Director, RWE

Genesis Research Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-related bonus

Generous time off entitlement

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Genesis Research is expanding its Real World Evidence (RWE) team, seeking a Director/Sr. Director to lead study design, methodology, and scientific communication for global Life Sciences clients.

You will mentor epidemiology staff, shape client strategies, oversee high-impact projects, and drive growth by delivering rigorous evidence across development and commercialization, while maintaining strong client relationships and ensuring timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Epidemiology.
• 10+ years for Master's degree or 7+ years for PhD of consulting, industry, or academic experience.
• Proven leadership and mentorship skills with experience managing scientific teams.
• Expertise in epidemiologic study design, data interpretation, and administrative healthcare data sources (claims, electronic health records).
• Strong scientific communication skills, including protocol and report writing, and client presentations.

Responsibilities

• Provide scientific and strategic leadership, advising existing and prospective clients on the value of RWE across clinical development phases and supporting commercialization, and how Genesis's scientific and analytic services can meet those needs.
• Provide expert oversight and guidance on study design and methodologies, ensuring alignment with research questions, and that data relevance / reliability and validity concerns are documented and addressed (as feasible).
• Lead the review of protocols during development, offering strategic feedback and developing best practices to enhance clarity and efficiency in scientific writing across teams.
• Identify and proactively address study challenges; develop and communicate alternative methodological strategies.
• Offer expert guidance on results interpretation and optimize the communication of scientific findings to clients and stakeholders.
• Review and improve scientific reports and final study reports (FSRs) and provide oversight on reports and statistical methodologies authored by other scientific leads.
• Demonstrate and expand deep expertise across multiple therapeutic areas; mentor and train team members in therapeutic knowledge and epidemiologic methods/best practices.
• Provide leadership in the use and understanding of medical coding systems and healthcare datasets, mentoring staff in best practices for large-scale data analysis.
• Lead and contribute to thought leadership projects, contribute innovative and influential ideas on RWE and epidemiology, and mentor the team in scientific innovation.
• Lead proposal development efforts, presenting scientific content to clients and collaborating across departments to ensure successful project acquisition and execution.
• Maintain strong client relationships, ensuring satisfaction that drives ongoing collaborations and business growth.
• Manage project timelines, hold junior staff accountable, and communicate proactively about potential delays.

Skills

Leadership & mentorship

Scientific communication

Client engagement

Project management

Epidemiology expertise

Education

Master's degree or PhD in Epidemiology

Job description

Genesis Research is an international healthcare consultancy providing value evidence strategy, generation, synthesis, and communication services to Life Sciences companies. Delivering these services empowered by technology innovations has enabled us to become a trusted partner with our clients across the development and commercialization life cycle.

Combining both traditional and novel analytical approaches with diverse real-world data, including genomic, medical record, claims and patient-reported information, has allowed us to inform Life Science company internal decision making as well as submissions and presentations to regulators; health technology assessment authorities and payers; the medical community; and, patient organizations.

The Real World Evidence (RWE) team and this position:

The Genesis RWE team consists of scientific experts who lead study design, methodology development and result interpretation across a broad range of epidemiology studies, for various stakeholders within the pharmaceutical industry. The professional in this position will demonstrate a passion for the generation of relevant and high-quality RWE, an understanding of how this evidence is used within the pharmaceutical industry and an ability to ensure delivery of this evidence in a timely manner to meet our clients’ needs.

The Director/Sr. Director will serve as a trusted expert for clients and internal teams, guiding study design, methodological rigor, and scientific communications. This role is pivotal in mentoring epidemiology staff, driving thought leadership, managing high-impact projects, and fostering strong client relationships to support business growth.

Accountabilities within this role:

• Provide scientific and strategic leadership, advising existing and prospective clients on the value of RWE across clinical development phases and supporting commercialization, and how Genesis's scientific and analytic services can meet those needs.
• Provide expert oversight and guidance on study design and methodologies, ensuring alignment with research questions, and that data relevance / reliability and validity concerns are documented and addressed (as feasible).
• Lead the review of protocols during development, offering strategic feedback and developing best practices to enhance clarity and efficiency in scientific writing across teams.
• Identify and proactively address study challenges; develop and communicate alternative methodological strategies.
• Offer expert guidance on results interpretation and optimize the communication of scientific findings to clients and stakeholders.
• Review and improve scientific reports and final study reports (FSRs) and provide oversight on reports and statistical methodologies authored by other scientific leads.
• Demonstrate and expand deep expertise across multiple therapeutic areas; mentor and train team members in therapeutic knowledge and epidemiologic methods/best practices.
• Provide leadership in the use and understanding of medical coding systems and healthcare datasets, mentoring staff in best practices for large-scale data analysis.
• Lead and contribute to thought leadership projects, contribute innovative and influential ideas on RWE and epidemiology, and mentor the team in scientific innovation.
• Lead proposal development efforts, presenting scientific content to clients and collaborating across departments to ensure successful project acquisition and execution.
• Maintain strong client relationships, ensuring satisfaction that drives ongoing collaborations and business growth.
• Manage project timelines, hold junior staff accountable, and communicate proactively about potential delays.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Epidemiology
• 10+ years for Master's degree or 7+ years for PhD of consulting, industry, or academic experience
• Proven leadership and mentorship skills with experience managing scientific teams.
• Expertise in epidemiologic study design, data interpretation, and administrative healthcare data sources (claims, electronic health records).
• Strong scientific communication skills, including protocol and report writing, and client presentations.
• Demonstrated success in client engagement and business development support.
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail, ensuring quality and timeliness.

Compensation:

Performance-related bonus

Generous time off entitlement

Genesis Research is an equal opportunity employer.