Senior Statistician - Bristol, United Kingdom - NHS Blood and Transplant

NHS Blood and Transplant
NHS Blood and Transplant
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Bristol, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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Job Title
Senior Statistician Band 7


Job Summary


Do you want to join a large, supportive, enthusiastic team of statisticians who help to save and improve lives? The Statistics and Clinical Research service of NHSBT is responsible for the design and analysis of studies in organ and tissue donation and transplantation, blood donation and transfusion medicine.

Our UKCRC registered Clinical Trials Unit is part of the group, and runs clinical trials in these areas.

The studies that we are involved in are designed to continuously improve the quality of care provided to donors and recipients of organs and blood components.

The analysis and interpretation of results informs decision-making on developments in donation, transplantation and transfusion, the clinical care of donors and patients, and equity of access to treatment.

Hybrid working with some office attendance at Stoke Gifford, Bristol.


Main duties of the job

In this role you will be responsible for:

  • Co-ordinating, planning and managing the work of, and providing expertise in the design and analysis of clinical trials.
  • Reporting results of statistical analyses of data on transplantation, blood organ and tissue donation, and transfusion medicine to the NHSBT specialist Advisory Groups, the Department of Health, clinicians in blood and transplantation services and other interested parties


You may be required to travel and spend time away from base, which will involve working irregular hours and overnight stays when required, with prior notice.


About You

Experience and Knowledge

  • Supervisory experience
  • Experience in use of univariate and multifactorial survival analysis and advanced modelling techniques
  • Experience of presenting statistical analysis to a medical audience
  • Experience of writing peer review papers for submission to journals
  • Experience of working with Information Technology using Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and SAS / SQL databases or similar
  • Experience in the design and analysis of clinical trials preferred

Qualifications and Training

  • Degree and MSc/PhD in statistics or demonstrable equivalent post graduate experience in generalised linear modelling, statistical inference, multivariate methods and survival analysis, and the ability to work independently on a major project
  • Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development


Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role.

You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.


About Us


At NHS Blood and Transplant, we're incredibly proud of the many talented people who come together every day to make our organisation the very best it can be.

We have clearly defined values that are centred around offering exceptional care to our donors and their families.

We take care of each other too and we focus on building our expertise so we can change lives, provide quality support and offer fulfilling careers.


It's an opportunity to contribute to a unique team as part of a service that saves lives 365 days a year.

We offer brilliant benefits including 27 days of holiday (plus bank holidays), a comprehensive induction and training programme, and competitive pension scheme.

Three small words, one big difference -
Caring, Expert and
Quality.

Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever

This vacancy will close at 23:59 on 19/02/2023

Interviews are anticipated to be held on 07/03/2023
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