Associate Director, Evidence Synthesis

Job Description

To provide support and leadership on a wide range of projects with a focus on evidence synthesis (i.e., structured/targeted literature reviews, systematic literature reviews, indirect treatment comparison feasibility assessments, and health technology assessment landscape/gap assessments). Other projects may include health economics and/or value communications projects as well as working alongside other team members and clients.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Our employees are tasked with delivering excellent business results through the efforts of their teams. These results are achieved by:

Project-related

• Provide leadership to ensure projects are underpinned by strong and defendable evidence synthesis concepts and methods
• Execute projects that meet client expectations
• Determine and manage project scope, timelines, and budgets across multiple projects
• Set project scope, strategy, and timelines
• Delegate activities to and supervise junior staff and contractors
• Oversee projects with guidance from senior management
• Empower project team members to take accountability for their work
• Identify and resolve project team issues and conflicts
• Proactively manage scope changes, risks, and contingency plans
• Oversee and implement quality control activities
• Ensure timely project billing

Methodological-related

• Serve as an evidence synthesis expert for internal and external stakeholders
• Develop evidence synthesis plans and support complex analyses (e.g., meta-analyses, indirect treatment comparisons) to support HTA submissions and/or market access/HEOR activities
• Interpret and report synthesis results for non-statistical audiences
• Support junior team in developing methodological expertise and professional skills

Client-related

• Develop reports, abstracts, posters, and presentations
• Support or lead proposal development and delivery to clients
• Lead client meetings independently
• Begin developing and maintaining a personal client base
• Support business development activities (e.g., capability presentations, repeat business)
• Seek and incorporate client feedback to ensure satisfaction

Company-related

• Identify and support development of best practices and tools for project execution, people management, and training
• Contribute to company-level decisions on direction, staffing, and workload
• Identify needs for additional staff or consultants
• Participate in early hiring activities, including application review and interviews
• Provide one-on-one mentorship to new employees
• Demonstrate commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Perform other duties as assigned.

PEOPLE LEADER

People leaders must possess both the skills to effectively accomplish these tasks and the emotional intelligence to do so in alignment with our cultural values. In addition to the critical management and leadership tasks listed above, this role also includes the following unique responsibilities:

• Delegate activities to, and supervise, project support and managerial staff
• Empowering project team members to take positive action and accountability
• Identifying and resolving issues/conflicts within project teams
• Providing effective mentorship to develop new managers and leaders
• Responsible for and oversee their respective department.
• Interview, select and supervise the activities of the department staff; communicate interpret and discuss with team the company policies and procedures.
• Determine job objectives, work methods and performance standards; review performance relative to departmental objectives discussion appraisal with each employee and performance; authorize and communicate salary changes, promotions, transfers, discipline, and discharge and administer all other personnel actions.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the experience, education, knowledge, skill and/or abilities required.

• PhD or MSc in medical-related field such as biology, epidemiology, pharmacology, or health economics OR direct work experience in health research, health economics, or a related field
• A minimum of six-to-seven (6-7) years’ direct evidence synthesis work experience in health research, health technology assessment, market access or a related field
• Strong basis in fundamental evidence synthesis concepts and methods and familiarity with techniques such as feasibility assessments, meta-analysis, indirect comparisons, network meta-analysis, etc.
• Technically competent with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Provide leadership to ensure projects are underpinned by rigorous processes and defendable methods
• Ensure projects adhere to high standards of evidence synthesis
• Strong strategic, critical thinking, analytical, problem-solving, and multitasking capabilities

Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a sometimes high-pressure environment

• Ability to adapt to shifting internal and client-related priorities/timelines
• Ability to manage personal and project team members’ time across competing projects
• Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Ability to effectively interact and communicate with peers, senior management, and clients
• Ability to effectively supervise, train, and mentor junior employees
• Strong leadership, team-building, and team-motivating skills
• Build relationships with clients that result in ongoing business opportunities
• Identify and communicate opportunities for future collaborations
• Strong customer focus, with the ability to maintain strong business relationships with clients
• Develop and communicate company policies and standard operating procedures
• Develop proposals, budgets, and timelines
• Identify and develop best practices and tools for project execution and management
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.
• All other duties as assigned.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience analyzing data from clinical trials and/or real-word evidence
• Proven project and staff management skills; a minimum of three (3) years’ experience managing projects and staff preferred
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, demands, and timelines in a fast-paced environment
• Proven relationship building capabilities; developing and maintaining strong client relationships, effectively interacting with peers
• Strong written, oral, interpersonal, and presentation communication skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment