Research​/Development Expert, Clinical Research

As an RWE Expert, you will be responsible for designing and executing a diverse range of global real‑world evidence (RWE) projects. You will be able to work with a high degree of autonomy across projects from conception through to publication that will contribute to:

• Informed and strategic internal decision‑making
• Supporting external decision making by key stakeholder groups such as patients, regulators, policy makers, payers, and prescribers
• Growing the scientific literature, including wider epidemiological and medical understanding of specific diseases
• Developing the underlying real‑world data infrastructure for a specific disease area

• Execution of RWE studies on time and to budget, which may include a range of methodologies and approaches
• E.g.:
  Epidemiology, natural history, burden of disease, care pathways, unmet need, real‑world effectiveness, etc.
• The initial focus for this role includes working on a collaborative study with an external academic research group to grow a pre‑existing registry in a rare disease. All data are carer provided.
• Key tasks include writing study concepts; writing study protocols; developing statistical analysis plans; meeting quality control and governance requirements, reporting against milestones; consulting with local study teams; mitigating operational issues and managing projects.
• Leading secondary data‑use studies, including complex and high‑profile studies; and representing RWE on primary data collection study teams.
• Collaborating with external vendors and medical experts on RWE projects.
• Collaborating with statistical teams and RWE analysts on the analysis plan.
• Leading the interpretation of results and communicating results internally and externally.
• Suggesting fit‑for‑purpose methodologies and/or data sources with good awareness of the strengths and limitations associated with available options.
• Consistently advocating for scientifically sound methods with internal and external stakeholders; being able to challenge and defend positions appropriately with different audiences.

• Experience successfully delivering RWE projects using primary or secondary data (within the pharmaceutical industry or with a recognized expert consultancy or academic centre of excellence)
• PhD in epidemiology or outcome research with additional depth and breadth of experience
• Experience working on collaborative studies with academic groups or key opinion leaders
• Experience working on studies with patient and/or carer provided data
• Experience in the rare disease space