

The Effective Statistician - in association with PSI
Alexander Schacht and Benjamin Piske, biometricians, statisticians and leaders in the pharma industry
The podcast from statisticians for statisticians to have a bigger impact at work. This podcast is set up in association with PSI - Promoting Statistical Insight. This podcast helps you to grow your leadership skills, learn about ongoing discussions in the scientific community, build you knowledge about the health sector and be more efficient at work. This podcast helps statisticians at all levels with and without management experience. It is targeted towards the health, but lots of topics will be important for the wider data scientists community.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Nov 28, 2022 • 23min
First mover advantage and how it applies to statistics
First Mover Advantage gives the statistician the power to direct development and growth in relation to the creation of new solutions to problems that arise in the beginning and even in the third phase of the research before they are released for actual application by pharma companies.
The consideration of the first mover advantage requires that a statistician be more detailed in checking the data and using such advantage to offer a more effective solution to existing issues.
There is a need to start up early in determining the problem and communicating it with others.
For a person to take the first mover advantage, there is a need to speak out. It takes courage to do so, but with the right confidence and the right motivation, reaching out to the audience is easier and more effective for statisticians to consider.
Listen to this episode, you would be able to get the best value you can apply in your own profession as a statistician and as a leader in the industry.

Nov 21, 2022 • 16min
By country analyses for clinical trials and observational studies
Finding a common ground among the countries involved and using it to establish the foundation of the study.
Using the common ground as a basis for the variables that are to be used for sample measurement and analysis.
Improving how data is balanced between differences to create a singular and focused outcome.
Considering removing countries that do not fit within the common ground variable in a multi-country study.
It is expected that the lessons presented in this episode will help statisticians pay more serious attention to the differences in their base sample source to reduce the margin of mistakes once the data is already being analyzed.
Listen to this episode now to see how this information could personally and professionally help your journey in statistics.

Nov 15, 2022 • 41min
Leadership - what it means, how we built it, how it will help us shape the future of statistics
Interview with Alun Bedding
Get formal learning about leadership and reflect on it
Get a professional coach to get proper guidance and feedback
You learn by being proactive and by practicing the 7 habits of highly effective people
Deeply know your WHY before you start leading your team (see the book by Simon Sinek)
Review the fundamentals of leadership from time to time
Own the mistakes of the team
Do not micromanage
Motivate others to be leaders too
Giving your full trust to your team plays a big role to their success
and more....
Links and references:
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen R Covey
Trust and Inspire - Stephen M.R. Covey
Start with Why - Simon Sinek
Leadership Strategy and Tactics - Jocko Willink
The Trusted Executive - Dr John Blakey
Podcast Episode: Lifting The Lid - The one with the internal coach from the pharma industry
Here is a link to Aluns other podcast appearance talking about his journey as a coach (Link).

Nov 7, 2022 • 41min
Answers to 7 questions you probably have about improving your presentations using stories
Interview with Helen Packham
Developing rapport with the audience is critical to convincing them that your message is something they can use.
Storytelling does not need to be in depth, but it needs to be connected with the topic that you are going to discuss in the presentation.
Storytelling enhances the way you connect with your audience through giving them an idea of what you have done and inspiring them the fact that they can achieve the same success that you have.
Storytelling takes different strategies depending on the topic being discussed in a presentation.
Listen to this podcast and learn more about how you can use storytelling to get the attention of your audience and send a message that triggers action and change.
Reference: 7 common questions

Oct 31, 2022 • 24min
Multitasking
Multitasking destroys your productivity more than build it up.
Focus takes practice before it gives you the outcome that you want from the tasks that you give attention to.
It is best to complete one task after another instead of doing them all at once.
Statistical research requires focus for them to be analyzed with full accuracy.
Understanding how to manage time is better than multitasking on several tasks and is more effective than accomplishing all job orders altogether.
This podcast is certainly something that can help everyone in every different industry within and outside the field of statistics.
You'll learn a lot from this episode and apply them to your own tasks and share it with others as well.
Head on to The Effective Statistician now and increase the rate of your productivity today.

Oct 26, 2022 • 46min
Practical steps to improve your leadership skills
interview with Gary Sullivan
In terms of courses, we specifically dive deeper on The Effective Statistician Leadership Program. You can find more on this program information here!

Oct 24, 2022 • 25min
5 use cases for network meta-analyses you should know about
Interview with Daniel Saure
Understanding your phase 3 data
Understanding competitive data
Critique Published meta-analyses
HTA submissions
Reevaluation of Price
Here are some lessons you can get from this conversation:
You need to frame your data and measure the success of your product or your studies and protect the information to avoid any exploitation by other third parties that would want to use your data for their branding.
Establish an effective manner by which you compare your data with the data collected by your competition.
Make sure to react fast and have an existing alternative communication plan in case exploitation of data does happen.
The landscape of meta-analysis continues to change depending on market demands and it is critical for statisticians to consider these adjustments to follow through the changing trend.
Head on to The Effective Statistician and learn more from what this podcast offers. Please share this with your friends and peers and learn from our conversation.

Oct 20, 2022 • 37min
Bonus Episode: Understanding leadership deeply – trust, relationship, and influence for statisticians
Interview with Gary Sullivan
We don’t stay general and speak about specific examples, including negotiations.
After listening to this episode, you will have a solid understanding of the levers of success, that is not associated with technical knowledge.
This is the first part of the interview with Gary (check here for part 1).

Oct 17, 2022 • 32min
R and its rising role
Coline Roche, an expert in using the R Strategy, discusses improving team effectiveness, delegation, and internal leadership alignment. They explore the rise of R in data analysis, integrating validation into development, benefits of using an app for data communication, and the importance of a strategic approach to problem-solving and implementing solutions.

Oct 10, 2022 • 17min
Leaders are persistent
Persistence helps break the barriers between statisticians and their stakeholders
With the right persistence, statistical clinical research can lead to remarkable changes in healthcare
Persistent leadership drives more effective results that bring efficient adjustments
With persistence comes conviction, making every leaders statistician be convincing enough to bring people to act upon the changes
Head on to the podcast, share with your friends and colleagues, and learn more from this podcast today.