Senior Research Consultant-RWE

Location: Remote UK

Job Summary

As a Senior Research Consultant in RWE, you will be part of a team responsible for commercial and scientific consultancy, identifying, generating and converting new business development opportunities, and overseeing account management of OPEN Health clients. The Senior Research Consultant in RWE will be in contact with clients as potential projects are under discussion, to give scientific input, and advice, develop the project concept with the most suitable OPEN Health offerings and move the project to contract completion, supported by the Central Business Development team, beyond this point you will act as a consultant to the project team and client. As a senior member of the RWE team, you will provide counsel to more junior project team members.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Business Development & Account Management

Contributing to the continuing achievements and annual targets of OPEN Health; identifying and securing opportunities for real-world evidence projects by understanding the current healthcare environment and the commercial objectives of our clients. Primarily this will be through the organic growth of projects you are assigned to
Supporting the growth of the business through the development of strong client relationships
Developing detailed and accurate proposals in conjunction with the Central Business Development team in response to taking a detailed brief from clients ensuring a clear understanding of objectives, timelines and budgets
Advising on project fee and cost estimates, for the client proposal, to meet both client’s scope of work and ensuring the profitability of the project for OPEN Health. As required, obtain fee/cost estimates from partner companies or third-party vendors to prepare the proposal

Study Consultancy

Working with our clients, and internal and external experts in the therapy area to identify the appropriate methodology to collate the RWE required. This could be evidence generation using primary or secondary methodology
Supporting the RWE project team in developing study concepts, protocols and frameworks that achieve client objectives
Conducting RWE workshops and bespoke consultancy projects for clients
Assessments of existing secondary data sources e.g HES, CPRD etc… for project suitability
Taking a lead role in the delivery of bespoke RWE consultancy-based projects
Project/Study delivery
Ensuring smooth handover of the project, at the contract signing stage, to the project team responsible for operational delivery with clear milestones established and agreed with the client
Ensure clients’ commercial and scientific goals are embedded in the proposal and communicated effectively to the project team at handover
Collaborate with the project team to ensure that clients’ commercial and scientific goals continue to be met as their project proceeds
Maintain close contact with the project team, to identify new business opportunities, and deal with scope change discussions as required, throughout the delivery of the project
In collaboration with the project team review study success factors with the project team and ensure the delivery of any client project review meetings.
Maintain thorough working records of all project activities, complying with company SOPs and GDPR requirements

Experience, Skills, and Qualifications

Demonstrable experience working in healthcare RWE research in the Pharma industry or Clinical Research Organization and specifically, experience in observational or non-interventional studies
Demonstrable knowledge of the structure and function of the NHS and UK healthcare environment
Knowledge and demonstrable understanding of the pharmaceutical industry with a commercial focus; relating to product development, approval, marketing and continued lifecycle management
Good basic clinical knowledge and experience across a range of specialties
Demonstrable relevant experience in RWE scientific consultancy, utilising both primary and secondary methodologies
Line management experience

Travel Requirements

As required by business needs

About OPEN Health

At OPEN Health, we connect visionary minds, pioneering science, and advanced technology to drive real impact. By uniting people, science, and technology, we activate new opportunities for biopharma innovation. Our expertise across medical affairs and market access unlocks faster, smarter routes to market. We are committed to improving patient outcomes worldwide. To learn more, visit www.openhealthgroup.com.

OPEN Health. The right combination to unlock possibilities.

What we offer:

As a global organization, OPEN Health is committed to supporting our employees and their families through a comprehensive benefits program

Competitive pay, generous paid vacation, holidays and more, across all our locations
Ongoing training and development opportunities which foster and shape your individual career path
An active and growing commitment to bettering the communities our employees call home through our Corporate Social Responsibility program
The opportunity to thrive in a global, collaborative environment while working every day to improve health outcomes and patient wellbeing
Diverse, inclusive culture that encourages you to bring your whole self to work

If we sound like the sort of business environment in which you would thrive, then we would love to hear from you.

OPEN Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, colour, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.