The Effective Statistician - in association with PSI

Interview with Gary Sullivan What is a good definition of leadership? Why should technical statisticians worry about developing leadership skills? What happens, if you have limitations in your leadership skills? What should the mindset of a statistical leader be? When should statisticians start thinking about developing their leadership skills? Listen to this episode and share the link with your friends and colleagues who might learn from it!

Interview with Josephine Wolfram RWES are collected through statisticians actually getting involved in the collection of data through interview, survey, and feedback questionnaire from both physicians and patients. Validation of data should be accomplished through focusing on the accuracy of the representation of the data from actual settings and how they could be applied in real-life cases. Statistical reliability is critical to the value of clinical trials and how they could be applied in actual life situations and health cases. Proving to FDA that RWEs are valid enough to provide the support needed by targeted patients is critical to determining the real value that every clinical trial serve. Listen to this episode and share this with your friends and colleagues!

Interview with Julia Carter Why do statisticians need to be more influential? Is influencing actually something bad on inappropriate? What characterizes an influential person? Which practices help statisticians increase their influence? Many statisticians are more introverted. How can they deal with more extrovert business partners from other functions? Relationships are key for influencing without authority. Trust is key to building these relationships. What can statisticians do, to generate more trust? Networking is another aspect of building relationships. What actions to take to build networks? Many of us work in virtual settings to some extent. This poses additional barriers to influencing others as it is much harder to be heard and understood. Which techniques can we apply to overcome these hurdles?

Kimberley Hacquoil Statisticians’ contributions to change is increases when they get involved with smaller crowds. Statisticians working with smaller groups or agencies are required to develop better communication skills so they can easily collaborate with their teams and their superiors and actually drive goals towards extensive developments. Effective leadership is a must for statisticians who become a part of smaller entities because they get involved in decision-making procedures more actively. Statisticians who want to transfer from larger entities to smaller ones should be prepared to take on distinct huge responsibilities. Listen to this episode and share this with your friends and colleagues!

how it relates to your goals, what it takes to think strategically, which role innovation has here, what practical steps to take to drive teams forward, which knowledge to acquire to lead teams successfully, how this relates to influencing, and how your attitude will play a big role in this.

Interview with Josephine Wolfram​ RWEs are dependent on actual patient reaction and response data collected through records provided by the healthcare agencies RWEs are viewed differently by statisticians and the FDA which may create friction, especially in the process of having one medication submitted for approval and production. and more... Learn more about effective clinical trials based on dependable evidence and other topics that will help you in becoming an effective statistician. Listen to this episode and share this with your friends and colleagues! References: RWD SIG homepage Draft guidance

Bonus Episode Leading people Convincing business partners Delivering value and selling it – and what does selling means Thinking outside the status quo to improve things in the long run Always learning about the business and the people in the business Learning about statistical innovation Doing things more effectively Becoming more impactfully Raising your business acumen – internally and externally Having quality in mind Quote from the Episode by Bill Gates “Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.”

Interview with Lina Eliasson Patient adherence is affected by different surrounding factors in the lifestyle and personal perspectives of the patients involved in a clinical trial Technological innovation makes it easier for patient adherence to progress; however, implementing these technological inclusions may present challenges to researchers. Hearing the voice of the patients is critical to determining strategies that can help improve patient adherence in clinical studies. Patient-centered goals could drive patient adherence to increase fast especially because the participants the benefits that they can get from strictly following the schedule and dosage of their medication. Addressing personal fears and barriers through proper communication with the patients is an important aspect of successful clinical trials. It can only be achieved through the involvement of personally invested researchers who are more than willing to reach out to the participants and hear out their concerns. To be a better statistician, learning how to influence patient adherence positively can help improve not only your capacity to reach your goals but also your capacity to motivate the implementation of change in different fields of healthcare. Reference: How the EMERGE guideline on medication adherence can improve the quality of clinical trials Learn more about adherence and other topics that will help you in becoming an effective statistician. Listen to this episode and share this with your friends and colleagues!

Interview with Liz Thompson What are you good at? What are you passionate about? What can you do to add value to the society? Statisticians have all the necessary skills to make things happen and they should try to find an option to make such changes happen by standing up and getting out of the office to engage with people and organizations that relate closely with their passion. Working on your passion entails working more on value. For statisticians who want to gain more satisfaction from what they do, stepping out of their comfort zone may be a great choice to consider. From connecting with different networks and meeting other advocates, the skills and knowledge of a statistician can be used further when the goal is more focused on a creating a specific solution to improve patient-care. To make that choice of stepping out of statistics, you must weigh your odds, find your passion, connect with the right network, and be motivated enough to make the change you want to achieve.

Leaders never stop learning even from their subordinates Leaders invest in themselves in sharpening their tools, their skills and exploring possibilities for growth Leaders get along with change and move forward by adjusting to the demands surrounding their profession. Leaders thrive in finding more solutions in the face of limitations and barriers and pursuing the goals they have set for themselves and their team. Perseverance differentiates the pathway of great leaders from good leaders. Clarity of purpose redefines the way a leader establishes his plan and how he pursues to reach his goals even when situations change. Learn more about leadership that will help you in becoming an effective statistician. Listen to this episode and share this with your friends and colleagues!