Injury Surveillance and Analytics Scientific Lead

IQVIA•Durham, NC

5d•Remote

About The Position

As a member of the Injury Surveillance and Analytics team, utilize epidemiologic and statistical methods to design, analyze, and deliver high quality observational research studies focused on sports health research. You will apply epidemiologic principles from study concept through final delivery; contribute expertise to study planning, study delivery, and study results and interpretation, including translation to non-scientific audiences; and develop scientific communications such as presentations, abstracts and manuscripts. Specifically, you will work closely with a cross-functional team to lead data reviews and data quality efforts from a variety of data sources, and conduct analytic programming and statistical activities, such as creating study cohorts and performing in-depth comparative and causal analyses to assess risk and rates of outcome occurrence. You will also create data visualizations and clearly communicate study results in agile analytic environment. Hands-on analytic abilities (SAS preferred) is key.

Requirements

Typically requires 3 - 5 years of prior relevant experience.
Requires advanced knowledge of job area, and broad knowledge of other related job areas, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.
Bachelor's Degree - with 7 years relevant education and experience OR Master's Degree - Public health, epidemiology, outcomes research, health economics or a relevant scientific field and 5 years relevant experience OR Ph.D. - with 2 years relevant experience
Ability to design and conduct in depth analytic research and effectively communicate key findings and next steps to internal and external audiences.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers and clients in a matrixed environment, and mentor junior team members.
Ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects.
Must be highly organized and self-motivated with ability to determine and meet objectives.
Must be proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SAS.
Sound methodological training in pharmacoepidemiology, infectious disease epidemiology, sports injury epidemiology, biostatistics, outcomes research, data science or related area relevant to observational research.

Nice To Haves

Skills in data visualization or other programming languages is a plus.

Responsibilities

Serves as team lead or in support of project lead on client facing projects.
Performs descriptive and complex epidemiologic analyses and data quality reviews as part of a large analytic and cross-functional team.
Develops study designs and analytic plans with independent, critical thinking to ensure quality and completeness of output, in an agile analytic environment.
Creates project timelines, identifies resources, and communicates progress with internal project team and senior leadership.
Develops presentations and data visualizations to communicate interim and final study results with internal project team and external, non-scientific audiences.
Provides review for work of peers and junior staff by ensuring integrity of analytic methods and accurate interpretation of results in connection to research questions and client needs.
Interacts with clients and collaborators, with senior leadership involvement as needed.
Manages workload including multiple tasks and projects and works with study team to prioritize work across multiple projects within study scope.
Represents IQVIA externally through conferences and client meeting presentations.
Leads development of manuscripts for publication and manages the journal submission process.
Identifies client-related, budget-related and internal issues that may require attention or escalation.