of patients. The post-holder will have opportunity to work on the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funded ROSSINI-Platform trial, the largest ever UK surgical trial aimed at reducing post-surgery infections, under the guidance of methodologists at both BCTU and University College London.

BCTU is a UKCRC clinical trials unit.  Established in 1997, BCTU has evolved into one of the largest and most effective clinical trial units in the UK specialising in the design, conduct and analysis of definitive clinical trials and test evaluation studies, as well as methodological research, under the directorship of Professor Katie Morris.  BCTU’s aim is to help stimulate, develop, conduct, support, analyse and report high quality clinical research to generate more reliable evidence on causes and best treatment of a wide range of diseases.

The main University campus is in Edgbaston close to Birmingham city centre and provides a stimulating working environment. As a Russell Group University, Birmingham is committed to delivering and maintaining the best research, teaching and learning experience. The 2021 REF concluded that the University of Birmingham is one of the best universities in the country with 15 areas ranked in the top 10 in the UK for 4* research, including Public Health.

Role Summary

The post holder will assist in providing statistical advice and support in the design, conduct and analysis of clinical studies and allied research within the Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit (BCTU).

This is a training post, so the individual suitable for this post would be someone either currently undertaking or a recent graduate from a post-graduate degree course in statistics. 

The post holder will assist in providing statistical advice and support to BCTU's clinical trial research programme that addresses a wide and interesting range of medical problems of practical relevance to patients, carers and health care providers. The post holder will work alongside a number of statisticians supporting studies within BCTU, under the direction of a senior statistician. The Unit is currently running studies in coloproctology, neurosciences, obstetrics and gynaecology, primary care, renal disease, surgery, burns, trauma and critical care.

Person Specification

• MSc or PhD (or near to completion) in Statistics.
• Students currently studying for an MSc or PhD in Statistics who are due to complete these degrees in the next 6 months are also eligible for apply.

Informal enquiries can be made to Lee Middleton, email: l.j.middleton@bham.ac.uk 

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