Senior Medical Statistician and Statistical Programmer

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Senior Medical Statistician and Statistical Programmer

The closing date is 14 September 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent Senior Medical Statistician & Statistical Programmer to join the UKCRC fully registered Derby Clinical Trials Support Unit (Derby CTSU). Derby CTSU actively supports high-quality, multi-centre studies across various disease areas, sponsored by both UK-based and international sponsors.

About Derby CTSU: At Derby CTSU, we are committed to improving lives through innovative research. Medical statistics is a critical component of our mission, enabling us to support ground-breaking clinical trials and research studies.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an enthusiastic and innovative individual with the following qualifications and skills:

• Education: MSc in Medical Statistics or an equivalent degree
• Experience: Significant experience as a medical statistician/statistical programmer in a CTU or similar organization in the UK, with a strong background in a variety of trial designs and statistical analysis methods.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Stata programming, specifically in writing .ado and .dlg files. Additional knowledge of R programming and the R Shiny package is highly desirable.
• Leadership: Experience in leading and managing a multi-disciplinary team within a Clinical Trials Unit is desirable.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Organizational Skills: Strong organisational abilities and attention to detail.

Reporting to the Head of Medical Statistics and Data Management, you will:

• Develop and apply advanced statistical programming to enhance service improvement initiatives and optimise processes. You will develop and maintain Stata programming solutions, including writing .ado and .dlg files
• Manage and mentor a team of medical statisticians.
• Lead expert statistical support and consultancy service for researchers.
• Support investigators in trial design, funding application development, statistical analysis, and report writing for publications.
• Conduct advanced statistical analyses and produce comprehensive statistical reports.
• Contribute to the continuous development and improvement of the Derby CTSU

Closing Date: 14 September 2025

Interview Date: TBC

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
• Contribution to innovative studies that make a real difference in healthcare.
• Being part of a dynamic, caring and supportive team dedicated to high-quality research.
• Enjoying a collaborative and flexible working environment including remote working.
• Networking opportunities with academic institutions, SME's and UKCRC Registered Clinical Trials Units Network.

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Job responsibilities

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Person SpecificationQualifications

• MSc in Medical Statistics or an equivalent degree
• Proficiency in Stata programming, specifically in writing .ado and .dlg files

Experience

• Significant experience as a medical statistician/statistical programmer in a CTU or similar organization in the UK
• Experience in leading and managing a multi-disciplinary team

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

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