Research Scientist, Evidera - Evidence Synthesis

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Evidera is a business within Thermo Fisher Scientific, a world leader in serving science with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Evidera provides integrated scientific expertise and global operational capabilities to help clients generate the evidence needed to optimize the market access and commercial potential of products.

This position will be based either home or office based in the UK within Evidera's Evidence Synthesis team.

This role as principal investigator on individual literature review projects and subsequent analyses, will direct, oversee and have overall responsibility for all aspects of study design and execution.  The Research Scientist will provide clients with strategic consultation and advice on how best to address research needs and work closely with and guide project managers and other research associates in delivering the required studies. The Research Scientist will independently direct key aspects of systematic literature review (SLR) research projects and manage multiple projects with tasks varying to degree by project.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (other duties may be assigned):

• Design and implement systematic and targeted literature reviews and further analysis.
• Conceptualize advanced study designs and develop study protocols.
• Lead interactions with clients in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.
• Responsible for project budgets, deliverables and timelines; identify scope expansion, and the need for amendments.
• Review and finalize project deliverables and ensure study findings are valid and reliable.
• Participate in business development, including input into proposal review, kick-off meetings and bid defense meetings by reviewing key challenges and suggesting solutions.
• Support sales through methodological excellence (systematic reviews and/or NMAs, targeted systematic reviews)
• Review, track and own annual sales target
• Direct other "non-billable" activities (e.g., deliver initiatives to improve scientific methods and develop rigorous internal processes, design conceptual approaches for proposals, supervise junior staff, identify and pursue business opportunities within Evidera and bring in new projects).
• Serve as consultant to other principal investigators or staff on other evidence synthesis tasks.
• Act as a guide and mentor to the staff across Evidera locations.