Senior Consultant, Clinical Outcomes Assessment at Parexel in Waltham, Massachusetts

Job Description:

Parexel Access Consulting (PAC) provide consultancy services to help clients prepare for market access throughout the drug development lifecycle. Our experts work closely with clients to build robust strategies to showcase a product s value, help support payer and HTA acceptance, and ultimately help gain optimal reimbursement and market access for their product. We have experts in health economic modeling, pricing and market access, real-world data, evidence evaluation and clinical outcome assessment.

As a Senior Consultant/Associate Director, Clinical Outcomes Assessment you will oversee and consult on a range of projects in the field of COAs. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and build on our growing COA consultancy team in the US. Duties will be varied, but will be broadly split between research, consultancy, project management and business development. In this role you will work with colleagues and clients both locally and globally, on a variety of studies across multiple therapeutic areas.

Research and consultancy tasks will include:
Participation in strategic meetings
Designing studies
Preparing study protocols
Conducting literature reviews
Recruiting participants, qualitative interviewing and analysis and developing questionnaires/surveys.
You will be responsible for small and medium sized projects, including managing budgets and timelines and acting as a day-to-day client contact.
Business development activities may include the preparation of proposals and presentations to clients.
There will also be opportunities to contribute to thought leadership activities, including conference abstracts, peer-reviewed publications and white papers.Qualifications
Ideal candidate will possess:
A minimum of a Master s degree in psychology, epidemiology, public health, outcomes research, health sciences or related area; PhD strongly preferred.
Several years of experience in running qualitative or quantitative research projects in a related field (e.g. protocol development, study design, data collection, analysis, writing reports)
8-10 years of demonstrable experience in COA research (development/strategy)
Experience applying COA expertise within the industry (CRO experience preferred)
Familiarity with guidance on the use of COAs in drug development and market access
Experience in qualitative research (e.g. interviews, focus groups, NVivo)
Experience in conducting literature/instrument reviews
Project management experience including handling deadlines, changes in scope and budget
Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced commercial environment with a sense of urgency
Excellent oral and written communication skills
EEO DisclaimerParexel is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected status, which in the US includes race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status..