Research Fellow (Statistical Methodologist) and/or Senior Research Fellow (Statistical Methodologist)

UCL - Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence (MRC CoRE)

Location:London, HybridSalary:£43,981 to £64,644 Grade 7 / 8Hours:Full TimeContract Type:Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On: 6th January 2026

Closes: 6th February 2026

Job Ref: B02-09911

About us

The Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence (MRC CoRE) in Clinical Trials Innovation is a newly established centre of excellence for clinical trials methodology.

The MRC CoRE brings together a nationwide consortium, led by Mahesh Parmar (UCL) and Co-Leads from Universities of Cambridge, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Newcastle and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

The CoRE aims to establish the UK as the world’s leading research and innovation hub for clinical trial design and delivery that will transform studies of disease prevention and treatment globally.

The CoRE builds on the research of the MRC CTU at UCL: further details about the CoRE can be found on our Institute website.

About the role

We are seeking to recruit Statistical Methodologists to join the CoRE team at UCL. The role holder will typically be expected to contribute to two priority topics or one priority topic and statistical computing, with a focus on the five CoRE priority topics.

The role holder will join a wider group of junior and senior Statistical Methodologists working within the CoRE in its partner institutions, and with the wider CoRE research community which includes, national and internationally based Clinicians, CTUs and with Industry.

The successful candidate will also benefit from Associate Membership of the Centre for Advanced Research Computing (ARC), UCL’s institute for infrastructure and innovation in digital research.

These posts are funded for 3 years in the first instance with the likelihood of extension.

About you

Applicants should have a post-graduate qualification in medical statistics, coupled with a thorough understanding and experience of using statistical methods for design and/ or analysis in medical research. They must have the ability to write programs independently using one or more stats package (Stata, SAS or R). They should be able to take initiative, prioritise and organise their own workloads.

What we offer

We are recruiting for positions, either at a Grade 7 Research Fellow or a Grade 8 Senior Research Fellow (Statistical Methodologist).

The salary offered will be at Grade 7 (£43,981 - £52,586) or Grade 8 (£54,931 - £64,644) per annum depending on skill and experience.

This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Support Staff.

We offer the opportunity to work flexibly between our office and home, along with core hours and flexible start/finish times.

We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within UCL at this level.

We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible.

Our Department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/

Customer advert reference: B02-09911