Real World Evidence Expert

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
  

Main responsibilities of the RWE Expert include but are
not limited to:

• 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 provide.
  
• Key
  tasks include writing study concepts; writing study protocols; developing
  statistical analysis plans; meeting quality control and governance
  requirements, reporting against milestones; consultation to local study
  teams; mitigation for operational issues & project management
  
• 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
  
• Suggest
  fit for purpose methodologies and/or data sources with good awareness of
  the strengths and limitations associated with available options.
  
• Consistently
  advocate for scientifically sound methods with internal and external
  stakeholders; being able to challenge and defend positions appropriately
  with different audiences
  

Requirements

• Experience
  successfully delivering RWE projects using primary or secondary data
  (within the pharmaceutical industry or with a recognized expert
  consultancy or academic center 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