Real World Evidence Manager-Healthcare

Ipsos; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global market research company is seeking a Research Manager to lead their Real World Evidence team. Combining expertise in study design and client management, the ideal candidate will collaborate with top-tier clients to drive growth and ensure patient-centric research. Strong experience in non-interventional studies and methodologies, particularly with AI-enhanced tools, is essential. This position offers flexible working arrangements and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Pension contribution

Income protection and life assurance

Health & wellbeing benefits

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in protocol writing and statistical analysis plans.
• Familiarity with global or cross‑regional RWE projects.
• Proficiency in AI‑enhanced research processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute a wide range of projects in Real World Evidence.
• Collaborate with clients and experts to drive impactful insights.
• Ensure patient centricity and drive growth in RWE offerings.

Skills

Experience in Real World Data / Non‑Interventional studies

Expertise in primary data collection studies

Background in Epidemiology or related field

Strong understanding of research methodologies

Education

Masters or PhD in Epidemiology, public health, or related field

Tools

AI‑based research tools

Job description

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Job Description

We are a leading global market and social research company, enabling organizations to make smarter, bolder, and faster decisions.

Are you a seasoned Research Manager with a passion for Real World Evidence (RWE)? Do you excel in a dynamic environment where patient voices are pivotal in research? Join us in shaping the future of healthcare insights.

About the Role

We're looking for a driven Research Manager to lead our Real World Evidence team. As pioneers in RWE, Ipsos has conducted over 100 global studies enrolling 250,000+ participants. The Research Manager will lead and execute a wide range of projects, collaborating with top-tier clients and experts, with a focus on direct‑to‑responder studies for impactful insights. By leveraging your expertise in study design and client management, this person will accelerate the growth of Ipsos' RWE offerings. As part of a close‑knit multi‑disciplinary team, the Research Manager will help ensure patient centricity and drive our ambitious growth targets.

About You

Essential skills

• Experience in Real World Data / Non‑Interventional studies, including protocol writing and statistical analysis plans.
• Expertise in primary data collection studies and secondary database studies.
• Background in Epidemiology, public health, or related field (Masters or PhD preferred).
• Strong understanding and practical experience in research methodologies, with a focus on AI‑based research tools.

Desirable skills

• Proficiency in AI‑enhanced research processes.
• Experience with global or cross‑regional RWE projects.
• Familiarity with digital data collection and analytics tools.

Behaviours

• Passionate about delivering excellent client service within RWE and building strong relationships.
• Commercially minded and able to identify and drive opportunities for revenue generation
• You have a proactive and solutions‑oriented approach.
• Analytical thinking
• Resilience, flexibility and agility
• Leadership and social influence
• Creative thinking
• Motivation and self‑awareness
• Empathy and active listening
• Curiosity and lifelong learning
• Talent management
• Service orientation and customer service

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you as an individual. Our standard benefits include 25 days annual leave, pension contribution, income protection and life assurance. In addition, there are a range health & wellbeing, financial benefits and professional development opportunities.

We realise you may have commitments outside of work and will consider flexible working applications – please highlight what you are looking for when you make your application. We have a hybrid approach to work and ask people to be in the office or with clients for 3 days per week.

We are committed to equality, treating people fairly, promoting a positive and inclusive working environment and ensuring we have diversity of people and views. We recognise that this is important for our business success – a more diverse workforce will enable us to better reflect and understand the world we research and ultimately deliver better research and insight to our clients. We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme, certified as Level 1 Disability Confident Committed. We are dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Your application will be reviewed by someone from our Talent Team who will be in touch either way to let you know the outcome.

Ready to have an impact? Apply now!

About Us

Ipsos is one of the world's largest research companies and currently the only one primarily managed by researchers, ranking as a #1 full‑service research organization for four consecutive years. With over 75 different data‑driven solutions, and presence in 90 markets, Ipsos brings together research, implementation, methodological, and subject‑matter experts from around the world, combining thematic and technical experts to deliver top‑quality research and insights. Simply speaking, we help the biggest companies solve some of their biggest problems, serving more than 5000 clients across the globe by providing research, data, and insights on their target markets. And we are proud of our continuous efforts in making Ipsos the best place to work!

About the Team

The Healthcare Service Line works with Pharmaceutical, bio‑tech, medical device manufacturers and technology companies throughout the project lifecycle from early stage strategy, to launch of a new product, to product optimization. In addition to custom research, the healthcare Service Line also works on therapeutic centers of expertise in Oncology, Autoimmune, Virology and more.