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  • ESIG of the Month - October 2021

    Oct 15, 2021, 10:28 AM
    Who are we? This ESIG comprises statisticians (both from pharma and academia) and some policy experts who are working or have interest in the data re-use, data privacy and data sharing space.
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  • ESIG of the Month - August 2021

    Sep 8, 2021, 09:35 AM
    The Regulatory European Special Interest Group (ESIG) is probably the longest serving ESIG, although it was predominantly referred to as a committee until the end of 2020. We have a total of 20 members from 8 countries and 17 companies, and our purpose is to co-ordinate regulatory activities across the European Pharmaceutical Statistical community and to engage with European Regulatory statisticians.
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  • PSI Award Winners

    Jul 7, 2021, 09:20 AM
    It is our great pleasure to announce three very special people who have been recognised in 2021 for their contributions to PSI. Read more on their achievements.
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  • Volunteer for PSI Communications Committee - reporter

    Jul 5, 2021, 13:38 PM
    As a member of the team you will help to show the value that attendees can get from various PSI events and share these with the wider community of the existing and prospective PSI members.
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  • Quarterly Update from the PSI Chair - Q2 2021

    Jun 28, 2021, 10:01 AM
    Welcome to my final Chairs update before I hand over to Chrissie Fletcher in July. I’d like to start by personally thanking you for all your support and kind words over the last two years. You’ve embraced my own unique way of doing things and I’m truly grateful.
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  • Volunteer for PSI Social Media Lead

    May 6, 2021, 10:06 AM
    We are looking for an enthusiastic volunteer to join the Communications Committee. The volunteer will have the opportunity to generate new ideas to promote better engagement within PSI.
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  • Would you like to join the PSI ITIT organising committee?

    Apr 12, 2021, 13:31 PM
    The PSI ITIT course has been hugely popular for people starting out in their career for many years. The participants go through a complete drug development experience from discovery to marketing, by visiting six companies over the course of a year and learning about the topics from experts in their field. Would you like to be part of the organising team for the course?
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  • Quarterly Update from the PSI Chair - Q1 2021

    Mar 23, 2021, 11:18 AM
    Welcome to the first Chairs update of 2021. I hope you, your family, friends and loved ones are all well. As I write this today we’re remembering 1 year to the day that the first lock-down occurred in the UK and whilst there are many things to feel sad and frustrated about, I took time this morning to reflect on all the opportunities that have arisen that may not have been the case without this year of isolation.
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  • Announcing the new Central Statistical Monitoring / Quality Tolerance Limits - Special Interest Group (CSM SIG)

    Mar 15, 2021, 17:16 PM
    The Central Statistical Monitoring / Quality Tolerance Limits - Special Interest Group (CSM SIG) has formed itself to create a forum to collaborate and discuss statistical strategies and methodology.
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  • Adapting for Success: Restructuring the PSI Board

    Jan 7, 2021, 09:48 AM
    One of the great things about the PSI Board is its ability to adapt to meet our changing needs and focus areas. We have continuously done this over the years and as 2020 drew to a close I reflected a lot on what we had achieved, what we still wanted to accomplish and what were the barriers to holding us back. You can see the PSI Business plan to find out more.
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  • PSI Prepare for 2021 Online Conference

    Dec 14, 2020, 15:20 PM
    PSI are pleased to announce that following the postponement of our next face to face conference to 2022, we will instead be running an online conference next year. The online conference will be held over the same dates as previously planned, that is, between 21 to 23 June 2021.
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  • Quarterly Update from the PSI Chair - Q4 2020

    Dec 11, 2020, 11:37 AM
    I hope while many of us have been locked in at home, that you’ve managed to take advantage of the activities & content the PSI community has put together! I’ve been really proud of how PSI has adapted to the challenges faced this year to remain active and relevant for our members.
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  • Volunteer for PSI Communications Committee - Hackathon Lead

    Oct 22, 2020, 09:58 AM
    Are you a PSI member looking to become more involved with PSI? The communications committee is looking for someone to lead a sub-group to organise and run several hackathon events. The goal of the hackathons is to design a visualisation tool that can help committees to engage digitally with the PSI community in the best way. A visualisation tool will help committees learn how their outreach performs and learn how to generate a more active community
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  • Volunteer for PSI Leadership Team

    Oct 8, 2020, 16:11 PM
    We are looking for a volunteer to join the Leadership Workstream, who will be responsible for leading the planning and designing on the PSI website. Please get in touch if this would be of interest to you!
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  • Quarterly Update from the PSI Chair - Q3 2020

    Oct 8, 2020, 16:04 PM
    Welcome to the third chairs blog of 2020! I’d like to firstly thank Nigel Howitt for handling things during May-July while I was out on maternity leave. This year is going a little differently than we had planned and last month we took the difficult decision to postpone the PSI Conference in 2021, which was to be held in Gothenburg to 2022.
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  • PSI Postpones 2021 Face-to-Face Conference

    Oct 2, 2020, 14:41 PM
    Due to the ongoing situation relating to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, PSI has taken the difficult decision to postpone the Annual Conference which was due to take place in Gothenburg on 20 – 23 June 2021.
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  • EFSPI - Latest Newsletter

    Oct 1, 2020, 14:50 PM
    Click to read the latest EFSPI newsletter.
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  • Winner of 2020 pharmaceutical award announced

    Sep 18, 2020, 10:01 AM
    We are delighted to announce the winner of the 2020 Statistical excellence in the pharmaceutical industry award, presented jointly by the RSS and Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry (PSI).
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  • Quarterly Update from the PSI Vice-Chair - Q2 2020

    Jul 9, 2020, 15:18 PM
    Firstly, on behalf of the membership, I would like to congratulate our chair Lucy on the birth of her first child, August. Lucy will be back in office on 30th July. In the meantime, I am providing maternity cover.
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  • Regulatory Committee Update on Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

    Apr 30, 2020, 12:51 PM
    As you all know, statisticians across the globe and across industry are actively involved in trying to understand and address the impact of COVID-19 on pharmaceutical development, including the safety of the patients in our trials and the integrity and interpretability of the data we collect.
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Upcoming Events

PSI Book Club

PSI are starting a book club! We will be reading/discussing non-technical books relevant to our roles. Participants will be split into smaller groups to network with each other and practice exercises.

PSI VisSIG Wonderful Wednesday Webinar Series

This is a good opportunity to develop your knowledge by thinking through a practical example, practicing how to apply graphics principles, and developing your coding skills.

PSI Training Course: Use of Historical Data in Clinical Trials: An Evidence Synthesis Approach

In this short course, we will provide a statistical framework to incorporate external information into a trial. Bayesian Dynamic Borrowing designs based on the meta-analytic predictive (MAP) model will be detailed, and a practice session will be proposed with applications using the R package RBesT.

PSI Webinar: Tipping Point Analyses - Introduction & Case Studies

What is a tipping point analysis, and how is one performed? What are the different approaches for continuous, binary and time to event data? Our speakers will present and discuss some practical examples.

PSI Careers - MEDMathS: Medicine Empowered by Data, Maths and Statistics

In just 1 hour, learn about the field of medical statistics and how it plays a crucial role in developing ground-breaking new medicines, vaccines and healthcare products.

PSI Medical Statistics Careers Event

Our annual PSI Medical Statistics Careers Event, will be held online on Wednesday 2nd March 2022. The event will include a live online panel discussion and a virtual exhibition session.

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Senior Biostatistician

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Statistical Scientist

As a Statistical Scientist, with visibility at a team/site/staff level, you will lead complex studies and submissions and develop protocols, review case report forms (CRFs), and develop analysis plans.