Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Statistician Programmer/Statistician

Department of Radiation Oncology
Full time, Fixed 12 month position
East Melbourne

(Ref. No. 0708-41)

As Australia’s foremost Cancer Centre, the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre provides high quality treatment and support to cancer patients, their families and carers. Peter Mac is an internationally renowned organisation with its main campus in East Melbourne and satellite services at Box Hill, Moorabbin and Bendigo.

Peter Mac offers its employees the following benefits:

Salary Packaging/ADOs

Employee Assistance Program

Central City Location

Supported Education Programs

Training and Development Program

The uro-oncology service has a variety of innovative technical studies aiming to improve treatment accuracy for prostate and bladder cancers. The dual aim of such studies is to improve cancer control and reduce normal tissue side effects. This position within the uro-oncology service, is to assist the service through the design and implementation of advanced statistical techniques for the optimisation of radiotherapy delivery. Within this area the successful candidate will be required to:

Independently conduct applied statistical research

Design and execute statistical analyses for clinical trials

Provide statistical consultation to medical and radiation therapy practitioners

The successful candidate must possess a degree in statistics or a closely related numerate discipline, have a proven track record in statistical research and have experience in statistical programming, preferably S-Plus or R. Additionally, the successful candidate must possess good written and oral communication skills and be able to demonstrate the ability to work with minimal supervision.

A post-graduate qualification in statistics, experience in the application of Bayesian statistics, as well as experience in the design and analysis of clinical trials are all highly desirable. An understanding of oncology, familiarity with machine learning techniques, and with GLMs are advantageous.

For further information regarding this challenging opprtunity in a dynamic and growing field, please contact Alan Herschtal, Biostatistician on (03) 9656 3639 or Alan.Herschtal@petermac.org

Applications to Damien Phillips, Acting General Manager, Division of Radiation Oncology, Locked Bag 1, A’Beckett St, Melbourne 8006 or email: Damien.Phillips@petermac.org Friday 15th August 2008.

Position Description is available on the Peter Mac website at www.petermac.org/career/Jobs/main.asp