Senior Research Associate

Adelphi Group; England; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Adelphi is seeking a Senior Research Associate to provide research and analysis support for Clinical Outcome Assessments (COA) across projects. You will work under supervision from senior staff and project leads, contributing to study design, data collection, and reporting.

The role emphasizes high-quality scientific writing, coordination of research activities, and close collaboration with clients and teams to deliver impactful outcomes in patient-centered research.

Qualifications

• Produces high-quality scientific documents with strong grammar and clarity.
• Skilled in qualitative and/or quantitative healthcare research with critical thinking.
• Able to coordinate and lead research tasks and drive project progress.
• Communicates effectively with project teams and clients.

Responsibilities

• Perform literature searches and review abstracts and journal articles.
• Develop study protocols and documents (interview guides, CRFs, consent forms).
• Prepare and manage submissions to ethical review boards.
• Manage recruitment of patients, caregivers, or other participants.
• Conduct, code, interpret, and analyse qualitative interviews (cognitive debriefing, concept elicitation).

Skills

Written communication

Qualitative research

Quantitative research

Project coordination

Attention to detail

Job description

Agency:

Adelphi

Job Function:

Strategy and Planning

Job Subfunction:

Research and Insights

Job Description:

Senior Research Associate Patient-Centered Outcomes

Purpose of the role:

Providing research and analysis support to projects focused on the selection, development, evaluation, and implementation of Clinical Outcome Assessments (COA). Position within Adelphi Values: Reports to the assigned senior staff member for line management purposes and to the project lead within each project. Your key activities will be conducted with support, and under the guidance and supervision of more experienced team members.

These activities will include:

• Performing literature searches, reviewing abstracts and journal articles, and critically assessing existing COA instruments.
• Developing study protocols and other study documents including interview guides, case report forms, demographic forms, and informed consent forms.
• Preparing and managing submissions for centralised and local ethical review boards.
• Managing recruitment of patients, caregivers, or other participants through recruitment agencies, recruiting clinicians or advocacy groups.
• Conducting, coding, interpreting, and analysing qualitative interviews (e.g., patient, clinician, and caregiver), including concept elicitation interviews, cognitive debriefing interviews, and in-trial/exit interviews.

You will demonstrate the following competencies:

• Ability to efficiently produce high quality written documents (e.g., scientific content, style, and grammar) that meet clients’ needs, and with excellent attention to detail.
• Proficiency in conducting all aspects of qualitative and/or quantitative healthcare research, demonstrating critical thinking in approach to project decisions/activities and preparation of written documents and deliverables.
• Ability to coordinate/lead research tasks, show initiative and ownership of project activities/decisions and next steps to ensure progress.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with project teams/colleagues and clients.

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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