*Statistician *
34,000 to 39,000 (2 year contract position)
WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, Leicestershire, UK
The WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition is the global hub of nutritional expertise for Mars Petcare, with a remit to deliver “high-quality, innovative science conducted in a caring way”.
You’ll join a talented team of statisticians, setting and supporting the roll-out of best practice in statistical and experimental methodology to our pet care research sites around the globe. You will be involved in solving methodological questions concerning the design of our trials whilst your statistical programming skills will be utilised in developing tools to enable product developers to do their own data analysis and reporting. You’ll be expected to maintain awareness of new developments in statistics, and will be able to take advantage of opportunities to attend courses and conferences in relevant fields.
You’ll either have an MSc in statistics, or a BSc with relevant experience. Strong R programming skills are essential, with experience of Visual Basic also being advantageous. As you will be working to set and implement best practice ideas across a number of sites, a drive for results and good interpersonal skills are desirable.
Find out more about us at http://www.waltham.com
If you want to expand your knowledge and take on new challenges, then please send a CV and covering letter to carina.salt@googlemail.com