DrRachel O'Connell

Dr Rachel O’Connell is a Senior Research Fellow and biostatistician at the Sydney Clinical Trials Centre (CTC), where she has worked since 2001. She has more than 30 years of experience in biostatistics, spanning both clinical trials and epidemiological research. Prior to joining the CTC, she worked for five years at the Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Newcastle.

Dr O’Connell has extensive experience across a range of clinical and public health research areas, including oncology, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and neonatal medicine. She completed her PhD in 2011, with a thesis focused on forecasting risk following acute myocardial infarction.

In addition to her role at the CTC, Dr O’Connell has provided statistical leadership and consultancy support to a number of major clinical and research organisations, including serving as Consultant Statistician to the Sydney Cancer Centre at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and providing biostatistical support to the Kolling Institute and the Department of Rheumatology at Royal North Shore Hospital.