The Effective Statistician - in association with PSI
Episodes
Join the abstract writing challenge!
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The last PSI conference has just ended, but the timeline for a new abstract submission for the next one in Barcelone in 2020 will come up in about Nov...
Are you up for a job change? Insights from a recruiter
17 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
How to work effectively as and with a placement student
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Questions to ask yourself before starting a new project
03 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I recently talked to a statistician, that initiated a small company internal group of statisticians to drive forward methodological innovation project...
Understanding heterogeneity for patient preference data and how it effects the benefit-risk ratio for treatments
27 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As statisticians in the medical field, we’re used to study subgroups of patients with respect to all kinds of biological variables: from demographic...
Useful tips to apply the composite estimand approach
20 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Estimands continue to be a hot topic, but many statisticians struggle to put it into practice. As statistician, we wonder about the correct interpreta...
Advanced approach for subgroup analyses in easy steps - SIDES
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most common questions I got asked during my nearly 2 decades of being a statistician sounds similar to this: “Which patients have the bes...
50 shades of pre-specification
06 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prespecified=good and post-hoc=bad. This is how we as statistician see it usually and I did too. However, over the past years I realized more and more...
How to best analyze ordinal data
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Analysing binary or continuous data usually doesn’t cause any headaches for statisticians. But when we step into ordinal data, most of us ignore the...
What you should know about risk-based monitoring!
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Risk-based monitoring plays an increasingly important role for clinical trials. Of course, the assessment of the risk is based on statistics. This pre...
How to train non-statisticians effectively - 11 tips to succeed
15 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1. Start with a relevant example 2. Collect questions upfront and track progress of answering them during the training 3. Create regular meetings to e...
Why and how to understand patient preferences
08 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ultimately, we work to improve patients lives but traditionally the voice of the patient was not important. However, over the last decades many stakeh...
Does getting a PhD help you long term? Pro vs Con
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Are you early in your career and you could still go for a PhD in statistics? Do you wonder, if this pays out short and long-term? Is it worth the mo...
What is the best career option for me?
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Do you want to change your job? Are you just looking for you first job? Do you consider to work for your own company or as a free-lancer? Then this e...
Introduction to Benefit-Risk Assessment
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Benefit-risk assessments are made by various stakeholders including sponsors, regulators, payers, physicians, and patients throughout the life-cycle o...
How to get most out of a conference
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk about - how to network - how to prepare for the conference - how to follow up after the conference As well as some specific ...
Introduction to cluster analysis
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode follows the outline of a webinar, that I presented in 2018 during a PSI webinar. I’m introducing cluster analysis and why you as a stat...
Data science or just statistics on non-medical data? A new horizon for statisticians
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a long tradition of statisticians working on clinical studies as well as other related data, e.g. pre-clinical data and observational data. ...
Current trends in data science for pharma – findings from a qualitative survey and what we should do about it!
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Do you want to learn where the health sector might be heading in terms of data science? Do you understand the opportunities and barriers in terms of ...
What you can learn about communication of statistics from a statistician working for the BBC
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's surely not the norm, that a statistician from the pharma sector ends up working for BBC. But Robert Cuffe has taken this step and needs to explai...
What is TransCelerate and how it will impact your work tremendously
04 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know that TransCelerate does for statisticians? Do you write study protocols, analysis plans and programming specifications as individual docum...
The rise of R and what role the AIMS SIG plays in it
28 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Do you think, R can’t be used for regulatory submissions? Are you forced to use SAS but would like to use R instead? Would you like to understand ho...
Practical steps to improve your leadership skills
22 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this last part of the leadership series with Gary Sullivan, we talk about the next steps, you can take to work on your leadership skills.
Skills you need to become a better leader!
14 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the third part of the leadership series with Gary Sullivan, we talk about: - What skills does it takes to influence as a statistician? - When it’...
Understanding leadership deeply: trust, relationship, influence for statisticians
07 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
n this second part of the interview with Gary, we speak about the building blocks of leadership without authority from a statistician’s perspective....
Free webinar: 4 reasons why statisticians fail to lead and how to overcome them!
04 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is an announcement episode of an upcoming free webinar. Learn more about this webinar and register for it at theeffectivestatistician.com/webinar...
Impress your supervisor by being super prepared for your goal setting discussion
31 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With some nice drinks in our hands, we welcome the new year and commit to new year resolutions. We set our personal goals and pretty soon, we’ll hav...
Best of the episodes from 2018 and outlook for 2019
24 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Christmas! This episode is the last one in 2018 and we will distil the best of the last 40 episodes for you in this Christmas edition of the pod...
How to work with key opinion leaders (KOLs)
17 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
KOLs play a major role in the health sector and professionally working together with them will boost your career! This episode provides you with lots ...
The past, presence and future of estimands!
10 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
If you ask someone within the pharma world of statisticians on what is the hottest topic, you most likely will just get: Estimands! Many scientific e...
How to prewire a meeting
03 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever been proposing or defending a project in a larger meeting - maybe even with senior management - and it didn't go as smoothly as you woul...
How to prepare for your year end review to stand out!
26 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Same procedure every year - the year end review as part of the performance management appears on your calendar. Are you worried about filling in forms...
Why should statisticians care about leadership and developing their leadership skills?
19 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We're launching a new leadership course next year and in this episode, we go into some key questions about statisticians and leadership.
Getting access for patients to new medications in Germany
12 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today, regulatory approval doesn't ensure anymore, that patients benefit from new therapies. As statisticians, we also need to ensure access and reimb...
