
Associate Consultant - (Clinical Outcome Assessment - COA)
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Contribute to projects focused on the development, evaluation, and implementation of Clinical Outcome Assessments research including Patient Reported Outcomes.
- Provide research support in all aspects of project delivery including qualitative and quantitative data collection, data analysis, report writing, and writing abstracts and manuscripts
- A master’s degree in health psychology, psychology, sociology, life sciences or other relevant topic (a 2:1 or higher)
- 2 to 4 years experience in outcomes research, qualitative research and/or patient reported outcomes development and evaluation
- Proven experience in MS office suite including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- A PHD
- Understanding of clinical drug development and regulatory (FDA, EMA) procedures and guidance
- Knowledge of the pharmaceutical/medical device industry and the clients operating environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Proven experience in Atlas, NVIVO or MAXQDA
- Ability to work on multiple projects and prioritise workload
- Good time management, organisational skills, and attention to detail
- Hard-working with a commitment to high-quality deliverables
- Ability to work proactively and on own initiative and actively solve problems when required
o Develop qualitative and quantitative research study protocols including interview guide development, and survey development
o Lead and conduct literature and instrument reviews including development of search strategy protocols, citation screening, literature review, development of data extraction tables, and review of social media data where appropriate
o Plan and conduct reviews of relevant COA/PRO instruments according to scientific and regulatory guideline
o Plan and conduct competitor landscaping activities e.g., review of PROLabels, clinicatrials.gov, EPARs, approved FDA and EMA labels, and regulatory meeting minutes and communications
o Plan and conduct qualitative interviews/focus groups with patients, clinicians, caregivers, and other relevant stakeholder groups
o Provide research guidance and advice to research analysts
o Report writing and delivery of findings (Word/PowerPoint)
o Distill key messages from data analysis and write recommendations
o Attend and present at client meetings
o Attend training as required
- Work with project team to meet project deadlines and achieve project objectives
- Effective and timely administration (conform to house styles and processes)