Senior Research Associate - Epidemiology

Role overview

Scientific and project responsibilities

• Provide scientific guidance on methodological and operational aspects of project design and conduct.
• Lead or coordinate drafts of 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 scientific task and deliverable timelines.
• Serve as Principal Investigator on some client engagements, with final responsibility for budgets, deliverables, and timelines.
• Lead or coordinate development of abstracts and manuscripts.

Business and organizational responsibilities

• Support business development through proposal development, sales-cycle participation, conference attendance, and presentations.
• Collaborate with clinical operations, data management, biostatistics, and data analysts; contribute to training materials and process improvements.
• Participate in client calls, address questions about assigned work, and contribute to client or project strategy under senior direction.
• May supervise or mentor junior staff or interns.
• Travel nationally and internationally may be expected.

Education and experience

• A PhD in epidemiology or a closely related field, or an MSc with 3–5 years of relevant experience, is required.
• A good understanding of epidemiologic methodology is required.
• Consultancy and/or CRO experience is highly desirable, not mandatory.
• Experience with de novo data-collection field projects, particularly non-interventional designs, is preferred.

Skills and languages

• Fluency in spoken and written Mandarin Chinese is required.
• Effective written English communication and scientific documentation are expected.
• Working knowledge of MS Office is listed; SAS, Stata, or R knowledge is a plus.
• Strong organization, time management, prioritization, decision-making, communication, and interpersonal skills are expected.
• Formal presentation experience is mentioned.

Schedule

• Standard Monday-to-Friday work schedule.

Workplace

• The source location is Remote, GB; the posting's environmental-conditions field says Office.