Research Scientist (Medical writing and biostatistics)

Traverse Health; Barcelona; Remote; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Traverse Health is seeking an experienced Research Scientist to turn real-world evidence studies into high-quality protocols, reports and publications. We’ll work across cardiometabolic disease, autoimmune disease, and oncology, collaborating with partners and hospitals globally.

This contractor role offers remote or hybrid work with flexible start dates. You’ll write SAPs, study reports and manuscripts, perform literature reviews, and ensure compliance with ICH/GCP and FDA/EMA guidance.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Life Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy, Epidemiology, Public Health or a related field.
• At least 3 years of medical writing experience, ideally in RWE, observational studies or clinical research.
• Experience writing study reports and peer-reviewed publications or congress abstracts.
• Familiarity with ICH/GCP and FDA/EMA guidance on RWE.
• Excellent scientific writing, editing and proofreading in English.

Responsibilities

• Write RWE study protocols, synopses, SAPs, study reports, abstracts and manuscripts.
• Turn statistical outputs into clear results sections and conclusions with biostatisticians and data scientists.
• Edit, proofread and QC scientific documents for accuracy, clarity and consistency.
• Run literature reviews and add scientific sources to deliverables.
• Support ethics/IRB submissions and keep documents aligned with GCP/ICH and FDA/EMA RWE guidance.
• Help build and maintain document templates (Protocol, SAP, Report) and workflows (SOPs, TMF).
• Join project calls and work with clinicians, sponsors and principal investigators on timelines and comments.

Skills

Medical writing

Study design

Epidemiology

Statistical interpretation

Scientific writing

Editing & proofreading

Independent work

Remote collaboration

Education

Master’s or PhD in Life Sciences

Tools

R

SAS

eTMF

Job description

(*Barcelona or remote*contract or full-time)

Traverse Health is growing its global research and analytics team. We’re looking for an experiencedResearch Scientistto turn real-world evidence (RWE) studies into high-quality protocols, reports and publications. Our programs cover cardiometabolic disease (GLP-1, diabetes, obesity), autoimmune disease, and oncology/haematology, and we work with leading pharmaceutical partners and hospital networks across the Middle East, Europe and beyond.

The engagement

• Contractor - remote or hybrid - FTE option
• We’d ready to start as soon as possible.

What you’ll do

• Write RWE study protocols, synopses, Statistical Analysis Plans (SAPs), study reports, abstracts and manuscripts
• Turn statistical outputs (tables, listings, figures) into clear results sections and conclusions, working closely with our biostatisticians and data scientists
• Edit, proofread and QC scientific documents for accuracy, clarity and consistency
• Run literature reviews and add scientific sources to deliverables
• Support ethics/IRB submissions and keep documents aligned with GCP/ICH and FDA/EMA RWE guidance
• Help build and maintain document templates (Protocol, SAP, Report) and documentation workflows (SOPs, TMF)
• Join project calls and work with clinicians, sponsors and principal investigators on timelines and comments

What we’re looking for

• Master’s or PhD in Life Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy, Epidemiology, Public Health or a related field
• At least 3 years of medical writing experience, ideally in RWE, observational studies or clinical research
• Proven experience writing study reports and peer-reviewed publications or congress abstracts
• Strong grasp of study design, epidemiological methods and statistical interpretation
• Familiarity with ICH/GCP and FDA/EMA guidance on RWE
• Excellent scientific writing, editing and proofreading in English
• Able to work independently and meet tight deadlines in a remote team

Nice to have

• Experience in cardiometabolic, autoimmune or oncology studies
• eTMF and SOP development experience
• Familiarity with R or SAS outputs
• Spanish or Portuguese