Research Assistant-patient Centered Outcomes

4 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom RTI International Full time

Overview:
**RTI Health Solutions (RTI-HS)**,** a business unit of RTI International, we are a large and rapidly growing internationally recognised, not-for-profit research organisation providing consulting and research expertise to optimise decision making for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device products.

We are currently seeking a **Research Assistant** to join our **Patient-Centered-Outcomes-Assessment (PCOA**) team at RTI Health Solutions (RTI-HS) in Europe. As a PCOA researcher at RTI-HS, you will be working as part of a small team in all aspects of patient-centered research to support pharmaceutical clients to incorporate patient experience data in the drug development process.

With a team of over 400 staff, based in our European and North American offices, RTI-HS provides multidisciplinary project expertise in Health Economics, Patient-Centered Outcomes Assessment, Surveys and Observational Studies, Medical Statistics, Health Preference Assessment, Epidemiology, Risk Management, and Market Access.

Given the breadth of our client work and flexible management structure, RTI-HS provides an ideal team-based environment within which to develop your career as a Research Assistant in health outcomes research.

**Location**:
Office-based in **Manchester**

**Please provide a cover letter along with your CV, this is an office based role with at least 2 days a week on site.**

**Responsibilities**:
In this role, you will be expected to develop your skills in a supportive environment, to enable you to assist with a broad range of PCOA research projects. You will be expected to work in small project teams under the leadership of a senior Project Leader.

Your work may include but not be limited to:

- Collection of patient-reported survey data
- Qualitative interviewing
- Literature reviews
- PRO instrument development, modification and cross-cultural adaptation
- Evaluation of PRO instrument quality
- Development and support of PRO measurement strategies
- Provision of regulatory guidance and support

Qualifications:

- An undergraduate degree in a social science or health-related discipline
- Excellent English-language skills (both written and oral)
- Strong critical appraisal skills and attention to detail
- A demonstrated understanding of both qualitative and quantitative research methods
- Experience conducting literature searches including the use of online databases (e.g. PubMed, PsycINFO etc.)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office software
- Self-motivation and strong organisational skills with the ability to deliver to deadlines
- A clear and committed team-based attitude to project work



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