Senior Director of Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis

Lifelancer; United States; Remote; USD 161,000 - 241,000; Full time

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Patient-Centered Research (PCR) group seeks a Senior Director of Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis to lead global qualitative initiatives from a remote UK base. You will oversee data collection, moderation, vendor management and analysis across projects supporting patient-focused drug development.

The ideal candidate has 12+ years in qualitative leadership, a PhD preferred, strong GCP knowledge, and the ability to establish a best-in-class qualitative center of

Qualifications

• 12+ years of qualitative research leadership in a relevant field.
• PhD in a relevant scientific discipline preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement annual QDA business plans and delivery model.
• Monitor industry developments to ensure access to best-in-class capabilities.
• Collaborate with PCR solution teams to design and deliver projects.
• Manage staff: hiring, development, and performance management.
• Drive thought leadership and quality/compliance assurance processes.
• Lead qualitative research strategies to meet client needs and inform proposals.
• Oversee data collection, moderation, management and analysis of qualitative data.
• Manage external and internal vendors providing qualitative research services.
• Oversee qualitative research technologies, including AI-enabled solutions.
• Develop and implement qualitative research standards and processes.

Skills

Qualitative research leadership

GCP knowledge

Regulatory awareness

Budgeting & forecasting

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

PhD preferred

Job description

Job Title: Senior Director of Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis

Job Location: Remote, United Kingdom

Job Location Type: Remote

Job Contract Type: Full time

Job Seniority Level: Environmental Conditions: Office

Work Schedule: Standard (Mon-Fri)

Work ScheduleStandard (Mon-Fri)Environmental ConditionsOfficeJob DescriptionThermo Fisher Scientific’s Patient-Centered Research (PCR) group helps sponsors to integrate the patient voice in all relevant healthcare decisions, from development over regulatory to reimbursement and product launch. For that, PCR uses a unique combination of scientific fields, including health sciences, psychometrics, epidemiology, psychology, health economics and others. Our work has helped identify and clarify unmet clinical needs, assess burden of illness and evaluate patient outcomes, preference and/or adherence, while supporting promotional and labeling claims on a global scale.

The Senior Director of Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (QDA) is primarily responsible for the collection, organization and analysis of qualitative data on PCR projects, including: moderation of interviews and focus groups, management of vendors for dedicated qualitative research services, oversight of qualitative research technologies (incl., AI-enabled solutions), and qualitative data analysis. As part of this remit the Senior Director will be responsible for leading the development, improvement and implementation of quality and compliance assurance processes. The aim of this exciting role is to build a best-in-class qualitative research center of excellence that supports our scientific solution teams with its methodological expertise.

This role is critical for our mission to provide a full suite of services and offerings to achieve patient focused drug development.

Essential Functions

• Develop and implement annual QDA business plans, including identifying and implementing a best-in-class qualitative delivery model.
• Monitor industry developments to ensure the team has access to best-in-class capabilities.
• Collaborate with all PCR solution teams (i.e., clinical outcomes assessment, in-trial research, patient preferences, real-world experience and insights) to ensure the successful design and delivery of projects.
• Manage staff, including interviewing and selection, job description preparation, professional development, goal setting, performance management and any other tasks associated with staff functions and management
• Drive thought leadership to ensure continuous scientific improvement
• Support opportunity management to optimize win rates, including leading the development of qualitative research strategies to meet client needs, and ensuring these are appropriately represented in proposals
• Oversee the delivery of qualitative components of PCR studies, including qualitative data collection (incl., moderation), data management, and data analysis
• Collaborate with external and internal vendors that support PCR with dedicated qualitative research services
• Manage qualitative research technologies for data collection and analysis (incl., AI enablement)
• Work with relevant internal stakeholders to develop, manage, improve and implement qualitative research standards and processes

Qualifications:Education and Experience

• At least 12 years of qualitative research leadership in a relevant field with a track record of scientific outputs
• PhD in relevant scientific discipline preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Deep and demonstrated understanding of patient centered research, including a demonstrated knowledge of GCP and awareness of working in a regulatory environment.
• Ability to develop business strategies and plans.
• Understanding of budgeting and forecasting with the ability to interpret data with attention to detail
• Proven ability to lead a team to deliver high quality scientific deliverables
• Demonstrated ability to delegate effectively
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, communication and staff management skills and experience required
• Ability to work in a cross functional team
• Ability to communicate complex information and ideas so that others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
• Tact and sensitivity in matters relating to confidential material.

Fluency in written and oral English