Job Description
Responsible for leading all UK&I non-registrational observational data generation activities in specific areas
Your new company
How would you like to join a leading Pharma company who are able to achieve operational/personal excellence in all they do?
Hays are teaming up with a leading global biopharma who are renowned for developing cutting edge medicines within Oncology, Hematology, Immunology, Cardiovascular and Fibrosis. The company is out to change lives with the ideas, knowledge, and analysis to fight the impossible. From this we have an amazing opportunity for a new Outcomes Research Scientist, with a clear individual progression pathway for you throughout the company.
We offer an extensive progression system within the company that allows continuous growth and achievements to be explored. There is a high base salary offered as well as a much-deserved scheme of rewards and incentives for hard work and meeting goals.
Our company thrives off the satisfaction of helping people and changing their lives for the better through our work. We put a big focus on people and what makes us human. This also means that our company is constantly looking out for new ways to assist to Pharma's and Biotech's and discover any new information in the process of aiding others to save lives globally.
Your new role
The company encourages from yourself trust and teamwork which will allow for you to flourish within the role. Your responsibilities are as follows -
- Provides real-world research (RWR) inputs into local Brand plans, in collaboration with local HEOR, Medical and Market Access teams.
- Understand the knowledge gaps and needs requiring RWR, as identified by the brand teams Propose and design executable RWR projects to translate cross-functional evidence gaps into feasible research
- Manages the technical aspects of non-interventional research (NIR) projects, in collaboration with Medical, HEOR colleagues and the CORDS team
- Develop study options to respond to Brand needs and prepare NIR study concept sheets with budget estimates.
- Responsible for budget management for RWR to include negotiating/phasing and tracking of spend
- Contract studies in line with company processes/identified stakeholders
- Support or lead preparation of study protocols, CRFs, and statistical analysis plans.
- Interpret study results, devise publication plans and support messaging.
- Provides education, training, and support to local Medical and HEOR teams in methods and processes for developing and executing local NIR projects.
- Supports scientific communications arising from local RWR projects and in collaboration with Regional Clinical Operations ensures full compliance with external Clinical Trials Transparency requirements
- Ensures the smooth implementation of NIR projects and studies:
- Acts as Study Director and supports CSR&O in managing vendors for outsourced projects
- Manage execution of analyses of licensed BMS RWR datasets e.g. CPRD/HES
- Collaborate with Regional Clinical Operations for projects run by our internal R&D organization
- Collaborate with CSR&O (Collaborative Science Research and Operations) and study teams for the tracking and follow-up of NIR projects
- Contributes to the RWR network with members from all Major Markets and ensures close collaboration with above-country functions (e.g. CORDS, Real-world data strategy, WW HEOR, WW Patient Safety) involved in RWD generation.
- Drives innovative RWR opportunities for UK/IE and explores new methodologies based on insights gained.
- Establishes strong partnerships with key academic and industry groups involved in exploiting the UK/IE RWD environment
What you'll need to succeed
- Masters or higher in Epidemiology or Statistics
- Prior experience in academia or payer environments as well as experience in the pharmaceutical sector (industry, CRO, etc.)
- Experience with large electronic medical or administrative datasets
- Experience with advanced epidemiological methods including multivariable modelling, propensity score matching, and a foundational knowledge of common machine learning approaches
- Experience with vendor management and NIR study implementation
- Experience of project management and leading multiple RWD studies with competing priorities across a complex matrix environment
- Understanding of the evolving UK data landscape
- Understanding of NIR research including study designs, data sources, methodological limitations, and statistical methods.
- Flexibility to work across therapeutic areas with different strategic priorities and data needs.
- Strong stakeholder management skills: Ability to function effectively in a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural environment.
- Strong communication skills, with capacity to communicate complex issues to different audiences.
What you'll get in return
- Casual, supportive, friendly environment
- A specific need to aim develop employees, set someone a career path
- Clear progression/development plan
- Promotions are common
- Employee wellbeing
- Directors are friendly and present
- Team nights out
- Life insurance, private medical insurance
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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