| Personal details |
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| Degree: | BSc (Hons) Statistics |
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| School(s): | School of Mathematics and Statistics |
| Year of Graduation: | Jun-2007 |
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| National of: | United Kingdom |
| Employment details |
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| Organisation: | Cambridge University |
| Job title: | Research Assistant (Medical Statistician) |
| Occupational Sector: | Statistics |
| What has been your route to getting your current position? |
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A one-year postgraduate MSc degree in Statistics (with Medical Statistics emphasis) at Lancaster University.
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| What does your job involve ? |
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Mainly statistical consultancy work for medical researchers in
Cambridge and the Eastern Region. Most of my job involves advising
doctors and other medical professionals about the statistical aspects of
their research. I also analyse their data for them if required.
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| What are the best bits of your job ? |
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The variety of work is really good. I have the opportunity to get
involved in projects from many different medical areas and use different
methodologies. I also have contact with a varied range of people from
student doctors to research professors.
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| Why were you successful? |
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| A post-graduate degree in statistics was essential to obtaining my current job. |
| What skills/ knowledge from your degree have you found particularly helpful in this role? |
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| The mathematical statistics from my undergraduate degree provided an
excellent foundation for my subsequent MSc degree and for my job
currently. |
| What advice would you give to students wishing to follow the same path? |
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| If students are interested in a career in statistics I would advise
them to apply for a Masters degree or obtain a PhD in Statistics. This
would make them very employable. Working for a university is great
because I can work quite flexible hours and the atmosphere is generally
quite relaxed. I have no experience of working in business or industry,
but I am not sure the same can be said in that context. |
