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Real World Data Scientist/Epidemiologist

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5 days ago
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CK Group are recruiting for a Real World Data Scientist, to join a company in the pharmaceutical industry, on a contract basis for 6 months initially, working hybrid with 2 days a week on site in Welwyn Garden City.

Salary:

Per hour: £44.77 - £52.24 PAYE or £60.00 - £70.00 UMB.

Real World Data Scientist Role:

Writing research plans & reports for non-interventional (prospective and retrospective) studies.
Landscaping & assessing internal & external data sources for their potential use in real-world data studies.
Working collaboratively with internal real-world data analytics team members to define & refine study analyses. 
Your Background:

Minimum of an MSc in Epidemiology, Pharmacoepidemiology, or a related area (PhD preferred).
Previous experience in designing, writing protocols, & producing reports/manuscripts for real-world data studies in a pharmaceutical company, CRO, or at a post-doctoral research level.
Ideally, direct experience in neuromuscular diseases (e.g., SMA, DMD) or a strong interest in working in these areas.
Experience working on post-approval safety or effectiveness studies.
While hands-on coding skills are not required, some experience in R would be an advantage.
Company:

Our client is one of the world's premier innovative biopharmaceutical companies, discovering, developing and providing over 160 different medicines, vaccines and consumer healthcare products to help improve the lives of millions of people in the UK and around the world every year.

Location: 

This role is based at our clients site in Welwyn Garden City for 2 days a week, the remainder of the week can be worked remotely. 

Apply:

It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK. Please quote job reference (Apply online only) in all correspondence.

Please note: 

This role may be subject to a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

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