Senior Research Associate, Observational Studies Lead

ThermoFisher Scientific; France; Remote; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a Senior Research Associate to design, manage, and deliver de novo data collection projects across multiple studies. You will lead scientific coordination, draft protocols, and interact with sponsors and clinical sites to ensure timely, high-quality deliverables.

You will also oversee budgets and timelines, contribute to abstracts and manuscripts, and potentially act as Principal Investigator in client engagements, with opportunities to mentor junior staff.

Qualifications

• PhD (epidemiology or closely related field) or MSc with 3-5 years of relevant experience is required.
• Ideally, previous experience in consultancy and/or CRO environment highly desirable.
• Experience with de novo data collection (field) projects (non-interventional designs in particular) is preferred.
• Good understanding of epidemiologic methodology is required.
• Working knowledge of MS Office software; working knowledge of data analysis software (e.g., SAS, Stata, R) a plus.
• Fluent in spoken and written Mandarin Chinese
• Experience with design of peri- or post-approval late phase interventional projects is not required but would be considered a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide scientific guidance on methodological and operational considerations of project design and conduct.
• Lead development of drafts for protocols, analysis plans, case report forms, survey questions, and reports for senior review.
• Engage with project sponsors, physicians, clinical sites, and other contacts.
• Assist with monitoring project budget spend and timelines for scientific tasks/deliverables.
• In some client engagements, serve as Principal Investigator with final responsibilities for budget, deliverables, and timelines.
• Lead or coordinate abstracts and manuscripts development.
• Support business development activities for PPD Observational Studies, including proposal support and conference participation.
• Mentor junior staff and collaborate with clinical operations, data management, biostatistics, and data analysts.

Skills

Epidemiologic methodology

Project management

Scientific communications

Mandarin Chinese (fluent)

MS Office

Education

PhD in Epidemiology or closely related field

MSc in Epidemiology or closely related field

Tools

SAS

Stata

R

Job description

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a Senior Research Associate to design, manage, and deliver de novo data collection projects across multiple studies. You will lead scientific coordination, draft protocols, and interact with sponsors and clinical sites to ensure timely, high-quality deliverables.

You will also oversee budgets and timelines, contribute to abstracts and manuscripts, and potentially act as Principal Investigator in client engagements, with opportunities to mentor junior staff.