Research Associate (541757) at University of Strathclyde

The Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS) seeks to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) in Clinical Decision Support Tools in Acute Care to join our expanding Pharmacoepidemiology research program. This post is aligned to the HDR (Health Data Research) UK’s Driver Programme “Medicines in acute and chronic care”.

Salary: £36,024 – £44,263 (as of August 2023)
FTE: 1.0 (35 hours/week)
Term: Fixed (5 Years)
Closing Date: 04/08/2023

The Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS) seeks to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) in Clinical Decision Support Tools in Acute Care to join our expanding Pharmacoepidemiology research program.  This post  is aligned to the HDR (Health Data Research) UK’s Driver Programme “Medicines in acute and chronic care”.

At Strathclyde we have invested to create an internationally leading research environment of medicines data scientists. Our reputation and increasing partnerships and networks (including Sweden, Brazil, Kenya, South Africa) are focused on maximising the use of established and new (phenotypic and bio-resource) health data to create the next generation of clinical decision support (CDS) tools in routine clinical care. You will join our established pharmacoepidemiology programmes (https://www.strath.ac.uk/research/subjects/pharmacybiomedicalsciences/pharmacoepidemiologyandhealthcare/) which are focused on understanding the real-world effectiveness of new medicines to inform a more stratified approach to clinical care.

This five-year position is for a Postdoctoral Research Associate with expertise in health data, data science, statistical modelling and/or computing / artificial intelligence to work within HDR UK’s Driver Programme “Medicines in acute and chronic care”. This position is based at Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science (SIPBS) at the University of Strathclyde, but the Driver programme includes five other Postdoctoral Research Associates (PDRAs) in total, spanning universities in the North, South-West, Midlands in England and Scotland and Wales, providing an excellent support community. The PDRAs will work collaboratively across centres as part of a vibrant data science and clinical community, focused on delivering innovative solutions to medicines management. This post will help develop and test novel clinical decision support tools using electronic health data from the recently established Hospital Electronic Prescribing and Medicine Administration (HEPMA) system across hospitals in Scotland in linkage with other national electronic health records.

You will be educated to a minimum of a 2:1 Degree and have a PhD (or equivalent professional experience) in an appropriate discipline. Previous research experience in pharmacoepidemiological methods, statistics, and/or health data science is essential. You will have: a genuine desire for the research area; good communication skills, the ability to work both within a NHS and academic environment; and the motivation to contribute towards identifying and/or securing additional support for Knowledge Exchange and research opportunities for the University of Strathclyde.

Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to either Dr Amanj Kurdi, Reader in Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacy Practice (amanj.baker@strath.ac.uk) or Dr Tanja Mueller, Lecturer in Pharmacoepidemiology and Health Services Research (tanja.mueller@strath.ac.uk).

Formal interviews for this post will be held on 16/08/2023.

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