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The senior statistician supports the statistical activities for one or several EORTC Groups or Task Forces and/or identified EORTC transversal projects. The Senior Statistician works under the hierarchical supervision of the Head of Statistics Department.
The senior statistician complies with EORTC standard operating procedures and other international guidelines in use at EORTC. He/she is also responsible to safeguard the compliance of his/her collaborators with the EORTC Policies and principles of conduct.
The senior statistician may be helped in his/her tasks by statistical fellows and/or statistical analysts and/or statisticians.
Responsibilities in studies and research projects
The senior statistician is accountable for the development, the conduct, analysis and reporting of his/her studies and research projects, as detailed in the Standard Operating Procedures, including
1. Development of study design
2. Development and review of protocols
3. Development of case report forms and any activities required for the set-up of a study in collaboration with other departments
4. Development of statistical analysis plans
5. Communication with the EORTC Independent Data Monitoring Committee Support Unit
6. Programming and reporting of studies
7. Supporting the medical staff in the interpretation and framing of results
8. Writing sections of manuscripts
9. Review of manuscripts
10. Preparation of material for presentation of results to conferences
11. Submission of clinical trial results to regulators (EudraCT, clinicaltrials.gov)
Responsibilities in the statistics department
12. Actively participates to the bi-weekly meetings of the statistics department and to the internal protocol review meetings
13. Ensures the up-to-date knowledge of the statistical techniques necessary for the proper design and the analysis of clinical trials
14. Gives lectures during educational sessions or courses organized by or with EORTC
15. May train and oversee the activities of fellow statisticians
16. Write and maintain Work Instructions and/or Standard Operating Procedures
The position is open for candidates with an MSc, PhD or ScD degree in biostatistics or statistics with at least 5 years of experience in clinical trials research (preferably oncology). In addition, the position requires:
17. Experience in the design of (preferably oncology) clinical trials and in survival analysis is mandatory .
18. Proficiency in the use of SAS; experience with R is an asset
19. Experience with CDISC/ADAM
20. Knowledge in health-related quality of life and/or health technology assessment is an asset
21. Good communication skills in both oral and written English
22. Ability to work in an international multidisciplinary environment
23. Capable of presenting and debating projects with partners
24. Able to write scientific communications
25. Dynamic and capable of working autonomously
26. Team player
27. Motivated by the mission of EORTC
Permanent contract Homeworking allowance Reimbursement of public transport Pension plan Hospitalisation insurance and ambulatory care Meal vouchers Free parking Wage according to our Non-Profit organisation status 30 days holidays (full time) Hybrid working environment (from Belgium only)