Research Analyst

What are we looking for in our Research Analyst?

(RWE) Research Analyst - UK Remote - 12+ Months contract - £400 per day inside IR35 Umbrella

Job Description:

• The Real-World Evidence (RWE) Research Analyst is responsible for the scientific and methodological aspects of RWE projects as well as providing technical guidance for other members of the team.
• Major Accountabilities
• Provide analytic leadership and innovation regarding RWE projects, secondary data analyses, evidence synthesis, and associated methodology.
• Provide guidance to team members on study design and analysis activities and stakeholder interactions.
• Supervise quality review documentation in accordance with current processes.
• Drive quality and accuracy of deliverables and make constant improvements to the services provided.
• Actively contribute to the uptake of best practices for RWE within the team.
• Engage with external academic and commercial analytics ecosystem and the published literature to; stay abreast of the latest technical developments in the RWE, epidemiological, and data science fields.
• Conduct RWE studies and analyses involving new creative approaches and oversee data management and statistical programming activities. Provide guidance on performing in-depth research and quantitative and qualitative analysis independently.
• Keep an oversight over the progress of the onboarding of new team members.
• Support talent identification and advancement as well as the hiring of new talent and team expansion strategies.
• Support project management by coordinating project activities and timelines as well as issue management.
• Provide guidance and independently draft and edit documents such as research proposals, protocols, and statistical analysis plans.
• Appropriately track communications with stakeholders as well as project-related decisions taken.
• Present research and analysis results to stakeholders.

Key Performance Indicators

Performance will be measured annually based on specific objectives. These objectives are set in conjunction with the associate’s manager.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree plus 11+ years conducting research in the pharma industry, contract research organization, or academic institute; or experience in a closely related discipline within the pharma industry (e.g., clinical research, statistics, epidemiology, pricing).

Or

Master’s degree in a field such as epidemiology, biostatistics, statistics, bioinformatics, or similar. And 8+ years of experience conducting research in the pharma industry, contract research organization, or academic institute; or experience in a closely related discipline within the pharma industry.

Or

Ph.D. in a field such as epidemiology, biostatistics, statistics, bioinformatics, or similar. And 7+ years of experience conducting research in the pharma industry, contract research organization, or academic institute; or experience in a closely related discipline within the pharma industry.

Minimum requirements:

• Extensive experience with RWE projects. Full life cycle experience of Non-interventional Studies (NIS) of varying design.
• Technical proficiency in analytical and visualization tools and statistical programming languages such as SAS, R, R/shiny, Python, Tableau, Spotfire, SPSS, and STATA.
• Deep knowledge of RWE data sources and standards, such as MarketScan, CPRD, JMDC, Optum, PharMetrics, and OMOP.
• Extensive experience in the application of statistical methods to the analysis of observational data.
• Expert-level knowledge in at least one area of epidemiology, biostatistics, statistics, and machine learning. Expert in applied statistics.
• Good understanding of organizational processes. Extensive experience working cross-functionally with key internal stakeholders.
• Open to experimentation and taking smart risks to support creative thinking that leads to practical solutions to healthcare and business challenges.
• Holds a high standard of quality excellence. Continuously seeking to enhancing standards, and technology through expansion of knowledge and training.
• Support teamwork to deliver innovative new products swiftly and efficiently to patients and healthcare providers.
• High ethical values and standards.
• Able to speak out, challenge conventional thinking, and stand up for ideas.
• Proven experience leading teams of Analysts, Data Scientists, Dashboard developers, and Programmers.
• Excellent project management skills: can prioritize multiple tasks and goals to ensure timely completion.
• Confident and competent when interacting with internal stakeholders.
• Excellent proven writing skills, ideally with published papers in academic journals.
• Verbal communication and presentation skills. Highly effective at summarizing and presenting key considerations and evidence.
• Strong team spirit.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Postgraduate qualification (Masters or PhD) in a relevant field.
• Publications or presentations in recognized RWE/biomedical journals/conferences highly desired.
• Prior experience working in pharma/biotech/CRO/RWE organizations.