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Join PSI Membership 

Please click here to complete the online membership application form.

All membership applications will be agreed by the PSI Board of Directors.

Costs and benefits for membership per annum are as follows:

Type Membership Categories 2019
Fee 		Mailshots SPIN Journal* Voting rights Reduced event fees, access to website
Voting Full £95 Y Y Y Y Y
Honorary £nil Y Y Y Y Y
Non - voting Student/Teacher £nil Y Y N N Y
Reduced Rate ** £20 Y Y N N Y
Reduced Rate IASCT ***£20YY Y N Y 
 * Electronic access only

** Reduced rate membership shall satisfy either:
(a)        (i) He/she must have an interest in the analysis of data in pharmaceuticals, healthcare and/or medical research. AND
            (ii) Live/work in a low-cost region as designated by the Board of Directors of PSI.
(b)        Retired from working and with an interest in the analysis of data in pharmaceuticals, healthcare and/or medical research.

*** Reduced rate membership for IASCT Collaboration.

 All PSI members will also benefit from:

  • News of upcoming Journal Clubs where authors of the most widely read articles in the journal
  • A quarterly newsletter (SPIN) with news and information about the Society and its members as well as eNews delivered direct to your inbox every 2 weeks
  • A programme of whole-day scientific meetings focusing on the latest views and perspectives on key topics
  • A programme of training courses that will be of interest no matter what your experience level – newcomer or established
  • Three-day Annual Conference providing a forum for the discussion of the application of statistics and programming, emerging methodologies and best practice, new technical developments and progress with standards, and a host of other topics that statisticians and statistical programmers need to keep abreast of.
  • Access to the members-only area of this website, including online discussion forums, event booking, a Resource Archive and the membership database.

Upcoming Events

Visualising the drug harm profile in Randomised Controlled Trials – A Consensus of UK trial researchers

The UKCRC CTU statisticians’ operations group in collaboration with Imperial College London are hosting a one-day consensus meeting to develop recommendations to support researchers in their choice of visualisations for adverse event data in RCT publications.

PSI Webinar: How can PSI, “a community dedicated to leading and promoting the use of statistics within the healthcare industries for the benefit of patients”, help you be more successful in your career?

Have you ever wondered what it takes to be successful as a statistician or data scientist in the healthcare/pharma industry and what can give you the extra edge to develop your career? Come and listen to these industry leaders views on how to be successful and the advantages of being part of the PSI community.

PSI Journal Club: Progressing Phase II Data into Phase III

Our next journal club features two papers on the topic of Progressing Phase II Data into Phase III, held on the 23rd April 2020 from 4-5pm BST. Please join us to hear Haolun Shi (Simon Fraser University, Burnaby) and Daniele De Martini (Università degli Studi di Milano‐Bicocca, Milan) present their recent work. The webinar will be chaired by Andy Grieve (UCB).

Introduction To Industry Training Course 2020

The ITIT course will take 25 delegates new to the industry on a complete drug development experience from discovery to marketing. They will visit 6 companies from October 2020 to July 2021 to learn about 6 topics from experts in their field. The ITIT course will have 3 sessions in continental Europe and 3 - 4 sessions in the UK. It promises to be a truly memorable course.

A PSI Training Course - R for SAS Users

This course is aimed at Statisticians and Programmers experienced in SAS, but little or no experience with R. An Introduction to R studio and the R language, statistical graphics, programming statistical models, simulations and more…

PSI Toxicology SIG Workshop

PSI Toxicology SIG workshop – 24th and 25th November 2020 The Toxicology SIG provides a forum for statisticians working in regulatory/investigative toxicology, as well as most other pre-clinical areas, to discuss issues and interact with one another. This 1.5-day workshop will involve approximately 20 statisticians, focusing on discussions around “best practice” in the statistical analysis of various data types. The afternoon of Day 1 will include a 4.5 hour Bayesian training course focused towards applications in toxicology/pre-clinical, provided by Prof. Dr. Katja Ickstadt and is included in the workshop fee. The cost will be £270 including VAT per delegate, inclusive of food and one night’s accommodation (and the training course). The workshop is being held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Heathrow. The agenda and topics that will be discussed are yet to be finalised, but please get in touch with gareth.thomas@covance.com if you have suggestions. Full details will be circulated in the coming weeks.

Latest Jobs

Principal / Senior Principal Biostatisticians (Phases II-IV & Statistical Analysis Research Centre)

Covance are currently recruiting for 3 Principal / Senior Principal Biostatisticians in two different departments.

Statistical Director for Health Technology Assessment in Biostatistics

Global pharma company Novo Nordisk are right now looking for a Statistical Director to drive the Health Technology Assessment agenda in the Biostatistical Centre of Expertise in their office just outside Copenhagen.

Statisticians and Statistical Programmers – Senior/Principal/Associate Director/Director - Oncology / Respiratory / CVRM – Early and Late Phase

Would you like to be a part of a Statistical and Programming group, who have direct strategic impact on drug development, playing a key role in getting medicines to patients?