Statistician - Manchester, United Kingdom - AlphaPlus Consultancy Ltd

Description

Salary:
£28,000 - £36,500 depending on experience and qualifications

Post 1:
Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, permanent
role

Post 2: 1 year fixed term contract to cover maternity leave,
full-time, 37.5 hours per week

We are currently seeking enthusiastic individuals to join our educational research team as statisticians, to support a range of research and evaluation projects.

The statisticians will be specialists in the technical area of statistics or quantitative research, psychometrics or data science who will work within the research team to provide high quality statistical outputs contributing to AlphaPlus educational research and consultancy services.

- statistics knowledge at Master's degree level or a BSc with a minimum of two years' experience
- experience in coding statistical analyses (in R, SAS, SPSS or similar software). Please note ability to code in R, though helpful, is not essential for consideration for the role; appointees without coding skills in R will be expected to learn to code in R on taking up the post
- the ability to communicate effectively with external and internal customers.

Some project management skills and knowledge of classical test theory, item response theory, DIF analysis, and regression analysis techniques are desirable, as is working experience as a statistician/junior analyst at a research body (ideally in education).

Benefits include:
- discretionary profit related bonus scheme

• NEST workplace pension scheme tier enhanced sick pay cover

- enhanced maternity/parental leave

• 25 days paid leave plus the eight statutory bank holidays

- commitment to developing the expertise of our employees.

The role will also involve national and occasional international travel, potentially including working in customer offices.

Please note that sponsorship under the UK government's skilled worker sponsorship scheme is not available.


To apply:


Salary:
£28,000.00-£36,500.00 per year


Benefits:

• Company pension
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Performance bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Manchester, M15 4LY: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Do you have experience coding statistical analyses (in R, SAS, SPSS or similar software)?
• Do you have statistics knowledge at Master's degree level or a BSC with a minimum of two years' experience in a relevant role?

Education:

• Bachelor's (required)

Work Location:
Hybrid remote in Manchester, M15 6EX

Application deadline: 25/03/2024


Reference ID:
Stat Mar 24