A Research Consultant (RC) in real-world evidence (RWE) will be responsible for conducting RWE studies, for example retrospective database studies, including descriptive and analytic studies such as drug utilization, resource utilization, natural history of disease, comparative effectiveness, and safety with our clients from the pharmaceutical industry. The role is associated with day-to-day tasks in project design and conduct/management as well as client communication under the supervision of subject matter experts.
Personal Skill & Competencies
- Designing and performing statistical analyses (using e.g. Stata, R) for example descriptive analysis, regression analysis and propensity score matching, to answer complex RWE research questions.
- Developing project deliverables in English to (near) completion (documents, reports, protocols, tables, literature reviews, etc.) pending the final decision by our senior staff.
- Good understanding of data management tasks for e.g. patient selection, variable creation, analytical dataset creation.
- Developing abstracts and manuscripts as author/co-author.
- Advanced experience with MS-Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook), which are appropriately adjusted to the characteristics and needs of the audience.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex content effectively in English, incl. experience in presenting ideas, analyses and/or results in a formal presentation setting.
- Excellent organizational, time-management, prioritization and decision-making skills necessary to evaluate, plan and accomplish multiple work goals in a timely fashion.
- Proactive and positive approach to tasks and projects, as well as resilience when encountering process, project, budget or client changes that are inherent to the consulting environment.
- Knowledge of working with European databases, such as German claims, Swedish registries, Pharmo, CPRD, SIDIAP, SNDS desired.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Economics, Biostatistics, Demographics, or Business Administration, or similar required.
- 2-3 years work experience in consulting environment as well as experience in project management is appreciated.
- Demonstrated experience in epidemiology or statistics with focus on data analysis using observational and retrospective data.
- Knowledge of scientific research methods and practical research implementation.
- Experience in MS Excel, and statistics programs (e.g. Stata, R)