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Research Associate II, Patient Centered Research - Evidera 

Research Associate II, Patient Centered Research, PCR Academy 

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.  

Location/Division Specific Information 

Evidera’s Patient-Centered Research (PCR) group combines a unique portfolio of scientific fields, including health sciences, psychometrics, epidemiology, psychology, and other. Our work has helped identify and clarify unmet clinical needs, assess burden of illness and evaluate patient outcomes, preference and/or adherence, while supporting promotional and labeling claims on a global scale.  

Discover Impactful Work: 

The Research Associate II independently completes basic project management tasks (financial management, timelines, client correspondence); requires senior supervision for more advanced and complex tasks (protocol and report development, statistical analysis). Assists with authorship of client deliverables. 

A day in the Life: 

Science 

• Independently prepares proposal drafts, protocol drafts, and reports/summaries. Can summarize quantitative and qualitative analysis results for projects. 

• Conducts literature reviews and tables data from articles. 

• Responsible for data collection, especially qualitative data including conducting cognitive interviews and co-moderating or moderating focus groups. 

• Understands the basic elements of psychometric analysis. 

• Performs data management, including data entry and review. 

• Conducts data analysis, including preparing qualitative code book, performing coding, and reviewing quantitative data tables. 

• Maintains familiarity with current scientific literature. May co-author presentations for scientific conferences and manuscripts for scientific journals. 

Project Management 

• Oversees and conducts site recruitment, site management, site training, and data management. 

• Efficiently delegates and communicates within/outside of project team, and communicates regularly with senior members (i.e. principal investigator) about project tasks. Responsible for overseeing the project budget, routinely checking PDR and achievement reports, approving and tracking subcontractor and possibly client invoices, and maintaining the project checkbook. 

• Able to track timelines and keep project team informed in order to complete work within the expected timeframe. 

• Communicates regularly with senior project team members (i.e. principal investigator) about project budget and timelines 

• Oversees and manage IRB submission procedures, electronic and paper filing, SOP requirements, business office practices, etc. 

• Travel 10-30 % of the time. 

Financial & Business Development 

• Able to communicate effectively with clients. 

• No specific proposal writing goal for this level, though individuals may choose to work on selected proposals if interested 

PCR Operations Support 

• Manage and present internal scientific trainings, and attends trainings led by colleagues 

• May attend scientific conferences for professional development/training 

• Conforms to SOPs and other Evidera trainings 

Keys to Success:  

Education and Experience 

• MA/MS/ with More than two years of experience or BA/BS/ with More than three years of experience (or equivalent thereof in outcomes research/ clinical trial execution/human subject’s research). 

• MS Word, PPT, Excel; Endnote, Pubmed/Embase, ATLAS.ti, ability to use Access with interface provided. 

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities 

• Knowledge of fundamentals of health outcomes/human subjects research principles and good clinical practices. 

• Practical knowledge of research project implementation. 

• Demonstrates: good communication skills, strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work well within a team environment. 

• Knowledge of practical research implementation (IRB process, data collection and management, familiar with qualitative and quantitative analysis) 

• Demonstrates ability to work well within diverse project teams 

• Well-developed communication skills and scientific writing skills, as demonstrated by peer-reviewed publications, technical reports, or other scholarly work 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills 

• Collaborative team member, capable of efficient multi-tasking 

Physical Requirements / Work Environment  

• Normal and routine office duties. 

• May require domestic and international travel. 

Benefits 

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation! 

*only shortlisted candidates will be contacted 

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#LI-REMOTE 

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory with PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.  

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