Job type
TemporaryLocation
Welwyn Garden CityWorking Pattern
Full-timeSpecialism
Research And DevelopmentIndustry
PharmaceuticalsPay
Competitive
Senior Patient Centres Outcomes Research Scientist
Job Title: Contractor Senior/Principal Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Scientist
Contract Length: 9 months
Location: Welwyn Garden City (ideally 2 days a week in the office)
About the Role:
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior/Principal Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Scientist to join our team for a 9-month contract. You will contribute to developing and implementing patient-centered measurement strategies, working closely with a diverse team of PCOR scientists and cross-functional stakeholders.
Summary of Tasks:
As a Senior/Principal Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Scientist, your day-to-day responsibilities will include some or all of the following:
- Development and/or strategic execution/implementation of patient-centered fit-for purpose measurement strategies throughout the drug development lifecycle. Including working in collaboration with study teams, global development teams and lifecycle teams
- Collaborating with data science and operations experts on study start-up, monitoring and close out as it pertains to clinical outcome assessments. This includes implementation of electronic clinical outcome assessments (COAs), linguistic validation, user acceptance testing and file format specification review.
- Assess the need to develop, evaluate, and/or successfully deploy new measurement tools to best capture the patient experience
- Provide subject matter expertise in one or more areas of clinical trial delivery such as measurement/digital strategy, linguistic validation, eCOA, site and patient engagement related to COAs
Skills Required:
- Education: Minimum of an MSc in Public Health, Psychology, or a related area (PhD preferred).
- Experience: 3+ years of hands-on experience in developing and implementing patient-centered measurement strategies, and in the planning, execution and dissemination of patient-centered evidence. This experience can be gained in a pharmaceutical company or consultancy.