Senior Research Associate or Research Associate in Medical Statistics
Mathematics & Statistics
Salary: £25,251 to £35,938
Closing Date: Monday 15 October 2012
Interview Date: Wednesday 07 November 2012
Reference: A497
Salary: £25,251 to £35,938
Closing Date: Monday 15 October 2012
Interview Date: Wednesday 07 November 2012
Reference: A497
This research position arises as
part of the Roche Postdoc Fellowship Programme, and is funded for two years in
the first instance. The problem to be addressed is that of finding better,
faster and cheaper ways to conduct Multiple Ascending Dose (MAD) trials using
Bayesian adaptive designs in combination with other emerging approaches to
clinical studies. This research will bring together the long-standing expertise
in clinical trial design at Lancaster University and the Roche experience (in
the department of Biostatistics and Clinical Pharmacology) in the conduct of MAD
trials in early drug development. The collaboration is expected to lead to
significant improvements in the way that early clinical development is
performed, leading to faster and more efficient identification of beneficial
medical treatments. The project will involve the conventional analysis of data
on three or four recently completed MAD studies, followed by the development of
novel approaches and their evaluation via simulation.
You should have completed a PhD
in statistics no more than 5 years prior to appointment and must have experience
of statistical programming using software such as SAS and R. Experience in
statistics methods for clinical trials, Bayesian statistics and trial
simulations are desirable, but training on these aspects of the job can be
provided.
Starting date: 1 January 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter.
To apply for this post, go to
For further information about
the post, please call Professor John Whitehead on 01524 592350, e-mail j.whitehead@lancaster.ac.uk
This appointment will be to either a Senior Research Associate (Grade 7) or a Research Associate (Grade 6).