About Job

CTC Undisclosed Job Location Canada Experience 2 - 3 yrs

Description

At ICON, it's our people that set us apart. Our diverse teams enable us to become a better partner to our customers and help us to fulfil our mission to advance and improve patients' lives.

Our 'Own It' culture is driven by four key values that bring us together as individuals and set us apart as an organisation: Accountability & Delivery, Collaboration, Partnership and Integrity. We want to be the Clinical Research Organisation that delivers excellence to our clients and to patients at every touch-point. In short, to be the partner of choice in drug development.

That's our vision. We're driven by it. And we need talented people who share it.

If you're as driven as we are, join us. You'll be working in a dynamic and supportive environment, with some of the brightest and the friendliest people in the sector, and you'll be helping shape an industry.

We have an incredible opportunity for an Associate Outcomes Researcher to join the team.

The work of the PCO group focuses on patient-centered research, including health related quality of life, disease signs and symptoms, treatment preference, adherence and satisfaction. The group is respected globally for the quality and innovation of their applied qualitative and quantitative work. Much of their work involves Clinical Outcome Assessment (COA) endpoint/instrument selection and regulatory support; COA instrument development and psychometric validation; study design, analysis and interpretation; COA quantitative analysis; utility measurement; and patient preference studies. Our PCO team is based in US (San Francisco, Boston, Gaithersburg, Raleigh), UK (London, Abingdon), France (Lyon) and Germany.

The role:

We are looking for an individual who is looking to join a consultancy group where research experience is applied within a fast-moving commercial environment. In particular, we are looking for someone who is looking to apply their quantitative skills and join our growing quantitative team.

* Assist with development of research materials (such as study protocols, patient surveys, statistical analysis plans) and conduct of literature reviews

* Undertake quantitative data analysis using statistical analysis software: SAS Programming strongly preferred

* Draft, review, and assist with client deliverables including reports, proposals and scientific manuscripts under the direction of senior team members

You will need:

You will have experience of applied research in an academic or commercial environment, and will have experience of, and interest in, quantitative research design and interpretation of results, analysis of COA data from a range of study designs, and of using statistical software packages (e.g. Stata, SAS, SPSS). We have a strong preference for an individual with SAS programming expertise.

* Bachelor's (or higher) degree in a related field (such as public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, psychology, or related discipline)

* Experience in a related field in academic or industry environment

* Understanding of scientific research methods and processes

* Experience with quantitative methodology and analysis, knowledge of SAS Programming will be an advantage

* Well-developed written and oral communication skills

* Accuracy and attention to detail

* The ability to work effectively as part of a team with a high degree of self-motivation