Research Associate III - Evidence Synthesis

Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions Office

Job Description

Join Us as a Research Associate III Evidera – Make an Impact at the Forefront of Innovation. We have successfully supported the top 50 pharmaceutical companies and more than 750 biotechs, spanning 2,700 clinical trials across 100+ countries in the last 5 years.

Position Overview:

This role will independently direct key aspects of systematic literature review (SLR) research projects with guidance from senior staff, as well as manage multiple projects with tasks varying to degree by project.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Define and refine research questions as they pertain to the SLR objectives

- Design of literature searches/algorithms to be implemented in scientific literature databases (i.e., PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, etc.) and grey literature sources (conference proceedings, regulatory agencies).

- Develop inclusion/exclusion criteria within the PICOS framework to be implemented during screening process

- Oversee the screening of abstracts and full-text articles against defined inclusion/exclusion criteria to assess their suitability for inclusion in the review

- Review the PRISMA diagram depicting the study attrition

- Validate data abstraction and extraction

- Finalize the analyzable dataset

- Draft tables and figures for analysis results

- Synthesize the evidence base by through drafting and editing sections of project deliverables (e.g. reports, protocols, statistical analysis plans) and dissemination actives, abstract and manuscript preparation

- Delegate tasks to junior staff and review their work as appropriate

- Develop a project plan and monitor project progress, including timeline and budget

- Draft project proposals, including scoping the body of evidence and preparing project budgets)

- Co-lead (or lead) client communications, both via email, phone, and in-person; responsible for day-to-day communications