The 2019 PSI Conference took place at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre (QEII), London, with the theme of “Data Driven Decision Making in Medical Research”. The sessions included early phase innovative trial design, industry best practice, statistical issues in safety drug labelling, model-based dose-finding designs, an update from Transcelerate and much more. In this series of …
Do you agree that everybody makes mistakes?Have you had to deal with a mistake yourself, that you were really concerned about?Were you afraid about speaking with your supervisor or your team with it? We are all imperfect humans making mistakes. The questions are: how do we deal with them, what we can do about them, …
Mistakes – How to minimize them – How to manage them Read More »
Interview with Julia Carter Have you been sitting in boring presentations that made you start reading your emails? Have you been listening to someone, wondering if this is for me?Have you been getting away from a presentation and thinking 2 hours later: “what was this about?” You’re surely don’t want your audience to feel this …
Interview with Jack Corbett I recently changed my job and moving from one company to another comes with lots of uncertainty. Will I pick the right one? How can I make sure, that I actually get the job, that I want? Will hiring companies find me and offer me jobs? For any statistician a job …
Are you up for a job change? Insights from a recruiter Read More »
Have you ever considered to work with a placement student?Do you consider to spend some time as a placement student yourself? In this interview with Katie Thorn and Claire Brittain, we’re exploring factors, which help to make it a win for both sides. Both have worked very well together and share their stories. We step …
I recently talked to a statistician, that initiated a small company internal group of statisticians to drive forward methodological innovation projects. While this surely will help the individuals to learn more about statistical methods, it was less clear, why and on which topics the group should focus their activities on. While most of our day-to-day …
Questions to ask yourself before starting a new project Read More »