Clinical Scientist

Quotient Sciences; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading clinical services company is seeking a Clinical Scientist to join their eCOA team in Nottingham. This role involves providing clinical expertise in the development of electronic outcomes assessments for global trials. The ideal candidate will have a graduate degree, significant experience with assessment tools, and strong collaboration skills. Benefits include competitive compensation, health and pension plans, and flexible work arrangements, allowing for a healthy work-life balance.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Private health insurance

Flexible time off

Employee wellbeing programs

Modern technology for remote collaboration

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years' experience with assessment tools and psychiatric scales.
• Minimum 2 years' experience in a clinical trial or clinical setting.
• Fluency in English; additional languages preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical expertise in developing eCOAs.
• Collaborate with teams on form layout and validation.
• Review data from eCOA platforms for improvements.

Skills

Clinical subject matter expertise

Collaboration

Data evaluation

Communication

Travel capability

Education

Graduate degree in psychology, social work, or related field

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Adobe

Job description

Are you passionate about shaping the future of clinical assessments? As a Clinical Scientist within our eCOA team, you'll play a pivotal role in designing and validating electronic clinical outcome assessments that power global trials. This is an opportunity to combine your clinical expertise with innovative technology, ensuring accurate, patient-centered data collection that drives better evidence and faster therapies.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical subject matter expertise in developing eCOAs to meet client needs
• Collaborate with internal teams on electronic form layout, interface, and validation rules
• Act as eCOA Clinical Science SME on client calls from study start through platform go-live
• Support Business Analyst and Test teams with clinical validation expertise
• Review and evaluate data from eCOA platforms, usability testing, and surveys to improve functionality
• Liaise with sponsors and scale authors as required
• Present eCOA batteries for large international trials to sponsors for approval
• Work with operational groups to resolve clinical-related issues in services and software
• Develop work instructions, process guidelines, and SOPs to ensure compliance with GCP and SOP requirements
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Qualifications

• Graduate degree in psychology, social work, counselling, psychiatric nursing, or related field
• Minimum 4 years' experience administering assessment tools, psychiatric symptom rating scales, and/or neurocognition scales; structured diagnostic interview experience preferred
• Minimum 2 years' experience in a clinical trial, research, or clinical setting
• Knowledge of scale development and clinical assessment best practices
• Fluency in English; additional languages preferred
• Basic understanding of Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
• Advanced skills in MS Word, Excel, and Adobe
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 10%, including overnight stays
• Based in or able to work remotely from the UK

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and incentives
• Private health, pension, and life insurance
• Flexible time off and hybrid work options
• Employee wellbeing and assistance programmes
• Modern technology for remote collaboration