Assessment Scientist - Clinical Outcomes & eCOA Lead

Syneos Health; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Syneos Health in the United States seeks an Assessment Scientist with a Master’s in Psychology to lead scientific oversight of eCOA implementation, ensure accurate endpoint scale translation, and manage UAT strategies across global studies.

The role emphasizes scale licensing, translation quality, rater training, and ensuring data integrity; travel required up to 20% and collaboration with vendors and sites.Qualified candidates will bring strong communication skills and experience in clinical

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in psychology/behavioral sciences or related field.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead scientific oversight of eCOA implementation, ensuring accurate translation of endpoint scales into digital platforms with full fidelity to protocol and scoring requirements.
• Drive development and review of eCOA specifications, partnering with vendors to deliver high-quality, fit-for-purpose system design.
• Own UAT strategy, including authoring and reviewing test scripts to validate endpoint logic, workflows, and data integrity.
• Lead end-to-end UAT execution, proactively identifying and resolving issues to ensure successful system delivery and study readiness.
• Lead global scale licensing and copyright strategy, ensuring compliant and efficient use of clinical outcome assessments.
• Ensure accurate scale selection, version control, and implementation aligned with protocol-defined endpoints.
• Oversee translation strategy and vendor execution, ensuring high-quality, culturally appropriate instruments across regions.
• Drive consistency across source scales, translations, and eCOA/eCRF implementations to protect endpoint integrity.
• Design and deliver tailored rater training programs to ensure high-quality, standardized endpoint data collection across sites.
• Define rater qualification standards and support selection of experienced, study-ready site personnel.
• Develop and deploy engaging training and certification programs to drive consistency in scale administration and scoring.
• Monitor rater performance and lead targeted remediation to minimize variability and protect endpoint reliability.

Skills

Planning and organizational skills

Interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to travel

Education

Master's degree in Psychology or Behavioral Sciences

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Syneos Health in the United States seeks an Assessment Scientist with a Master’s in Psychology to lead scientific oversight of eCOA implementation, ensure accurate endpoint scale translation, and manage UAT strategies across global studies.

The role emphasizes scale licensing, translation quality, rater training, and ensuring data integrity; travel required up to 20% and collaboration with vendors and sites.Qualified candidates will bring strong communication skills and experience in clinical