Do you feel you're working like a firefighter?
Do you have the perception, you're solving the same problems over and over?
Do you worry about ever-changing requests from your business partners?

Then you are not alone - not even alone in the pharma world.

In today's episode, we will talk about the data ops manifesto which addresses such problems. There are actually a couple of such manifestos out there such as the agile manifesto or the dev ops manifesto. These sound similar to Demings 14 principles outlined in his “out of the crisis” publication.

6 effective leadership behaviours for statisticians

One of my favourite leadership podcast run by Olaf Kapinski - unfortunately in German - had a great episode recently (see here for the link to the Leben-Führen podcast: https://leben-fuehren.de/5-wirksame-verhalten-fuer-fuehrungskraefte/?pk_campaign=podcast&pk_kwd=5-wirksame-verhalten-fuer-fuehrungskraefte)

Today, we’re reflecting on the 5 behaviours Olaf mentioned and add a great 6th one, which is very relevant as well.

Can you really do a bigger role?
Did you have a moment in your career, where you were thinking that you as a statistician is put in a box or labelled in such a way that limits your influence?

Only specialized statisticians discussed indirect comparisons in the past but over the years the topic developed into something, every statistician should know about.

In this episode, Benjamin and I talk about the important reasons for using indirect comparison (IC).

During this episode, we will review some of the highlights from this year. It’ll help you to remember a couple of lessons learned or inspire you to listen to some episodes (again).

So, hopefully you’ve listened to all of our other podcasts and you are still interested in applying for a job as a medical statistician…

This episode will give you all the information you need to find out how to apply, CV tips and what to expect at the interview, and what to do and what not to do!

I once reviewed tables for a randomized study and noticed several comments about testing the baseline characteristics. The commenters were arguing which test would be best to test for the differences between the 2 randomized groups at baseline.

This made my first angry about the wasted time and then curious about the reasons, statisticians still do this.

In today's episode, Benjamin and I discuss some backgrounds for baseline testing in randomized studies.

Listen to this episode, share it with others who might learn from it, and be an effective statistician!

What's interesting about the early phase?
What are the typical decisions for phase II?
Speaking about a new indication, how do you see decisions are being made across the industry?
How should we think about phase II studies in this setting?
What statistical approaches do we have to formulate this thinking?

So, you want to be a Statistician in the pharmaceutical industry, a key player in drug research and development, but you are wondering what employers look for in the perfect candidate?

PSI CALC are here to share their top tips on being the ideal candidate, what to expect when you apply and to share their ideas of what the industry is currently looking for in a graduate statistician.

Do you know how to make a good to-do list?
Do you know how to set priorities versus time it takes?
Do you have a problem with over-committing?

One of the most effective skills you can have in life is effective time management. According to Michael Hyatt: "What gets scheduled gets done. " If you're not managing your time well, there's no way you're going to reach your goals at work and the life outside of it.

Marc Zao-Sanders - time boxing as the number 1 ranked tool for productivity among 100 tips