Senior Research Fellow in Medical Statistics/Data Science/Epidemiology

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Applications are invited for a Senior Research Fellow in Medical Statistics, to work with a team working with Professor Julia Hippisley-Cox on a research programme in medical research using very large clinical research databases and at the interface between epidemiology, medical statistics, data science and clinical medicine as part of the Primary Care Epidemiology Research Group.

The successful applicant will provide support for a range of research activities within the Primary Care Epidemiology Research Group with a strong focus on prediction modelling, primary care, cancer and drug safety. The post will involve ensuring delivering of multiple research projects in collaboration with both junior and senior staff. This will often be achieved through the analysis of routinely collected electronic health records from the QResearch electronic health database linked to hospital, mortality and cancer registry data and similar databases. Responsibilities will include developing analysis plans to answer the research questions; carrying out analyses using new and existing research approaches and methods where appropriate and interpreting results. It will involve developing research questions within a specific context, conducting individual research, regularly writing research articles, raising research funds through grant applications and presenting papers at national conferences.

The post would be ideally suited to someone proactive and ambitious who has obtained their PhD with recent experience working as a medical statistician/epidemiologist and is planning an academic career in medical statistics or epidemiology. As the team expands, the post holder will provide guidance to junior members of the research group including research assistants, PhD students, and/or project volunteers and users of the QResearch database.

To succeed in this post, you will have research experience in a UK health setting; the ability to contribute ideas for new research projects and research income generation; the ability to carry out complex statistical analyses, interpret findings and present results; a high level competence in using statistical packages (STATA) for database manipulation and analysis; and previous experience of contributing to publications/presentations with authorship on at least 5 peer reviewed publications in the area of UK health care.

The post is fixed term for up to 24 months initially. You will be based in the Radcliffe Primary Care Building, Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG

Potential applicants who would like to discuss this post is welcome to contact Professor Julia Hippisley-Cox via email at: [email protected]

The closing date for applications is noon on 16 September 2022 (UK time).

Interviews will be held shortly after.

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