Systematic Review Specialist – Research Assistant/Associate

Diversity Dashboard; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave (38+ days)

Hybrid working

Generous pension scheme

Staff discounts and benefits

Job summary

The University of Sheffield invites applications for a Research Assistant (Grade 6) or Research Associate (Grade 7) in Systematic Reviewing within the School of Medicine and Population Health. You will conduct high-quality reviews, rapid reviews, mapping reviews and HTA critiques to inform national policy decisions by NICE, UK NSC and others.

Applicants should have a PhD (Grade 7) or postgraduate qualification (Grade 6) in a related field, with strong writing and numerical skills and experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a health-related discipline, or equivalent experience – Essential – Application
• PhD in a health-related discipline, or equivalent experience – Essential (Grade 7) – Application
• Experience of undertaking key stages of systematic reviewing for health topics, such as study selection, data extraction, risk of bias assessment, data checking and synthesis – Essential – Application and interview
• Experience of leading at least one multidisciplinary systematic review/evidence synthesis on a health topic – Essential (Grade 7) – Application and interview
• Good IT skills and experience in relevant software such as systematic review packages, AI packages, Microsoft Office and reference management software – Essential – Application and interview
• Excellent numerical ability and experience of understanding, critiquing and analysing quantitative health research studies – Essential – Application and interview
• Excellent ability to write clear and concise reports and presentations, with an excellent level of attention to detail – Essential – Application and interview
• Ability to communicate effectively and work productively within a multidisciplinary team – Essential – Application and interview
• Ability to prioritise workload and complete work to strict deadlines – Essential – Application and interview
• Experience of conducting appraisals for NICE and/or the UK National Screening Committee, or similar work for other health technology or health policy agencies – Essential (Grade 7) – Desirable (Grade 6) – Application and interview
• Experience of developing research or knowledge exchange funding proposals – Essential (Grade 7) – Desirable (Grade 6) – Application and interview
• Experience of undertaking systematic reviews of screening or diagnostic tests – Desirable – Application and interview

Responsibilities

• Carry out (Grade 7) or contribute to (Grade 6) high‑quality systematic reviews across a range of topics to inform national health policy, for clients including NICE, UK NSC and other organisations. Tasks may include study selection, data extraction, quality assessment, data synthesis and interpretation of findings.
• Appraise the clinical evidence components of Health Technology Assessments submitted to NICE, as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Work collaboratively with wider project team members, including PPI, information specialists, economic modellers, statisticians, clinical experts and the project co-ordinator.
• Write clear and concise reports to summarise findings, paying close attention to detail.
• Communicate effectively with funders, stakeholders and collaborators both within and external to the University.
• Plan and manage your contribution to each project, in conjunction with the project team, to meet deadlines.
• Disseminate research findings through writing (Grade 7) or contributing to (Grade 6) publications and presentations.
• Develop (Grade 7) or contribute to (Grade 6) grant proposals for research and knowledge exchange projects.
• Undertake (Grade 7) or contribute to (Grade 6) methodological research in systematic reviewing and evidence synthesis.
• Contribute to teaching programmes, including delivering lectures, tutorials and short courses, developing online materials, and supervising students.
• Carry out other duties commensurate with grade and remit of the post.

Skills

Numerical skills

Scientific writing

IT skills

Data extraction

Data synthesis

Project collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in health-related discipline

PhD in health-related discipline

Tools

Systematic review software

AI packages

Microsoft Office

Reference management software

Job description

The University of Sheffield invites applications for a Research Assistant (Grade 6) or Research Associate (Grade 7) in Systematic Reviewing within the School of Medicine and Population Health. You will conduct high-quality reviews, rapid reviews, mapping reviews and HTA critiques to inform national policy decisions by NICE, UK NSC and others.

Applicants should have a PhD (Grade 7) or postgraduate qualification (Grade 6) in a related field, with strong writing and numerical skills and experience