Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.
Location/Division Specific Information
Evidera’s Patient-Centered Research (PCR) group combines a unique portfolio of scientific fields, including health sciences, psychometrics, epidemiology, psychology, and other. Our work has helped identify and clarify unmet clinical needs, assess burden of illness and evaluate patient outcomes, preference and/or adherence, while supporting promotional and labeling claims on a global scale.
Position Overview:
As a Research Associate III – Patient Preference Studies, you will have the opportunity to learn and grow your skills by owning the following tasks:
Science
Assist with or oversee patient preference studies using relevant methodologies (DCE, MCDA swing weighting, etc.)
Prepare near-final drafts of protocols, site training materials, basic report sections, and manuscripts.
Maintain familiarity with current scientific literature. May co-author presentations for scientific conferences and manuscripts for scientific journals.
Project Management
Assume primary responsibility for day-to-day tasks related to the project, including making decisions related to the project either alone or in conjunction with more senior staff.
Involved with client communication, and may be primary point of contact with client.
Efficient delegation and communication with project team, and ensures proper staffing and oversight on project. Able to track timelines and keep project team and PI informed in order to complete work within the expected timeframe.
Know project management systems (electronic and paper filing, SOP requirements, finance office practices, IRB needs, etc.) and implement as required.
Oversee site recruitment and management tasks conducted by more junior staff.
Travel 0-10% of the time.
Financial & Business Development
Communicate effectively with clients.
Write and/or review project proposals, including budgets.
May interact with clients to win new business.
Patient-Centered Research Support
Provide leadership, oversight, mentoring and guidance to junior staff in a formal and informal role
May supervise employees (up to and including Research Associate II)
May attend scientific conferences for professional development/training
Conforming to SOPs
Conduct and participate in the training of junior staff and new hires
Participate in staff recruitment efforts (phone screening, interviewing, attending presentations, etc.)
Role Requirements:
Education, Professional Skills & Experience
Specific skills or knowledge of: patient preference studies or preference elicitation techniques, such as discrete choice experiments; multi-criteria decision analysis; or utility studies, including time trade-off or standard gamble techniques.
PhD in a relevant scientific field; or Master’s degree and at least three years of experience in relevant field; or Bachelor’s degree in a relevant scientific field and at least five years of experience in relevant field.
MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel; Ability to program in SAS or R desired; Experience of Atlas.ti or advanced qualitative research skills, and PubMed/embase helpful.
Personal Skills & Competencies
Well-developed communication skills and scientific writing skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to independently manage, oversee, and/or lead a variety of project-related tasks and effectively delegates tasks to project team
Ability to manage client relationships
Collaborative team member, capable of efficient multi-tasking
Benefits
We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!
Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory with PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
