Research Statistician (iREACH Health)

The post-holder will provide specialist statistical expertise and leadership to support the design, conduct, analysis, and reporting of clinical research studies within iREACH Health. The role will support a portfolio of complex clinical trials and data-enabled research activities across academic and industry partnerships.

The post-holder will operate with a high degree of autonomy, working within a multidisciplinary environment to deliver high-quality, efficient, and innovative clinical research, including digitally enabled trials and real-world data studies. The role will also contribute to research development, funding applications, and academic outputs.

About the Person:

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Have obtained or about to obtain a PhD in a subject related to biostatistics or in a discipline in a related area of professional practice.
• Substantial relevant experience in statistical analysis of health or clinical data
• Demonstrable experience of applying statistical methods to complex research problems
• Proficiency in a range of statistical software (e.g. R, Stata, SAS, SPSS or equivalent)
• Experience in data management, cleaning, and validation.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.

Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

What we offer:

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more on our website.

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit our website.

If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application.