Overview
Professor of Early Phase Clinical Trial Statistics – Strand, London, WC2R 2LS
About us
The appointee will provide academic leadership for the early-phase and experimental medicine trial portfolio in the King’s Clinical Trials Unit (KCTU), the UKCRC registered CTU within King’s College London and Partner Trusts in King’s Health Partners. KCTU supports trials in all disease areas with specialist strength in mental health, neuroscience, rheumatology, transplantation and ophthalmology. The KCTU Academic Director is Professor Richard Emsley.
The appointee will support the Academic Director to promote and develop KCTU’s work in this area both within King’s and externally. On appointment you will be affiliated with the Department of Biostatistics and Health Informatics in the School of Mental Health and Psychological Sciences at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience.
About the role
The King’s Clinical Trials Unit (KCTU) is seeking to appoint a leading academic to the role of Professor of Early Phase Clinical Trial Statistics. This senior position provides an outstanding opportunity to lead and grow methodological and applied research in early phase clinical trials, particularly those involving novel therapies, biomarkers, and adaptive designs.
You will join a world-class academic environment within King’s Clinical Trials Unit working with academics in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience and the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine. You will work collaboratively with clinical and translational researchers, trialists, statisticians, and industry partners to deliver high-quality, innovative early phase trials in priority health areas.
You will support a portfolio of externally funded research, contribute to postgraduate teaching and supervision, and support the development of capacity in early phase methodology and implementation within the KCTU and more widely across King’s Health Partners.
• Provide academic leadership in early phase clinical trial statistics, including dose-finding, experimental medicine and proof-of-concept studies.
• Develop and an internationally recognised programme of methodological and applied research.
• Collaborate with clinicians and scientists to design, analyse, and report early phase trials across a range of clinical specialties.
• Contribute to the strategic direction and development of the King’s Clinical Trials Unit.
• Secure external funding from NIHR, MRC, UKRI, industry, and charitable sources.
• Supervise and mentor early career researchers and PhD students.
• Contribute to postgraduate education in clinical trials methodology.
• Promote best practices in statistical methods and regulatory-compliant trial design.
The post is responsible to the King’s CTU Academic Director, Professor Richard Emsley.
This is a part time post (0.2FTE, 7 hours per week), and you will be offered an a fixed term contract for 3 years from date of appointment.
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