Epidemiology Senior Consultant (Drug Safety speciality)

This position is based in London or Winchester with hybrid working, requiring a minimum of 40% (2 days per week) in the office, with Tuesday as the specified team day.

LCP's Health Analytics team works across the healthcare and life sciences markets, combining health expertise with innovative approaches to tackle leading health issues. Our mission is to help move health systems from importers of illness to exporters of health and to support our clients in delivering value to patients. We have developed a track record for leading approaches to real world evidence generation, health economics, market access consulting, and generative AI.

Examples of the types of projects we undertake include:

• Real world evidence studies using electronic healthcare records, registries, biobanks, and databases.
• Advanced study designs including external comparators and quantitative bias analysis.
• Innovative approaches to identifying and quantifying unmet need and inequalities.
• Studies addressing post authorisation regulatory commitments and other analyses supporting health authority questions.
• Manuscript writing.

To be successful in this position, you will have significant, demonstrable experience in a consulting or CRO role, alongside the ability to provide excellent service to our clients through both technical expertise and delivery/project management excellence. We are looking for a Consultant or Senior Consultant in Epidemiology, with a specialisation in drug safety, to join our team of experts and strengthen our capabilities in this area.

You will play a key role in the design, analysis, and reporting of studies using real world healthcare data, such as electronic healthcare records, registries, and claims databases. Experience in real world data from the US, UK, major EU markets, and Japan is desirable. Experience of designing or carrying out studies to meet post authorisation regulatory commitments or evaluating risk minimisation measures is also desirable.

Key Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate a very high level of technical expertise in epidemiology.
• Lead and contribute to all stages of projects including proposal development, protocol development, project management, quality control, report and manuscript writing.
• Oversee and review the work of other team members and support their development.
• Contribute to team learning and development and the development of internal resources, tools, and processes.
• Contribute to developing advanced methods capabilities.
• Demonstrate and develop your expertise by contributing to thought leadership activities.

What skills, qualifications, and experience are we looking for?

• Proven experience in a relevant role, including consultancy or CRO experience.
• Health-related Masters degree or PhD, ideally in epidemiology or a related specialty.
• An excellent grounding in relevant methods with demonstrated experience in conceptualising and delivering previous studies and projects.
• Excellent communication skills, including technical writing and presentation skills.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills; programming skills in R or Python are desirable.
• Experienced in project management, leading multidisciplinary teams, and executing high-quality scientific work.
• Creativity and innovation.
• Experience in business development activities, including proposal writing and pitching to potential clients is desirable.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to multi-task.
• Mentoring and coordination of less experienced team members.

What's in it for you?

We offer an attractive benefits package designed to promote your overall wellbeing, including:

• Hybrid working.
• Professional study support.
• Access to internal Wellbeing, LGBTQ+, Multicultural, and Women's networks.
• Life assurance and income protection.
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption and shared parental leave.
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Private medical insurance and discounted gym memberships.
• Competitive pension scheme and discretionary bonus scheme.
• Volunteering opportunities.
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.

LCP is committed to building an inclusive workplace where all forms of diversity are valued. We welcome applicants who may require adjustments to assist with their application process.