Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Solna, Clinical Epidemiology division

The Department of Medicine, Solna, is one of the largest departments at Karolinska Institutet. The department consists of several divisions that are separated into different research groups. The core activities of the department are research, doctoral education and undergraduate education for medical and biomedical students. The research has three main profiles: allergy, cardiovascular medicine and inflammatory diseases.

Division
The research group in chronic inflammatory disease epidemiology is based at the Clinical Epidemiology Division at the Department of Medicine in Solna. Our research group comprises approximately 20 people (doctoral students, postdocs, statisticians, senior researchers) with different backgrounds but with common research interests, namely the study of inflammatory diseases using Swedish national registers and clinical data. See our homepage for more information about who we are and what we do (http://ki.se/en/meds/kepchronic-inflammatory-diseases). Our research is supported by several different funding sources, both public and private.


Duties
The position will be funded via agreements with pharmaceutical industry concerning drug monitoring of current treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis. The duties therefore involve developing and producing standardized semi-annual reports of recruitment, patient characteristics, and treatment outcomes, but the applicant would also be expected to be an integral part of our research group by providing additional statistical support to our ongoing research projects and surveillance programs. In addition to the preparation and execution of Statistical Analysis Plans for specific projects, with results intended as internal safety reports or publications in peer-reviewed journals, this will involve giving seminars or contributing to teaching on methodological and statistical topics.

Entry requirements
The successful applicant should have degree PhD in biostatistics with formal training in both Epidemiology and Pharmacoepidemiology. Expert knowledge in statistical programming to perform advanced data management and statistical analysis using SAS and R on large-scale register data is a requirement. We expect the applicant to have several years of work experience with applied biostatistics in epidemiology or pharmacoepidemiology Experience of working with the Nordic national health or quality of care registers is essential.
The position will require interactions with researchers, clinicians, and representatives from pharmaceutical industry; experience from these domains are considered a merit. Excellent grasp of spoken and written scientific English is essential, and strong presentation skills are preferable. As teaching is part of the activities, teaching skills are highly meriting. Swedish skills are not essential but would be highly appreciated.  In the assessment of the candidates, we place particular emphasis on interpersonal skills and the profile of the candidate in relation to other skills in our team.
For applicants wishing to combine this position with an independent line of research, a strong track record of the ability to initiate, conduct, and publish successful research projects as lead author in peer-reviewed journals is another requirement.

Application process
The application is to be submitted in Varbi recruitment system.
At Karolinska Institutet a 6-month trial period is required for all permanent appointments.

Type of employment Permanent position
Contract type Full time
Salary Månadslön
City Solna
County Stockholms län
Country Sweden
Reference number 2-3072/2019
Contact
  • Thomas Frisell, +46 (0)8-517 793 03
Union representative
  • Niklas Andersson, OFR, niklas.andersson@ki.se
  • Biborka Bereczky Veress, SACO, 46 70-173 85 75
Published 21.May.2019
Last application date 30.May.2019 11:59 PM CEST

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