PSI makes two awards each year to practicing statisticians and elects honorary members on an occasional basis.We also work with universities to recognise excellent students of statistics.
Since 2011, PSI and the Royal Statistical Society have awarded a prize each year for the most influential example of the application of an existing statistical practice, or the implementation of an innovative statistical practice, in the pharmaceutical industry. Further details, including entry forms, are available via our Statistical Excellence in the Pharmaceutical Industry Award page, or on the RSS website.
PSI relies on volunteers to organise and run all of its activities. Since 2003 the Board of Directors have recognised the unsung heroes of PSI through the annual Mick Godley Award. The late Mick Godley was an Honorary Member of PSI and he will always be remembered for his enthusiasm for, and commitment to, the health and growth of PSI as an organisation. Along with this recognition, each recipient wins a free place at an annual PSI Conference.
The society occasionally recognises long and outstanding contributions to the society by awarding honorary membership. It is the highest award PSI can bestow and recognises outstanding service on behalf of PSI and its membership sustained over many years.
| Year | PSI/RSS award | Mick Godley award | Honorary membership |
| 2021 | Lisa Hampson | Lyn Taylor | Ray Harris |
| 2020 | Sandeep Menon | David Lawrence | |
| 2019 | Graeme Archer, Jacquie Christie & Mike Smith | Chrissie Fletcher | |
| 2018 | Mouna Akacha & Simon Bate | Amanda Darekar & Ingrid Franklin | |
| 2017 | Michael O'Kelly | Paul Terrill | |
| 2016 | Richard Nixon | Aaron Dane | Lesley France |
| 2015 | Nicky Best & Katrina Gore | Axel Krebs-Brown | |
| 2014 | Craig Mallinckrodt | Ian Hirsch | |
| 2013 | Björn Bornkamp | Sally Anderton | |
| 2012 | Harry Southworth | Rebecca Sudlow | Alan Phillips |
| 2011 | Phil Woodward | Rachel Moate | |
| 2010 | Mike Aylott | James Roger | |
| 2009 | Florence Le Maulf | ||
| 2008 | Kerry Dillingham | ||
| 2007 | Robert Toorawa | Stephen Senn | |
| 2006 | Ann Cleverly | ||
| 2005 | Sharon Laing | ||
| 2004 | Jo Michael | ||
| 2003 | Emma Simmons |
Honorary members awarded before 2003: Jorgen Seldrup, Mick Godley, Andy Grieve, David Morgan, Alan Ebbutt, John Lewis
Each academic year, PSI awards between 10 to 15 prizes of £100 each to university students who have excelled in their BSc or MSc with mathematical and statistical content. In previous years, these prizes have been awarded to those attaining the highest overall grade for the year, or the highest grade of dissertation for example. Any University running a relevant BSc or MSc course is invited to apply for a prize; once awarded, the university can choose a suitable recipient and the prize is given in the Summer (for BSc courses) or Autumn (for MSc courses).
Our monthly webinar explores examples of innovative data visualisations relevant to our day to day work. Each month a new dataset is provided from a clinical trial or other relevant example, and participants are invited to submit a graphic that communicates interesting and relevant characteristics of the data.
PSI are starting a book club! We will be reading/discussing non-technical books relevant to our roles. Participants will be split into smaller groups to network with each other and practice exercises.
Whatever your current challenge(s) at work, this workshop will explore what's holding you back, and how barriers can be removed in order to progress and achieve.
A PSI Training Course covering the statistical methods for repeated measures and other clustered data. Course will cover: Conditional models for continuous hierarchical data, Conditional models for continuous longitudinal data, Marginal models (GEE) for continuous longitudinal data & Discrete data.
Learn from others in the PSI Community who also associate with Imposter Syndrome. They will discuss the topic, give their own personal views and experiences and provide tips to beat it.
Complex Innovative Designs: overview and case studies from FDA pilot program and considerations on master protocols.
R is quickly gaining popularity within the pharmaceutical industry due to it being a very powerful object-orientated language, and is able to produce analyses and high quality graphics. This will be a hands-on interactive course and will utilise the RStudio Cloud development environment.
In just 1 hour, learn about the field of medical statistics and how it plays a crucial role in developing ground-breaking new medicines, vaccines and healthcare products.
Our annual PSI Medical Statistics Careers Event, will be held online on Wednesday 2nd March 2022. The event will include a live online panel discussion and a virtual exhibition session.
In this role you will consult in the design of complex and innovative studies and clinical trial programs as well as Leading DMC/DSMB processes.
Join our growing team and discover your extraordinary potential by working as a Covance by Labcorp Biostatistician 2 within our early phase biostatistics department.
The opportunity to combine an exciting professional career with excellent quality of life in the Cairngorms National Park area of Scotland.
For our global team in Europe we are seeking highly qualified candidates to fill the position of Global Director Biostatistics (m/f/x).
Joining us as Principal Biostatistician you will be responsible for providing statistical support of global clinical development programs in neuroscience.
Join our growing team and discover your extraordinary potential by working as a Covance by Labcorp Principal Biostatistician.
The Senior Manager Biostatistics will be responsible for leading biostatistics strategy and activities for a compound and/or for individual clinical studies.
Opportunity to join Amgen's centre for design & analysis. We are looking for a talented Statistician to join the Global Biostatistical Science team.
We have exciting opportunities for Statisticians at Quanticate across our global hubs. We are looking for people at a variety of levels with three years+ experience.
Novartis is establishing a virtual Analytics Network in the UK and we are currently recruiting PhD graduates to join this exciting new group!
