Life Science Research Analyst

Capestart Inc.; Nagercoil, Chennai District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Capestart Inc. in Tamil Nadu is seeking a Life Science Research Analyst with about 4 years of experience in systematic literature reviews (SLR), TLreviews, and meta-analysis support.

You will execute review projects from search and screening through reporting, focusing on accuracy, traceability, and timely delivery for pharmaceutical and biotech clients. You will validate AI-assisted outputs, extract structured data with source references, and support protocol development, bias assessments, and

Qualifications

• Experience in executing SLR/TLR and meta-analysis support.
• Ability to extract structured data using standardized templates.
• Experience validating AI-assisted review outputs against source documents.
• Familiarity with PRISMA and evidence synthesis methods.

Responsibilities

• Execute SLR and TLR tasks end to end: searches, screening, data extraction, synthesis.
• Support protocol development, research questions, eligibility criteria and search strategies.
• Extract structured data with source-level traceability (quotes and page references).
• Validate AI-generated screening and extraction outputs against source documents and human review.
• Perform risk of bias and quality assessments for study types involved.
• Assist meta-analysis preparation and data interpretation.

Skills

Systematic literature reviews

Meta-analysis support

Data extraction

Evidence synthesis

PRISMA guidelines

Job description

We are seeking a Life Science Research Analyst with about 4 years of experience in systematic literature reviews (SLR), targeted literature reviews (TLR) and meta-analysis support. You will execute review projects under the guidance of a project lead, from search and screening through reporting. You will work with AI-assisted review workflows across human, animal and mechanistic evidence streams, with a focus on accuracy, traceability and timely delivery for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and public health clients.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Execute SLR and TLR tasks end to end: literature searches, deduplication, title/abstract screening, full-text screening, data extraction and evidence synthesis.
• Support protocol development, research questions, eligibility criteria and search strategies, including repeat searches and comparison of search outputs against reference sets.
• Extract structured data with source-level traceability (quotes and page references) using standardized templates, including data from tables and figures.
• Validate AI-generated screening and extraction outputs, including table and figure parsing, against source documents and human-reviewed results, and document discrepancies.
• Conduct risk of bias and quality assessments using tools suited to the study type (human observational, animal and mechanistic studies).
• Support meta-analysis, including preparing data for quantitative synthesis and interpreting outputs.
• Apply PRISMA and accepted evidence synthesis methods throughout.
• Prepare evidence tables, summaries, reports and presentations, and produce accessible Word and PDF deliverables.
• Maintain version control and respond to reviewer comments with documented change logs.
• Contribute to quality checks and peer review of project outputs.
• Take part in regular project status meetings and keep trackers up to date.