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  • ESIG of the month - May 2022

    May 26, 2022, 13:58 PM
    Created in March 2021, the RWD SIG aims to increase collaboration and enhance awareness of strategies and methodologies applied in the utilization of Real World Data in the pharmaceutical industry.
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  • Ukraine/Russia War: Implications for Statistics

    May 10, 2022, 09:01 AM
    The Regulatory ESIG discussed the implications for clinicals trials of the Russian attack on Ukraine. Most if not all international sponsors have stopped recruitment in both countries.
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  • 10 reasons to attend the PSI Conference 2022

    Mar 21, 2022, 10:33 AM
    Thinking of registering to attend the PSI conference 2022? The conference is a great opportunity to learn and network, and here are ten reasons why you should consider attending...
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  • ESIG of the month - January 2022

    Feb 8, 2022, 15:39 PM
    Our SIG members are currently involved with following initiatives, so we’ve listed some of the key achievements of 2021...
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  • Volunteer for PSI Careers Committees

    Feb 4, 2022, 15:08 PM
    We are looking to recruit enthusiastic volunteers to join PSI Careers, as we expand our activities for both Professional Development and CALC.
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  • Welcome - PSI's new Engagement Lead!

    Jan 28, 2022, 10:55 AM
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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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Upcoming Events

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 Book Club

PSI are running a book club! We will be reading and discussing non-technical books which are relevant to our roles.

PSI Career Young Virtual Meet (Quarter 3)

Aimed at statisticians that are new to the pharmaceutical industry who wish to meet colleagues from different companies and backgrounds.

PSI Journal Club: Estimating Treatment Effects

Our next journal club features two papers on the topic of “Estimating Treatment Effects”. Please join us to hear Yongming Qu (Eli Lilly) and Solomon Harrar (University of Kentucky) present their recent work.

PSI Careers - Lunch & Learn: Relaunchers

The upcoming event - "Relaunchers" - will explore the benefits and challenges that come with making a career change or taking a career break.

PSI Pre-Clinical SIG Workshop 2022

Meet with colleagues across industry and learn more about Bayesian Methodology and its applications in pre-clinical.

PSI Training Course: An Interactive Introduction to Agile Ways of Working

During this session you will explore how we best execute change within our roles, build your practical understanding of agile tools and techniques, and inspire you to experiment with the new ways of working to deliver your goals.

PSI Scientific Meeting: Adaptive Designs and their Application

Join us to here about some hot topics in the area of adaptive designs and associated methods. There will be a mixture of cutting edge methodology and real world applications. Along with the opportunity for plenty of discussion and sharing of ideas and opinions!

PSI Scientific Meeting: Decentralised Clinical Trials

In this event we will hear from expert speakers on the statistical and operational challenges and considerations of decentralised clinical trials, the promise of digital health data and wearable technology, as well the regulatory perspective to such studies

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.

Latest Jobs

Apprentice Biostatistician

The Apprentice Biostatistician splits their time between working for Parexel and performing studies with a university to obtain a MSc in Statistics over a period of three years.

Manager Biostatistics (m/f/x)

Manager Biostatistics is responsible, under supervision, to provide statistical support to Medical Affairs (MA) and Health Economics and Outcome Research (HEOR) /Health Technology Assessment (HTA).