Job Description

As part of evidence synthesis, there are a variety of ways we help our clients and colleagues to:

• Understand new indications in context of specific product strategy
• Inform planning for primary research, such as choice of patient-reported outcome instruments and comparators
• Estimate clinical comparisons of products versus competitors
• Provide information for value development planning
• Determine which databases have proved useful in target indications
• Derive model inputs
• Populate dossiers
• Populate regulatory documents such as Risk Management Plans

The Role: Research Associate II will provide scientific support to projects and begin to implement some tasks without supervision. Work on multiple projects and tasks simultaneously. Key requirements from RA2 in this diverse, career-building job are summarized below: (in some cases, performed under supervision):

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  Assist in the defining and refining research questions as they pertain to the project objectives
• Assist in the drafting of literature searches to be implemented in scientific literature databases (e.g., PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, etc.) and grey literature sources (e.g., conference proceedings, regulatory agencies)
• Help develop inclusion/exclusion criteria to be implemented during screening processes
• You may oversee the screening of abstracts and full-text articles against defined inclusion/exclusion criteria to assess their suitability for inclusion in the review
• Perform data abstraction and extraction and assist with validation
• Assist in finalizing the analysable dataset
• Draft tables and figures for analysis results
• Assist in conducting feasibility assessments, comparing direct and indirect treatments
• Interpret analysis results including forest plots with detailed understanding of treatment effect, heterogeneity and statistical significance
• Draft and revise sections of project deliverables (e.g., reports, protocols, statistical analysis plans) and dissemination activities, such as abstract and manuscript preparation
• Assist with development of project plans and monitor projects\xe2\x80\x99 progress, including timelines and budgets
• Participate in the drafting of project proposals, which may include writing the introduction, scoping the body of evidence and preparing project budgets
• Participate in non-literature-based research and consulting activities within other departments (e.g., modelling and simulation, real-world evidence)
• Participate in staff training

Education, Professional Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s, Master\xe2\x80\x99s or PhD degree with 3-5 years relevant systematic literature review (SLR) experience
• Master\xe2\x80\x99s-level understanding of research methods
• Extensive practical knowledge of research implementation
• Deep understanding of research principles in given practice area and familiarity with key aspects of the literature (historical and current)
• Educational background and experience in economics, biology, natural sciences, pharmacy, health economics, health sciences or a related field
• Focused on details with strong time management skills
• Excellent communication skills including presentations
• Competent in written and spoken English, MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel

Learning at Evidera: The ES team consists of Subject Matter Experts with extensive experience working on Literature Reviews, Feasibility Assessments, and Network Meta-Analysis. Evidera provides learning opportunities through hands-on experience to all employees (irrespective of levels) on qualitative and quantitative assessment of the available literature. In addition, employees can participate in activities aimed at generating valuable insights using the literature review to support regulatory and HTA submissions, publications, and internal planning for clients.