How to make the right portfolio decisions
05 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We're all making decisions to optimize our studies. Optimizing project plans across different studies presents further challenges. But how to increase...
British Airways, CROs, Programmers – why you should start with Why
29 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
You have probably heard about Simon Sinek and his golden circle. If not, have a look at his great TED talk. In this episode we explain via a nice sto...
Being a supervisor – things you would love to have known before you became one … or that you should know if you want to
22 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Becoming a supervisor changes things dramatically at work for you. It did for me and Simon helped me by openly providing deep insights into his years ...
Getting things done, when timelines are tight
15 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Everybody knows such situations: tight timelines, high expectations and many things to do! But how can we work effectively in such situations. Many d...
Why and how to invest in your leadership skills
08 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Leadership skills for statisticians represents a common theme across many episodes of this podcast. As leadership consists of many different aspects, ...
Tables are not the key deliverables!
01 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Are you still counting tables? Do you worry about having to many of them? Do you wonder how to get an overview across all the results? In this episod...
Why and how to present at the next PSI conference
24 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Do you think, you have nothing to add to a statistical conference? Are you afraid of sharing your achievements? Do you wonder, why you should put in t...
How to sell your achievements
22 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We cover these topics: Why should you care What to do What to avoid
Multiplicity - practical tips with Alex Dmitrienko
10 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Understand multiplicity challenges in practical situations Learn how to actually implement it Learn where to get further information
20 key attributes of highly successful leaders part 2
03 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2 of this interview with Walt Offen, we cover: Having courage to speak up in all settings Listen carefully to others; ignore rank within the ...
20 key attributes of highly successful leaders part 1
27 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I have the privilege to interview Walt Offen. A statistician that is about to end an amazing career over a couple of decades of worki...
Vacation Episode 2018
13 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this very short episode, I'm stepping back from the day-to-day business and reflect about why we go to work every day. I have a very personal sto...
Multilevel Network Meta-Regression for population-adjusted treatment comparisons
06 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Indirect comparisons provide evidence, when no direct clinical trials are available. However, the different approaches come with various limitations. ...
Estimands in the presence of high and unbalanced drop out rates - a case study in the German HTA system
30 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
theeffectivestatistician.com Every statistician in the health sector must know about estimands and how to apply the estimand framework. In this epis...
Best of PSI 2018 - my personal view
23 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today I'm looking back at the PSI conference 2018 in Amsterdam. You'll learn about my personal highlights and key take aways from the conference. I h...
4 principles about effective delegation and how not only managers can benefit from it
16 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
theeffectivestatistician.com As a statistician we delegate all the time with programming being probably the most prevalent example. In this episode,...
Impactful influencing: actionable advice to get things done through and with others
09 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
theeffectivestatistician.com In this episode we have our first non-statistician as a guest. Julia has build her own consulting and training company Z...
How to successfully submit a reimbursement dossier in Australia?
02 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
theeffectivestatistician.com In order to make new drugs available to patients in Australia, a successful interaction with the PBAC – the Australian...
As a statistician – do you take the back seat or do you drive yourself?
25 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
theeffectivestatistician.com In this podcast episode, we discuss an important part of leadership - proactive behaviour. Or simply put - drive! As a ...
Everything to know to write programs like a pro
18 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ok – not everything, but in this episode you will get all the tips to make sure, you avoid the most common mistakes and that your code looks profess...
On building your own company
11 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
theeffectivestatistician.com In this episode, we’ll cover an amazing story by one of the best programmers and mentors I ever worked with - Shafi Ch...
Success starts in your head
04 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we share out ideas and experience, which mindset sets up statisticians for success. We cover topics around: - Leading people - Convin...
How to get out most from your PSI membership
28 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The guest in this episode represents the sponsor of this show - Nigel Howitt - current chair of PSI. After a short introduction of Nigel and his exp...
A picture says more than 1000 tables!
21 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, we tackle a difficult topic for a podcast, but Zak provides lots of expertise in this field and will introduce you to what vi...
How to become a world expert in an indication as a statistician
14 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
If we think of world experts, we often think of people, that are candidates for the Nobel prize. We tend to have the believe, that we will never be ab...
Your choice!
07 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In todays episode, we take a look into the future - the future of PSI and how it will impact you. Both candidates, that run for becoming chair of PSI ...
How to write impactful and effective emails while avoiding common mistakes
30 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have a lot of email ping-pong, where emails go back and forth many times – too many times? Are you aware about the brand of you, that you co...
Tips and tricks to reduce your email burden including the last resort option
23 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Everybody uses email multiple times during the day and email represents a key communication channel. Managing the flood of emails effectively, will re...
Is data science something for you?
16 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Data science, big data, business analytics … these are all buzz words in the industry at the moment and the hopes are high on what these areas will ...
Why should I get involved with PSI and what it’s like to run the PSI conference?
09 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’ll cover Lucys story about her work within PSI and how it helped her to with her promotion. She shares tips and tricks to make i...
10 reasons for your supervisor to approve your attendance at the PSI conference
02 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Are you afraid of asking your supervisor for approval to travel to Amsterdam to attend the PSI conference? Do you need convincing arguments for them ...
How to collaborate with a programmer to create a smooth work flow
26 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss our experiences in working with various programmers and what we as statisticians can do, to create an environment, where w...
How to work with a physician within Pharma to become a valuable partner
26 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak about one of the most important work relationships – the one with the physician. As a statistician we work with them in al...
How will our podcast boost your career as a statistician?
16 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In our first episode, we talk about who is writing and talking here, if this podcast fits your needs and will help you, how the podcast will boost yo...