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Abstract:
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The life of an academic medical statistician involves consulting and collaborating on medical research projects. In some settings, the statistician also may be expected to have an independent research program. With its nearly exclusive research focus, this career choice offers many unique opportunities and challenges not found in a traditional academic position. The moderators of this roundtable have a combined experience of 10+ years as academic medical statisticians, and both are recent recruits to this setting. They will discuss practical issues, such as creating and running statistical consulting units, making time for your own research, dealing with isolation, finding good collaborators, obtaining funding for research, and teaching statistics to medical researchers. The roundtable is targeted for statisticians early in their career, although people in any career stage are welcome.
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