HEOR Evidence Synthesis Analyst GreecePortugalSouth Africa (home-basedhybrid)

Join us on our exciting journey! IQVIA is The Human Data Science Company focused on using data and science to help healthcare clients find better solutions for their patients. IQVIA offers a broad range of solutions that harness advances in healthcare information technology analytics and human ingenuity to drive healthcare forward.

The Evidence Synthesis practice is part of the IQVIA Real World Solutions (RWS). RWS brings together IQVIA initiatives that connect healthcare stakeholders through real-world evidence to demonstrate the value of medicines enhance quality and drive improved outcomes.

Overview of the role

Our industry-leading team is growing and seeking an enthusiastic technical specialist to support our Evidence Synthesis practice and Centre of Excellence (CoE). The role involves a blend of statistical/ technical activities strategic problem-solving for complex research tasks coding/programming enhancing existing and developing new capabilities contributing to the Evidence Synthesis CoE assistance in generating business opportunities.

As an Analyst the role requires either 1) a strong technical background in statistics and/or health economics with hands-on experience in direct and indirect treatment comparisons population-adjustment (MAIC STC ML-NMR) surrogate endpoint evaluation structured expert elicitation survival analyses external comparator arms or 2) a strong background in a health sciences (e.g. pharmacy medicine biomedicine biochemistry) and a good understanding of clinical trials. Besides working in integrated teams across geographies and functions there will be an opportunity to build and maintain effective client relationships to add value in a rapidly evolving environment.

SKILLS EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Masters degree in (medical) statistics biostatistics mathematics epidemiology public health health economics or a related discipline. Alternatively for non-statisticians an MSc in biomedicine biochemistry pharmacology and a good command of clinical trials

• Strong programming skills in R ability to provide evidence of this applied in a business or academic setting

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills including in the context of client strategic challenges

• Excellent scientific writing skills oral communication ability to convey technically complex issues to non-technical audiences and teams attention to detail

• Efficient time- and project-management proactive communication team spirit

Desirable

• PhD in a subject related to health services research or statistics

• Relevant experience working as a statistician or evidence synthesis specialist in academia or consultancy CRO pharmaceutical/biotech or academia (as post-graduate researcher)

• Strong quantitative skills and experience with Bayesian statistics

• Good command of Stan or WinBUGS/OpenBUGS/JAGS (other statistical software and decision support packages)

• Publication track record

• Good understanding of related HEOR domains (e.g. systematic literature reviews health economic modelling)

• Hands-on experience with evidence synthesis methods and an understanding of clinical trials

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the design and conduct of evidence synthesis projects for Health Technology Assessment i.e. feasibility assessments meta-analysis indirect treatment comparison or network meta-analysis (frequentist or Bayesian) with patient-level and/or aggregate data from RCTs surrogate endpoint evaluation survival analyses etc

• Edit review and develop scripts to ensure accurate and efficient implementation tailored to specific research problems. Proficiency and demonstrable coding/programming experience in R is required and knowledge of Stan is desirable as well as WinBUGS OpenBUGS JAGS.

• Develop technical guidance input and quality control for key deliverables (e.g. draft protocols statistical analysis plans reports summary slide decks)

• Establish research credentials and further the wider IQVIA profile in evidence synthesis through the development of innovative methods and the dissemination of research outputs in peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences

• Be an active member of the Centre of Excellence for Evidence Synthesis and develop core material to increase automation and efficiency across IQVIA

• Support project implementation including overall project management and client engagement

Please submit your CV in English.

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