QuintilesIMS is a leading integrated information and technology-enabled worldwide healthcare service provider. Formed by the merger of Quintiles and IMS Health, we use our experience, resources and reputation to help our clients drive healthcare forward.

We are a leading global information and technology services company providing clients in the healthcare industry with end-to-end solutions to measure and improve their performance. With a revenue of $3.3 Billion and operating in 100+ countries with 5000+ clients and 35000+ employees worldwide, the company delivers unique insights into diseases, treatments, costs and outcomes for customers including pharmaceutical, consumer health and medical device manufacturers and distributors, providers, payers, government agencies, policymakers, researchers and the financial community.

Individuals joining us are assured of a rewarding career in healthcare data analytics and consulting, with opportunities to address diverse and challenging problems of healthcare clients, directly manage client relationships, interact with senior leaders and gain exposure to a truly multi-cultural, collegial and collaborative work environment.

Role Purpose
This role will offer you the opportunity to work on a variety of large patient-level datasets owned or accessible to QuintilesIMS, working within a large and diverse team that includes leading experts in this fast-growing, high-interest field. The role will be focused on generating value and insight from the application of Real-World Data to solving healthcare-related problems for pharmaceutical and healthcare clients. This role requires capabilities in the preparation and analysis of anonymised patient-level data, according to agreed protocols and statistical analysis plans. The audience for these analyses will be various life-sciences customers as well as healthcare payers, providers and regulators. The successful candidate will have excellent skills in the presentation of analyses and in the communication of their findings, be that in tabular, graphical or descriptive form. You will also play a role in designing studies, providing input into proposals, protocols and/or the statistical analysis plan (SAP).
Principal Responsibilities:
o Contribute to business development activities including proposal development and client relationship building
o Review and analyse client requirements, research questions or problems in order to deliver optimal solutions to meet their needs
o Lead and/or manage the decisions behind choosing appropriate approaches, data management, analytical and statistical design to meet study objectives. This may in the longer term also include interventional studies and direct collection of patient reported data
o Serve as methodological expert with clients to provide guidance on design and analysis of observational studies
o Support company-wide strategies for engaging and analysing novel datasets
o Contribute to writing of study proposals, including statistical analysis sections
o Lead development of SAPs (including table shells and figures), data extraction (using SAS/R/SQL), preparation and analyses according to study protocol or SAP
o Contribute to communication strategies and present insights and perspectives to clients, internal training courses and conference presentations
o Develop and prepare abstracts, manuscripts and/or presentations to conferences for internal and external projects
o Contribute to improving operational efficiencies of workflows, including writing of internal guidance documents, including SOPs and quality management documents

Requirements
 MSc or PhD (or equivalent) in statistics, biostatistics, epidemiology or a related discipline
 Strong statistical programming skills in a statistical package
 Post-graduate work experience in research environment after PhD or MSc
 Experience in analysing data from prospective or retrospective epidemiological studies, including database analyses
 Evidence of previous experience utilising large-scale anonymous patient level retrospective healthcare databases populated with EMR data such as the CPRD or THIN
 Commitment to working collaboratively and effectively with people of other disciplines to accomplish goals
 Good time management skills and programme acumen, to contribute to multiple projects with competing timelines
 Ability to meet short deadlines with high quality deliverables
 Strong written and verbal communication skills (including presentation and PowerPoint skills)
 Fluency in English (spoken and written)
Preferred Qualities
 Exposure to working with large epidemiological data
 Prior experience working in a consultancy, CRO or other service sector in the healthcare industry
 Excellent communication skills including high emotional intelligence
 Previous line management experience
 History of successful project management, including client negotiations, contracting experience and scope management
 Knowledge of real-world data needs of pharmaceutical clients
 Publications in peer reviewed journals, and abstracts (including presentations) in scientific conferences

Total Rewards: We invest in people through a range of initiatives in compensation, benefits, and learning and development, and we strive to create an environment where our employees are challenged, empowered and can flourish.

QuintilesIMS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We cultivate a diverse corporate culture across the 100+ countries where we operate, celebrating and rewarding teamwork and inclusiveness. By embracing our differences, we create innovative solutions that are good for IMS, our clients, and the advancement of healthcare everywhere.