Senior Research Associate in Statistical Modelling

This post offers an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified statistician to join an expanding research team based in the School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, in collaboration with the Pfizer Pharmacometrics group at Sandwich. The post is funded for 18-months supported by a grant from the Medical Research Council, and by Pfizer. The post-holder will develop methods and computer code for Model-Based Network Meta-Analysis that can make robust comparisons across multiple agents accounting for time-course and dose-response jointly. Methods will be illustrated using examples identified by Pfizer (e.g. osteoarthritis, migraine, gout). The collaboration with the Pfizer Pharmacometrics group will ensure that the methods developed are directly addressing the unmet needs of those involved in early phase development.

We are looking for an applicant with interests and experience in some or all of: network meta-analysis (also termed mixed treatment comparisons); analysis of dose-response data; analysis of repeated measures over time; non-linear modelling; model criticism; statistical programming using R or similar software; and Bayesian methods using WinBUGS or similar software. The post-holder will be expected to make regular visits to the Pfizer offices in Sandwich, Kent (expenses will be covered).

The post holder will be based in Bristol, and work under the direction of Dr Nicky Welton (Bristol), Dr. Sofia Dias (Bristol), Prof. Tony Ades (Bristol), Meg Bennetts (Pfizer), and Martin Boucher (Pfizer). The post-holder will join a team of statisticians working on a programme of research on multi-parameter evidence synthesis in decision modelling and epidemiology (http://www.bristol.ac.uk/social-community-medicine/projects/mpes/), which is part of the Centre for Research Synthesis and Decision Making (CReSyDa) (http://www.bristol.ac.uk/social-community-medicine/centres/cresyda/).

The school offers professional development through its highly regarded programme of short courses in research methods (http://www.bristol.ac.uk/social-community-medicine/shortcourse), which are available free of charge to all staff. There will be opportunities to teach on existing short courses, and contribute to undergraduate teaching.

Funding is available for 18 months.

Contact for informal enquiries:
Dr Nicky Welton
Nicky.welton@bristol.ac.uk
Tel. 0117 331 3918