Welcome to the Careers Homepage

Do you want a career that is exciting and varied? Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of people all over the world? How about using your mathematics or statistical knowledge to help develop and trial lifesaving medicines?

Then working as a statistician or programmer in medical research could be for you! Click on the links below to find out more…
To learn more about clinical trials and the basic statistical concepts involved, please visit our Schools/Education page.

Job Roles

Find out about different job roles: Role of a Medical Statistician, Role of a Statistical, Programmer, Job Requirements, Job Prospects, Perks of working in Medical Research

Student Placements

Placement and internship opportunities for students are available within medical research and are commonly advertised directly on company websites. For inspiration we have compiled a list below of companies who offer placement schemes.

Medical Statistician Apprenticeship

Find out about the medical statistician apprenticeship.

PSI Careers Event

This event is aimed at students with an interest in the analysis of data within pharmaceuticals, healthcare and/or medical research.

Other Careers Events

A listing of careers events run by other organisations.

University Courses

To work as a medical statistician, most companies require at least an MSc in Statistics, or an MSc with a significant statistical component, or a relevant subject. To work as a statistical programmer, most companies require at least a BSc in Mathematics or Statistics or a relevant subject.  Exact educational requirements can vary by company, so we would always recommend checking the job description for each role to confirm what qualifications are required.

Free Student Membership

PSI membership is free to all students & teachers and is valid from January – December (renewal every January)

Career Progression

If you’ve already made the choice to work as a statistician or statistical programmer within medical research, then you might be wondering what career paths will be open to you in the future.

How to Find a Job

Finding a job in any industry is daunting, not just medical research. This page aims to take you through the process including general advice, what to expect when you apply, and current vacancies. To find out more about life as a medical statistician or programmer and what to expect in your career, please visit our Job Roles page or Career Progression page.

Introduction to the Pharmaceutical Industry

The scope of medical research is vast and is also a successful and growing professional environment. It rises to the varying challenges of the health care industry, not just research, development and manufacturing of new treatments and devices, but also improving the effectiveness of medicines in a broader way.

Statisticians and statistical programmers work on designing, analysing and interpreting clinical trials which are conducted to progress the research, development, manufacture and marketing of products for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases.

The medical research industry is made up of a wide range of companies - large and small, local, national and international, some with manufacturing and marketing facilities, others concentrating solely on research and development - as well as Contract Research Organisations (CROs) and specialised Clinical Trials Units (CTUs).

CROs frequently provide their research and development services to pharmaceutical companies and they often work in tandem with the manufacturing companies to achieve product approval from the regulatory authorities around the world. There are strong links between CROs and pharmaceutical companies and many within the industry work on cross-functional and cross-company teams that encompass both Pharmaceutical and CRO colleagues working in partnership with one another.

CTUs are also an essential component of medical research, by designing, conducting and analysing clinical trials, in order to determine whether a particular therapy warrants further investigation. They often work in collaboration with pharmaceutical companies, academic partners and charity organisations.

Upcoming Events

PSI VisSIG Wonderful Wednesdays

Our monthly webinar explores examples of innovative data visualisations relevant to our day to day work. Each month a new dataset is provided from a clinical trial or other relevant example, and participants are invited to submit a graphic that communicates interesting and relevant characteristics of the data.

PSI Leading for Impact Workshop

Whatever your current challenge(s) at work, this workshop will explore what's holding you back, and how barriers can be removed in order to progress and achieve.

PSI Training Course: Repeated Measured and Mixed Models Module

A PSI Training Course covering the statistical methods for repeated measures and other clustered data. Course will cover: Conditional models for continuous hierarchical data, Conditional models for continuous longitudinal data, Marginal models (GEE) for continuous longitudinal data & Discrete data.

Latest Jobs

All Levels: Biostatisticians and Statistical Programmers, HTA

We’re now searching at all levels for Biostatisticians and Statistical Programmers to join our International BARDS Health Technology Assessment team at our London and Zurich hubs.

Associate Director, Biostatistics

The Associate Director of Biostatistics is the key client interface for all statistical issues and discussions.

Associate Director, Biostatistics, SARC

In this role you will consult in the design of complex and innovative studies and clinical trial programs as well as Leading DMC/DSMB processes.

Associate Director/Director Biostatistics

This is an excellent opportunity for someone that loves working directly with clients, contributing as a high-level project lead and key contributor.

Biostatistician 2

Join our growing team and discover your extraordinary potential by working as a Covance by Labcorp Biostatistician 2 within our early phase biostatistics department.

Executive Director

The opportunity to combine an exciting professional career with excellent quality of life in the Cairngorms National Park area of Scotland.

Principal Biostatistician

Join our growing team and discover your extraordinary potential by working as a Covance by Labcorp Principal Biostatistician.

Principal Biostatistician - Immunology, Late Phase

As a seasoned Biostatistician, will work primarily on Immunology: GI and Dermatology trials with a focus on Late Phase studies. Some PK Analysis experience highly desired.

Principal Biostatistician - Oncology

As a seasoned Biostatistician, will work primarily in late phase oncology.

Senior Biostatistician - Safety (FSP)

As an experienced pharmaceutical statistician, you will support Cytel and a client of our Functional Service Provider (FSP) division.

Senior Biostatistician I/II

As a Sr Bios, you will function independently as Lead Statistician on projects and support/project statistician on others.

Senior Manager Biostatistics (m/f/x)

The Senior Manager Biostatistics will be responsible for leading biostatistics strategy and activities for a compound and/or for individual clinical studies.

Senior Manager, Biostatistics (FSP)

As a Sr Mgr, Biostatistics you will manage a team of Statisticians and Programmers within the FSP department, as well as managing project work.

Senior Statistician

At its core, the role of a Senior Statistician at Veramed is to provide statistical support to the statistics and programming department across a range of projects, clients and therapeutic areas.

Senior/Principal Biostatistician

As a Senior or Principal Biotatistician, you will hold a combined project leadership and hands-on technical statistics role, working across a range of phases and therapeutic areas.

Senior/Principal Biostatistician - Neuroscience FSP

You will participate in the development of study protocols including participation in study design discussions and sample size calculations, and review CRFs and data review guidelines.

Senior/Principal Statistician

As a Senior or Principal Statistician, you will hold a combined project leadership and hands-on technical statistics role., working across a range of phases and therapeutic areas.

Senior/Principal Statistician

We are looking for passionate and motivated statisticians to work within our Services team to deliver high quality, innovative, analytical services within a clinical setting as our KerusCloud platform moves into the next phase.

Senior/Principal Statistician (Statistical Consulting)

Would you like to join a dynamic, growing firm where you can really make an impact, not just on the company but to accelerate drug development and ultimately benefit patients?

Statistician

Opportunity to join Amgen's centre for design & analysis. We are looking for a talented Statistician to join the Global Biostatistical Science team.