Senior research manager, patient-centred outcomes

Senior Research Manager, Patient-Centered Outcomes

Who we are

Adelphi Values is a leading health outcomes consultancy that works with a wide range of pharmaceutical companies. The Patient-Centered Outcomes (PCO) team are global leaders in the selection, development, validation, and use of Patient-Reported Outcome measures (PROs) and other Clinical Outcome Assessments (COAs). We are a dedicated team of researchers proud of our friendly, supportive culture, reputation for high-quality research, and client service which puts the patient at the centre of drug development.

What we do

Our purpose is to improve patients’ lives by informing healthcare decisions. We do this by supporting clients in the selection, development, psychometric validation, and implementation of COAs that form trial endpoints or are used in clinical practice to support the evaluation of the patient experience and assessment of treatment benefit.

What we are looking for

An ambitious and highly motivated Senior Research Manager with a passion for applying and enhancing their healthcare research and project management skills in a challenging and rapidly moving field. You will be responsible for leading a range of qualitative and quantitative projects pertaining to the selection, development, validation, and use of COA measures. To be considered for this role, you must have the following experience (considered essential):

• An undergraduate/postgraduate degree (BSc, MSc or similar) in health psychology, psychology, psychological research methods, sociology, or life sciences;
• Direct experience in a related research or health setting or consultancy for a minimum of 4 years along with demonstrable evidence of strong independent and self-driven working;
• Extensive experience in designing and conducting qualitative research, as well as analyzing and reporting qualitative data and experience in collecting and/or analysing quantitative data, with an understanding of statistical techniques used in psychometric validation of COAs;
• Experience of developing and validating PRO measures or other COAs;
• Experience of supporting clients with regulatory interactions (e.g. FDA, EMA) regarding COA research;
• An understanding of clinical research, and an appreciation of the practical challenges of evaluating treatment benefits from a patient perspective;
• Experience of client management in the pharmaceutical/life sciences industry, including leading discussions regarding COA strategy, and experience of managing contractual and financial aspects of projects;
• Ability to critically review project deliverables to ensure high quality with regard to scientific content, style, grammar, alignment with client expectations and requirements;
• Experience in seeking follow-on work from clients through promotion of personal and company-wide expertise and capabilities, and maintenance of strong, positive client relationships;
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to lead project teams, including managing the organisation, assignment, and supervision of project tasks between team members, including coaching, mentorship and training, to ensure projects are delivered to timelines;
• Experience with principles of good clinical practice and research ethics, and relevant laws (e.g., GDPR, data protection, Physician Payments Sunshine Act).
• Fluency in Microsoft Office packages, excellent communication and presentation skills, self-motivation, and attention to detail, along with a teamwork ethos and an appetite for working in a fast-paced, fun environment;
• Eligibility and settlement status to work in the UK.

Ideally, you will also have:

• Experience in the design, conduct, analysis and reporting of patient preference research (e.g., discrete choice experiments) would be an advantage;
• Experience in writing research proposals;
• Experience of developing content for conferences and publication (e.g. poster, conference presentations, and/or journal manuscripts)
• Line management experience is desirable.

How you fit in

You will join a dynamic team with a passion for excellence in research and client service. You will have a genuine interest in understanding, evaluating, and communicating the patient perspective. You will have the opportunity to apply your experience across many different health conditions and to further develop your project management and research skills in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research.

You will help manage projects and clients, plan workstreams and prepare client proposals, secure future business, and manage and lead various types of projects related to selection, development, and validation of health outcome assessments. You will also play a key role in supporting more junior team members in terms of mentoring, training, and development, and will be the primary client contact on projects. This is an exciting and visible role with real potential to develop your research career in the important and growing field of patient-centered outcomes research in which you will help design, win, and deliver important and innovative projects.

As part of our international team you will work closely with colleagues based in the UK and/or US.

What we offer

Our benefits package includes a competitive salary, performance-related rewards, health insurance, pension, and on-site gym membership. We provide support for training and development along with career progression opportunities. This position is based at our head office in the pretty village of Bollington, near Macclesfield. It is a hybrid role of office and home based working with ~2 days minimum expected in the office. Therefore, it is required that you are within a manageable frequent commuting distance of Bollington. Periodic travel may be required