Manager of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Real World Evidence

Adelphi Group; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Adelphi Real World, a global healthcare consultancy, seeks a Biostatistics technical leader to provide analytical insight for studies using real world data. You will collaborate with a friendly team, lead multiple research projects from conception to reporting, and contribute to publications through rigorous statistical methods.

The role emphasizes translating client evidence needs into robust analytical approaches and leading methodological innovation within the team.

Qualifications

• Experience advising study teams on the suitability of proposed methods to address research questions.
• Ability to critically review study protocols and SAPs with clear operational definitions.
• Proven capability to lead biostatistics within a team and contribute innovative methods.

Responsibilities

• Drive methodological expertise within the team and advise on study design and methods.
• Critically review and provide feedback on study protocols and SAPs for client review.
• Review findings and support interpretation of complex analyses with project teams.
• Represent biostatistics expertise to clients and contribute to reporting and publications.
• Develop team capabilities in epidemiology and biostatistics and coordinate resources.
• Line management responsibilities and fostering continued learning within the SP team.

Skills

Biostatistics expertise

Epidemiology

Job description

The Role

Providing analytical and statistical methodological insight to studies using secondary sources of real world data. You will work collaboratively with an enthusiastic and friendly team, leading various research projects from conception and study design through to reporting and publication.

Agency

Adelphi

Job Function

Account Management and Growth

Job Subfunction

Account Management

Job Description

The Role

Providing analytical and statistical methodological insight to studies using secondary sources of real world data. You will work collaboratively with an enthusiastic and friendly team, leading various research projects from conception and study design through to reporting and publication.

Accountabilities

Ø Drive methodological expertise within the team: o Advising study teams and clients on the suitability of proposed methods to address the research questions and recommending optimal approaches.

• Critically reviewing and providing feedback on study protocols (e.g. study design and statistical methods) for review by clients and other review committees.
• Critically reviewing and providing feedback of robust, transparent and coherent Statistical Analysis Plans (SAPs), incorporating comprehensive operational definitions and/or code lists, statistical methods, objective‑specific analyses and table shells, for implementation by others with limited scope for interpretation.
• Critically reviewing study findings, and supporting project teams in the interpretation of complex analyses.
• Translate client evidence needs into tangible analytical approaches and study design options.
• As a biostatistics technical leader within the team, contribute innovative epidemiological and statistical methods for addressing client evidence needs.

Ø Involvement in client delivery o To represent and communicate to clients the biostatistics expertise within the team.

Ø Analysis and reporting of results: o Work with Statistical Programmers (SPs) on completing statistically complex analyses, including contributing to programming work when necessary

• Supporting the interpretation and completion of the final research report and the presentation of the study results.
• Authorship of publications, including development and/or critical review of abstracts/posters for presentation at scientific congresses or manuscripts for submission to peer‑reviewed journals.

Ø Development of a team and co‑ordination of resources: o Help team members (both SPs and non‑SPs) to learn and develop new skills in epidemiology and biostatistics.

• Motivating individuals within the SP team i.e. play an active role in developing an environment of continued learning.
• Seek and advise new training opportunities to develop junior team members on the analysis of secondary data.
• Inform the development of, and provide final sign‑off for, training and development materials.
• Demonstrate agility and flexibility to support teams and clients in the face of competing priorities.
• Line Management responsibilities.

Who We Are

Adelphi Real World is a global consultancy in healthcare. We collect and interrogate real world data to aid the pharmaceutical industry in understanding the management and treatment of specific diseases. This understanding informs the successful development of pipeline assets and the positioning of products in market. Real world data can also be used to leverage Health Outcomes / Economic argumentation through statistically validated publications.

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in‑office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in‑office attendance.

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