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…
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Empowering Tomorrow's Statisticians: Key Takeaways from the 2024 PSI Careers Event
This year the PSI Medical Statistics Careers Event was held at Yeomanry House in Bloomsbury, London. This annual event is designed to give attendees an inside look at the variety of careers available in the field, along with practical advice for getting started.
A mixture of 88 BSc, MSc and PhD students registered for the Careers Event from 22 universities. Read the full article here.
Have any questions? Contact us at Careers@psiweb.org
Upcoming Events
PSI Introduction to Industry Training (ITIT) Course - 2025/2026
An introductory course giving an overview of the pharmaceutical industry and the drug development process as a whole, aimed at those with 1-3 years' experience. It comprises of six 2-day sessions covering a range of topics including Research and Development, Toxicology, Data Management and the Role of a CRO, Clinical Trials, Reimbursement, and Marketing.
Joint PSI/EFSPI Visualisation SIG 'Wonderful Wednesday' Webinars
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 Webinar: Dose-finding in Oncology
Who is this event intended for? Statisticians with an interest understanding dose-finding in oncology. What is the benefit of attending? Learn about the state of oncology dose finding, particularly in light of current FDA guidance.
PSI Book Club Webinar: Atomic Habits - The Science of Getting Your Act Together
The book club’s usual focus is to read and discuss professional development books. In this short format event you can more easily develop you career without the commitment of reading the whole book - simply listen to the 1-hour long podcast before joining the interactive session on 21 May.
PSI Career Young Virtual Event (Q2 2025)
This networking event is aimed at statisticians that are new to the pharmaceutical industry who wish to meet colleagues from different companies and backgrounds.
PSI Training Course: Pediatric Extrapolation
This course is aimed at biostatisticians with no or some pediatric drug development experience who are interested to further their understanding. We will give you an introduction to the pediatric drug development landscape. This will include identifying the key regulations and processes governing pediatric development, a discussion on the needs and challenges when conducting pediatric research and a focus on the ways to overcome these challenges from a statistical perspective.
PSI Career Young Virtual Event (Q3 2025)
This networking event is aimed at statisticians that are new to the pharmaceutical industry who wish to meet colleagues from different companies and backgrounds.
PSI Career Young Virtual Event (Q4 2025)
This networking event is aimed at statisticians that are new to the pharmaceutical industry who wish to meet colleagues from different companies and backgrounds.
Latest Jobs
Group Leader - ICR Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit
The Institute of Cancer Research are seeking to appoint a Research Group Leader to join The CRUK Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit at the ICR.
Statistical Science Intern - Biomarin
The BioMarin internship programme will enable students to gain valuable experience and knowledge of the processes and systems within BioMarin, whilst gaining an insight into the pharmaceutical/biotech industry.
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