Senior Research Associate - Epidemiology

Work schedule

• Standard Monday-to-Friday schedule.

Workplace conditions

• The description lists office environmental conditions.
• The source location identifies the role as remote in the UK.

Role overview

Duties

• Design and implement retrospective, prospective, and/or cross-sectional de novo data collection projects under senior oversight.
• Provide scientific guidance on methodological and operational considerations in project design and conduct.
• Lead or coordinate draft protocols, analysis plans, case report forms, survey questions, and reports for senior review.
• Engage with project sponsors, physicians, clinical sites, and other relevant contacts.
• Monitor project budget spend and manage timelines for scientific tasks and deliverables.
• Serve as Principal Investigator on some client engagements, with responsibility for project budgets, deliverables, and timelines.
• Lead or coordinate development of abstracts and manuscripts.
• Support business development through proposal development, sales-cycle participation, conference attendance, and presentations.
• Mentor or supervise junior staff or interns when needed; collaborate with clinical operations, data management, biostatistics, and data analysts.
• Contribute to training materials and process improvements and support other organizational activities as needed.
• Participate in client calls, answer questions about assigned work, and contribute to client or project strategy under senior staff direction.
• National and international travel may be expected.

Education and required experience

• PhD in epidemiology or a closely related field, or an MSc with 3–5 years of relevant experience, is required.
• Good understanding of epidemiologic methodology is required.
• Fluent spoken and written Mandarin Chinese is required.
• Written English communication and documentation skills are required, including production of scientific reports and presentations.
• Working knowledge of MS Office software.

Preferred experience

• Consultancy and/or CRO environment experience is highly desirable.
• Experience with de novo data collection field projects, particularly non-interventional designs, is preferred.
• Working knowledge of data analysis software such as SAS, Stata, or R is a plus.
• Experience designing peri- or post-approval late-phase interventional projects is a plus, but is not required.

Personal competencies

• Strong organization, time management, prioritization, and decision-making skills to manage multiple work goals.
• Able to learn and apply new information, skills, and procedures quickly.
• Proactive, positive, and resilient when project, budget, client, or process conditions change.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, sound professional judgment, and ability to resolve enquiries and escalations.
• Able to build positive relationships and deliver a positive client experience.