Clinical Scientist In Cns - Latam Pcd

IQVIA Inc; São Paulo; Remote; BRL 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PCD friendly

Job summary

IQVIA’s Patient Centered Solutions (PCS) team is at the forefront of generating data to incorporate patient voices into drug development and commercialization. The role focuses on standardized clinical assessments, rater training, and high-quality data across trials.

The position involves remote collaboration with Latin America-based trials, requiring advanced English and hands-on review of assessment methods to ensure data reliability and regulatory readiness.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required in relevant field.
• Minimum of 3 years’ clinical experience with schizophrenia and major depressive disorder populations.
• Minimum of 3 years clinical experience administering psychiatric assessments including the PANSS.
• Clinical Trials experience preferred.
• Advanced level of English.
• Home based position in Latin America.

Responsibilities

• Review scales administered by raters to ensure standardized assessments for data reliability.
• Evaluate the quality of assessments and discuss methodology with raters as needed.
• Prepare case data and be ready to discuss issues and scale items with raters.
• Complete rater interactions and assigned tasks as scheduled.
• Submit all documentation on time.
• Participate in orientation, training and calibration activities.
• Assess rater performance and assist in communicating results.
• Contact trial participants remotely to administer assessments and document results.

Skills

Advanced English

Clinical assessment experience

Education

Master’s degree (MA/MS) in Psychology, Counseling, Psychiatry, Nursing or Social Work, or equivalent

Tools

Engage app

Job description

IQVIA provides scientific services spanning clinical trials, real world evidence, and consulting in all areas of the product lifecycle. The Patient Centered Solutions (PCS) team leads the industry in generating data to ensure that the patient voice is incorporated into the development and commercialization of medication and other drug/non-drug interventions. We focus on understanding and meeting the needs of our clients – mostly life science/pharmaceutical companies – through the application of broad consulting expertise and technical scientific knowledge to design scientifically rigorous research. This research is broad and includes qualitative (e.g. interviews, focus groups), quantitative (e.g. clinical outcome assessments (COAs)/patient-reported outcomes (PROS), preference research) and passive (e.g. digital health technology tools) approaches to understand patient, caregiver and healthcare professional experiences and expectations of disease and treatment. To meet our client expectations and retain the excellent reputation built up over time the IQVIA PCS team is committed to recruiting, training and supporting driven individuals who have both consulting skills and life science skills that can be applied to PCS research activities. Individuals joining us are assured of a rewarding and progressive career in patient-focused research. You’ll have the opportunity to address challenging client issues, across multiple geographies with a hands‑on influence in developing and delivering solutions. We operate in a truly multi‑cultural, collegial and collaborative work environment that is rich in development and growth.

Role & Responsibilities

• Review of scales administered by raters in a clinical trial to ensure that assessments are being conducted in a standardized manner to ensure data reliability.
• Evaluation the quality of assessments, conducting live interactions with raters to discuss assessment methodology, scoring technique, and to provide guidance, as necessary.
• Evaluate case data and appropriately prepare for discussions with raters (e.g., prepared to discuss relevant issues and scale items, and have necessary documents available).
• Complete rater interactions and assigned tasks as scheduled.
• Responsible for timely submission of all documentation associated with assigned tasks.
• Participate in all orientation, training and calibration activities as required.
• Functional assessments of rater performance (e.g., mock interview) and assistance in preparing and disseminating communications.
• Contacting clinical trial participants remotely (e.g., via proprietary app, Engage) to administer assessments, and will appropriately document resultant information (e.g., notes, scores).

What do you need to apply?

• Minimum of a Master’s degree (MA/MS) in Psychology, Counseling, Psychiatric, Nursing or Social Work, or equivalent.
• Minimum of 3 years’ clinical experience working with schizophrenia and major depressive disorder populations.
• Minimum of 3 years clinical experience working administering psychiatric assessments including the PANSS, to these populations is also required.
• Clinical Trials experience preferred.
• Advanced level of English.
• Home based position in Latin America.

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.comIQVIA is committed to integrity in our hiring process and maintains a zero tolerance policy for candidate fraud. All information and credentials submitted in your application must be truthful and complete. Any false statements, misrepresentations, or material omissions during the recruitment process will result in immediate disqualification of your application, or termination of employment if discovered later, in accordance with applicable law. We appreciate your honesty and professionalism.

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