Senior Director, Real World Evidence in City of Westminster

Responsibilities

• Lead growth in collaboration with subject matter experts and business developers, by connecting to clients and leading proposals alongside our business development team.
• Serve as thought leader and subject matter expert in real-world evidence.

Undertake external visibility engagements (conference presentations, webinars, peer reviewed publications and white papers etc.) to increase recognition of Cytel RWE that leads to new business.

• Assume overall responsibility for team or area of responsibility, providing the vision and leadership to guide and ensure appropriate career development as well as profit & loss (P&L) management for the RWE team in North America.
• Provide oversight and direction to employees in accordance with the company policies and procedures. Provide close scientific direction in complex epidemiology studies.
• Lead employees to meet the organization's expectations for productivity, quality, continuous improvement, and goal accomplishment.
• Solves complex client issues in a timely and appropriate manner with minimal senior management involvement.
• Responsible for operational responsibilities and activities of the department and provide input to budget as required.
• Plan and allocate resources to effectively staff and accomplish the work and meet utilization goals.
• Identify opportunities to improve the efficiency of business processes and procedures to enhance speed, quality, efficiency, and output.
• Foster a spirit of teamwork and unity among the team that allows for disagreement over ideas, conflict and expeditious conflict resolution, and the appreciation of diversity as well as cohesiveness, support, and working effectively together to enable success.
• Build, manage and mentor a strong, proactive team. This includes hiring and training staff and developing internship and training programs.
• Develop, evaluate and validate tools to efficiently and effectively meet project needs.
• Occasional travel required.

Education

Master's or Ph D degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, Data Science, or other relevant scientific fields. MBA, MD or Ph D are highly desirable.

Experience

10+ years' experience at a minimum in consulting, clinical trials or health research environment. Previous people management experience required (5+ years).

Skills

• Proven record of leading a variety of RWE studies (retrospective and/or non-interventional prospective studies) and experience with advanced epidemiological methods (e. g. target trial emulation).
• Thorough understanding of formal guidance on RWE methods by regulatory and reimbursement bodies and trending methodologies.
• Proven management skills with the ability to build, train, mentor and motivate a team.
• Thorough understanding of financial reporting, general project management, and accounting principles.
• Thorough understanding of the biopharmaceutical R&D process in combination with solid business acumen and an appreciation of the broader business issues.

Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Influencing skills.
• Ability to manage multiple and varied tasks and prioritize workload with attention to detail.
• Financial and business acumen.
• About Cytel

Cytel is the largest provider of statistical software and advanced analytics for clinical trial design and execution.

For over thirty years, Cytel's scientific rigor and operational excellence have helped biotech and pharmaceutical companies navigate uncertainty, prove value and unlock the full potential of their data.

Come be a part of a team where talent, experience and scientific rigor come together to advance the state of clinical development.

As the industry's largest provider of statistical software and advanced analytics, Cytel is home to some of the most innovative, collaborative and rigorous biostatistics, statistical programming and data management talent.

Cytel careers offer meaningful work and stimulate challenges within a welcoming and diverse global culture.

Whether your specialty is biostatistics, statistical programming, adaptive clinical trial design, clinical data management, Bayesian statistics, real-world evidence, artificial intelligence, health economics, or a corporate function, you will be growing an exciting career while contributing to advancing the future of human health at Cytel.

• Additional Responsibilities
• Act as senior scientific oversight in RWE projects using retrospective EHR or claims data, including but not limited to comparative effectiveness studies, treatment patterns and healthcare cost and utilization studies, post-authorization studies (PASS), real-world data landscaping and feasibility studies, ECAs and TTE and development of evidence generation plans for our pharmaceutical clients.

Can converse on advanced RWE methods such as causal inference and Bayesian methods with the support of a senior biostatistician expert.

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