Statistician - Department of Applied Health Sciences - 107501 - Grade 7 in Birmingham

Department of Applied Health Sciences, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health.

Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK. Full time. Starting salary: £36,636 to £46,049, with potential progression to £48,822. Grade: 7. Fixed term contract up to June 2028. Closing date: 14th June 2026.

This is a full‑time post dedicated to advanced surgical research practice. The post holder will provide methodological and statistical advice, analysis, and reports in support of a range of clinical studies. The role also involves supporting new funding applications to increase the impact of each grant.

The post holder will play a key role in the development and evaluation of research into surgical practice at the University of Birmingham. The aims of our research include:

• Deliver major randomised trials
• Deliver pilot randomised trials
• Develop several data studies to close knowledge gaps
• Engage in policy change to leverage research into practice change
• Complete carbon, clinical, and cost models on research themes

Main Duties:

• Provide expert methodological and statistical advice on the design of clinical trials and observational studies and develop studies in collaboration with Clinical Investigators.
• Collaborate with Clinical Investigators in the submission of grant applications.
• Collaborate with Clinical Investigators and Trial Managers in writing study protocols and developing data collection forms.
• Collaborate with Programmers and Trial Managers in the development of data management systems.
• Determine appropriate statistical analysis of study data and write statistical analysis plans.
• Supervise the statistical input and analysis to assist Trial Managers in the running of studies and monitor data quality of ongoing studies.
• Provide statistical support to other research staff, including data analysts and research fellows.
• Take overall responsibility for the analysis of study data, preparing and presenting reports for Data Monitoring and Steering Committees, and contribute to presentations and publications of study results.
• Take overall responsibility for the statistical contributions to publications of research being undertaken, taking the lead when appropriate.
• Support the delivery of clinical research in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), the Declaration of Helsinki, applicable legislation and the Research Governance Framework for Health and Social Care, Caldicott principles, and applicable NHS Trust and University policies and procedures.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Significant experience of working as an applied medical statistician or epidemiologist, with experience applying statistical techniques to medical problems.
• Significant experience in medical statistics, clinical trials and observational studies, specifically in the design and writing of study protocols and the analysis, reporting and publication of results.
• Experience of applying statistical techniques such as linear, logistic and Cox regression, analysis of variance, repeated measures, survival analysis.
• Experience in statistical programming, in R and STATA.
• Experience of computer‑based database management and data extraction/reporting techniques (preferably Access/SQL).
• Experience of writing grant applications.
• Experience in writing reports and papers for publication.
• Ability to work within a Clinical Trial Units SOPs.

Qualifications:

• MSc or PhD (or near completion) in Statistics or Epidemiology, or a relevant higher degree.

Personal Qualities:

• Ability to work well both on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Willing to receive feedback.
• Strong interpersonal, communication skills, including experience in communicating statistical concepts to non‑statisticians through both written and verbal methods.
• Meticulous attention to detail and high levels of accuracy.
• Strong planning and organisational skills.
• Interest in the application of statistical techniques for medical problems.
• Ability to impart statistical concepts to non‑statisticians.
• A flexible attitude and an ability to organise work to meet deadlines while handling more than one task at a time.

Planning and Organising:

Communication is key and tight timelines are common. The post holder is expected to be contactable and flexible. The post holder must be based in the UK and will be required to attend the University of Birmingham Edgbaston campus for in‑person work for at least three days a week.

Internal and External Relationships:

As part of the Statistics team, the post holder will provide expert statistical advice to clinical investigators and other researchers on the feasibility, design and analysis of proposed and current studies. The post holder will represent the Unit externally by sitting on project management groups and steering committees of individual projects.

Equal Opportunity & Diversity:

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and hold Athena SWAN, Race Equality Charter and Disability Confident accreditations. We work to create an inclusive workplace where every individual can thrive.

Informal enquiries to Lucy Caton, email: l.caton@bham.ac.uk