Associate Director

- What you will be doing - This is a fully remote working position, based in United Kingdom, Germany or Switzerland—applicants must have eligibility to work in one of these countries without requiring sponsorship. Xcenda Xcenda is a premier, full-service health economics and market access consultancy. For more than 2 decades, global healthcare companies have turned to Xcenda for strategic insights and market access support. We help manufacturers successfully commercialize innovative medical treatments and technologies in complex and cost-constrained global markets. Our broad, yet strategically connected, array of consulting services supports all phases of the product life cycle. : PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Content Development (~30% of duties): Serve as the primary lead on literature review and meta-analysis engagements Develop, conduct, or guide templates for data extraction, quality checks, and report development; synthesize and summarize results from literature reviews, feasibility assessments, and meta-analyses for communication to clients (eg, in MS PowerPoint or MS Word documents) Develop proposals, project budgets, and project timelines Provide oversight of project teams during literature review design, data extraction, and quality assessment of the included studies Client Focus (~70% of duties): - Lead and participate in calls with current and potential clients (sales calls) to describe proposed or completed literature reviews and meta-analysis projects - Serve as a resource for both internal and external clients to aid in the understanding of literature reviews and meta-analyses - Serve as the engagement lead on evidence synthesis projects, including the coordination and integration of scientific and medical input from internal team members and external clients to meet project deadlines, and the provision of clinical and/or strategic review of internal team member deliverables prior to delivery to clients - Create and execute action plans to advance projects, allocating work and anticipating or identifying and resolving problems - Assume responsibility for on-time and on-budget delivery of projects, while maintaining high quality standards Communication / Collaboration: - Assist in the development and sharing of literature review best practices to ensure and maintain the highest quality output consistent with Xcenda’s mission and vision - Contribute to oversight, mentoring, and development of internal teams (may include direct management responsibilities) - Support goals for business unit/service line growth - Ensure timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of all services - Work with and contribute to project team to complete projects - Maintain 60% chargeability What your background should look like - EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: An advanced degree in a relevant discipline is the minimum educational requirement, with at least 5 years of practical experience. MINIMUM SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS: - A thorough understanding of literature review and meta-analytic concepts and methods and the ability to effectively communicate this understanding in both verbal and written form - A demonstrated record of scientific publication is desirable, but not required - Experience in other areas of outcomes research (such as, observational database research, economic modeling, etc.) is desirable, but not required - Ability to organize, prioritize, and maintain high quality work output in a fast - paced dynamic environment while working on multiple projects - Demonstrated ability to work within teams - Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and experience with issues surrounding the marketing of pharmaceutical products in the global marketplace to include the design and use of health economics and outcomes research studies - Ability to communicate complex material in presentations and discussions in a straightforward manner - Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and associated software - Travel requirements