Real-World Evidence (RWE) Consultant - Remote

Job Summary

Our Real-World Evidence Consultants are responsible for providing commercial and scientific strategies for real-world evidence generation, focusing on study design and business development.  You are a strategic thinker with exceptional communication skills and scientific capabilities to deliver RWE projects and support business growth successfully.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Study Consultancy

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define research objectives, outcomes of interest, and data requirements for RWE studies at the proposal phase and during study development.
• Evaluating and recommending appropriate RWE methods and data sources to address specific research questions and objectives based on client needs
• Working in close conjunction with the internal stakeholders supporting the implementation of both primary and secondary projects that cover all our key service offerings, including:
  • Evidence generation workshops and strategy consulting 
  • Quantitative/qualitative surveys 
  • Retrospective and prospective chart reviews 
  • Retrospective database studies using European secondary electronic medical records (EMR), claims, and registry databases 
  • Database landscaping and feasibility assessments 
  • Expert elicitation/consensus research

 Commercial Delivery

• Developing study protocols for RWE generation projects involving primary or secondary data collection supported by internal stakeholders.
• Developing study reports and client presentation materials, communicating findings to the client, supported by internal stakeholders
• Ensuring adherence to regulatory guidelines, quality standards, and best practices in RWE study design and execution.
• Ensuring clients’ commercial and scientific goals are met as their project proceeds.
• Supporting internal stakeholders by identifying new business opportunities and collaborating on scope change discussions as required throughout the delivery of the project. 

Business Development

• Supporting the identification and pursuit of new business opportunities in RWE and Proactively identifying opportunities for upselling or expanding existing client engagements through additional services or collaborations.
• Supporting the development of detailed and accurate proposals in response to client briefs, including the development of study design, objectives, timelines, and budgets.
• Assisting internal stakeholders in preparing project fees and cost estimates for the client proposal to meet the client's scope of work and ensure the success of the project.
• Supporting the internal stakeholders in obtaining fee/cost estimates from external stakeholders for proposal development. 

 Experience, Skills, and Qualifications

• A MSc or PhD in a healthcare or scientific-related subject (e.g., epidemiology, statistics, Health Data Science)
• Must have experience in healthcare RWE research (e.g. within industry, consultancy/Clinical Research Organizations, and/or academia)
• Possess strong scientific knowledge of conducting quantitative and qualitative observational or non-interventional studies.
• A keen scientific interest in clinical developments in the healthcare arena and a continual effort to understand current challenges in the pharmaceutical industry
• An independent, proactive self-starter with strong problem-solving skills with a solution-oriented mindset. 
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Ability to build working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent time management, project management, and presentation skills
• Strong computer skills in MS Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is essential
• Knowledgeable in statistical techniques, such as descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, and survival analysis 
• Proficiency in statistical software such as R, SQL, SAS or Python for data manipulation and analysis is a plus.

Travel Requirements

• 20% potential global travel

About OPEN Health

OPEN Health unites deep scientific knowledge with wide-ranging specialist expertise to unlock possibilities that improve health outcomes and patient wellbeing. Working in partnership with our clients, we embrace our different perspectives and strengths to deliver fresh thinking and solutions that make a difference. 

OPEN Health is a flexible global organization that solves complex healthcare challenges across HEOR and market access, medical communications and creative omnichannel campaigns. 

What we offer:

As a global organization, OPEN Health is committed to supporting our employees and their families through a comprehensive benefits program

• Competitive pay, generous paid vacation and holidays, and more across all our locations
• Ongoing training and development opportunities which foster and shape your individual career path
• An active and growing commitment to bettering the communities our employees call home through our Corporate Social Responsibility program
• The opportunity to thrive in a global, collaborative environment while working every day to improve health outcomes and patient wellbeing
• Diverse, inclusive culture that encourages you to bring your whole self to work

If we sound like the sort of business environment in which you would thrive, then we would love to hear from you.

 OPEN Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, colour, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.