Lecturer in Digital Health and Clinical Trials

Job title:

Lecturer in Digital Health and Clinical Trials

Company

Imperial College London

Job description

Location:White City/ Hybrid, with an academic base in Imperial Clinical Trials Unit at White City, London and key collaborations with Imperial academics and clinical staff at Imperial’s other sites including St Mary’s, Charing Cross, South Kensington and Hammersmith.About the role:We are seeking an academic leader for Digital Health and Clinical Trials to develop a new Digital Health Trial and Research Portfolio for . ICTU works to bring together academic, trial management and data systems expertise, with the statistical and methodological group being a key component. Trial designs range across stages but are mostly focused on late phase efficacy and confirmatory trials.Traditional clinical trials are resource intensive, and a large part of this is due to operational processes. Data-enabled trials use digital technologies to identify, recruit, monitor and collect and track outcomes. They offer advantages such as lower costs, faster recruitment, and greater participant diversity. We are seeking an individual to develop and lead a new trial and research portfolio for ICTU in Digital Health.What you would be doing:You will:

• Lead a new digital health trial team and research stream that you will develop and secure funding for, with the support of senior academic colleagues.
• Work closely with the Head of Trial Statistics and Head of Trial Methodology to manage the wider running and management of statistics and methods research in ICTU.
• Work with members of the ICTU statistics team to provide high quality statistical advice and analysis for the design of clinical trials and development of funding applications.
• Form part of the Senior Management team for ICTU and the Statistics Management team.
• Develop and lead teaching sessions on digital health in clinical trials for Imperial.
• Contribute to teaching activities for ICTU and the School of Public Health at the expected level for an academic post. This will include delivery of lectures, development of assessments, supervision of master students, and marking for undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

What we are looking for:You will:

• Possess a PhD in statistics, mathematics, health sciences or related field or equivalent
• Have an established reputation in either digital health research and/or trials, including evaluations of digital health interventions, and an interest in the research and development of data-enabled trials.
• – Have experience in designing trials and be up to date with progress in data enabled trials.
• Have the skills needed to develop a methods research theme focusing on areas to realise the full potential of data-enabled trials. This research will include examining the use of routinely collected data in trials on aspects such as assessing data capabilities and challenges around quality, access and regulatory compliance.
• Be able to demonstrate an ability to attract project funding

Full information on duties, responsibilities and criteria for the post can be found in the Job Description which is available on the Imperial’s job site.What we can offer you:Please see our for more information about Imperial and the benefits available to staffFurther InformationIf you require any further details about the role, please contact:Professor Victoria Cornelius –£69,332 to £78,576 per annum

Expected salary

£69332 – 78576 per year

Location

London

Job date

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 02:35:14 GMT

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