Job overview

The Medical Statistician is a senior management role with expertise and experience to lead and perform statistical analyses in all areas of medical research.

The role will provide management support to the Institutes of Excellence Senior Projects Manager to strengthen the application and evaluation of health research across the Trust, and its strategic partners.

You will be working closely and collaboratively with clinical and academic researchers the Research Development Team and Trial Management Unit in the R&D Department in addition to data management and data system teams across the Trust.

You will have the opportunity to set up and grow a team of medical statistics through grant and NIHR Research Capability Funding (RCF) funds over time.

Main duties of the job

• Lead development and delivery of the overall strategy for medical statistics in methodology and applied statistical research.
• Advising on the design and application of appropriate statistical methodology and analyses, data collection and interpretation for research funding applications, clinical trials, and prospective and retrospective observational studies. 
• Lead a training and development programme to ensure high quality statistical awareness and understanding including adopting or adapting new methodologies where appropriate in all aspects of clinical trials, and prospective and retrospective observational studies.
• Provide statistical and methodological design on research funding applications as co-applicant where relevant.
• Support the setting up and implementation of investigator-initiated studies including general and statistical-specific writing of protocols and statistical analysis plans.
• Supervise and perform where necessary data analyses for clinical trials, and observational studies.
• Advise and contribute to the authorship of presentations, reports, and scientific publications.
• Advise, prepare and present research results at both internal and external scientific meetings and conferences.
• Keep abreast with developing statistical methodologies for the design and analysis of clinical research.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence^® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.