Real World Evidence Scientist

RBW consulting are proud to be partnered with a successful, innovative and dynamic client based in the heart of London with secondary offices in Newcastle and Manchester. Our client are a very close knit, diverse group made up of accomplished professionals supported by a highly enthusiastic and rapidly developing team who promote a culture of creativity, independent thinking and team-work who strive for scientific excellence. 

With over a decade of experience specialising in evidence generation and synthesis, decision-analytic modelling and statistical analysis in economic evaluations for healthcare reimbursement & market access our client are now looking for an exceptional Senior Real World Evidence Scientist with an excellent understanding of Health Economics to join their team.

We are looking for a professional with expertise in designing and executing Real World Evidence generation strategies to support global HEOR, pricing and market access requirements. You will drive the Real World Evidence service offering and capabilities within our clients business and play a key role in the acquisition, planning and management of research projects across a wide range of methodological and therapeutic areas, including oncology, infectious disease, cardiovascular disease & more.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a driven, dynamic and ambitious professional to join this established company with high ambitions to expand over coming years that will also provide genuine opportunities for personal professional development and career advancement. To top it off, our client can also offer a very competitive base salary, bonus and excellent benefits.

Key responsibilities: 

Technical & Leadership.

• Lead the development of research questions, study protocols and statistical analysis plans for real world evidence generation needs.
• Lead and coordinate the management and analysis of real world data sets to derive clinically and economically meaningful outputs. 
• Independently manage assigned projects developing project outlines, scheduling interim deliverables and meeting final delivery dates 
• Develop and prepare abstracts, manuscripts and/or presentations for conferences, internal and external projects and Deliver publications for peer-reviewed journals.
• Work with the senior leadership team to develop conceptual frameworks and novel approaches to generate evidence to overcome current challenges in health technology assessment and market access 
• Manage and mentor junior staff in developing their methodological expertise

Business development.

• This position will require you to take a very proactive lead in business development activities including proposal development and client relationship building in order to further develop the Real World Evidence service offering and capabilities of our client.

Essential requirements: 

• MPH, MSc or PhD (or an equivalent degree) in Epidemiology, Health Economics, Statistics or a related discipline 
• 3+ years of post-graduate work experience designing and executing evidence generation activities to support HEOR, market access or other aspects of drug development 
• Statistical programming experience in SAS, Stata, or R 
• Experience working with large electronic health record datasets (e.g. CPRD, THIN, HES, etc.)
• Knowledge of basic principles of economics, HEOR and market access in key world markets
• Knowledge of health technology assessment processes (e.g. NICE, NCPE)
• Familiarity with economic modelling methodology
• Experience in planning and executing indirect treatment comparisons 
• Experience planning and carrying out systematic reviews 
• Medical writing experience 
• Good track record of publications in peer-reviewed journals and abstracts in scientific conferences.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to effectively manage and juggle between multiple tasks and projects 
• Ability to meet short deadlines with high quality results 
• Project budgeting skills 
• Effective team management experience 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills and the ability to communicate complex technical issues to non-experts.
• Excellent command of the English language, both verbal and written.

If you would like to discuss this opportunity in further detail or any other opportunities within Health Economics & Market Access please contact Stefan Beck at RBW Consulting to arrange a telephone call.