Job Description

As an Consultant Systematic Reviewer, you will

be required to

work

both within the systematic review team and

across the business

,

being given opportunities to

support client and project management,

in a controlled and supportive

environment, and providing market access literature review expertise, to support the successful delivery of client projects and internal workstreams. It is expected that for some aspects of the role you may require support both on- and off- project from senior colleagues.





You will be required to work closely with colleagues within the systematic review team, within multi-disciplinary project teams and externally with clients, external associates (e.g., key opinion leaders, publication authors), and third-party agencies to achieve project objectives.





Your key responsibilities will include:





Acting as the designated lead systematic reviewer on projects, you will be required to work autonomously and deliver robust and reproducible systematic reviews of a consistently high standard, across a varied range of therapeutic areas and a breadth of deliverables, including but not limited to:





Stand-alone systematic reviews.

Health technology assessment submissions.

Global value dossiers/ global reimbursement dossiers.

Manuscripts.

Abstracts.

Posters.

Leading and contributing to all stages of the systematic review process including, developing searches, proposal and protocol development, screening for relevant studies, data extraction and report writing.

Adhering to internal and client quality control measures and take personal responsibility for the quality of your work.

Effectively managing the input of support/junior project team contributors.

As a member of a project team, actively contributing to the intellectual design, planning and ongoing organisation and execution of projects, including timeline development, timely communication with colleagues and clients, leading specific aspects of client meetings, note taking and execution of relevant actions.

Formal project management of appropriate

systematic review

projects/deliverables

.*

For

systematic review

projects/deliverables,

and with

senior support

, contributing to or leading discussions with colleagues and clients, showing the developing authority and

confidence in your speciality knowledge and wider understanding of the market access environment and health care systems of

relevance

to medical writing deliverables

, to advise

& support.*

Fostering and maintaining existing client relationships*

Contributing to or leading business development activities for appropriate medical writing deliverables

, such as:*

Researching and writing proposals.*

Introductory calls with clients, e.g. responding to a website query requesting a

systematic review

with an initial follow-up call to understand the brief.*

Presenting at credentials opportunities or pitches.*


Contributing to functional team responsibilities.

Key working relationships

Line manager

Functional team members, including Director of Functional team

(Multi-disciplinary) internal project teams

Clients

External associates (e.g., key opinion leaders, publication authors)

Third-party agencies to achieve project objectives.

General

responsibilities

Ensure timely completion of CMAP timesheets (i.e., by the end of each week).

Ensure appropriate and timely communication with line manager and project team colleagues.

Ensure attendance during normal working hours.

Adhere to filing structures, maintaining organised project folders with appropriate versions of files.

Ensure awareness of, and adherence to, policies, standards, and best practice, of relevance to role.

Key attributes

Team player - prepared to work respectfully, inclusively, and collaboratively with colleagues to support the needs of the project team and the client.

Values and respects diversity.

Strong attention to detail and will assume responsibility for quality control of own work.

Exhibits a highly organised and structured approach to work.

Prepared to work hard and exceed our clients' expectations.

Ability to understand and assimilate new information quickly.

Ability to work creatively, both independently and in a project team.

Ability to identify and analyse problems and offer solutions.

Self-motivated and proactive.

Facilitates a collaborative, supportive and productive working environment.

Ability to be flexible, manage multiple tasks and prioritise work effectively according to changing priorities and deadlines.

Passion to learn and grow, and for continuous professional development.

Confidence to present to, and interact with, colleagues and clients, and at times challenge their decisions in an appropriate manner.


Benefits

Bonus plan (not contractual) Holidays, full time allocation 25 increasing to 28 based on service beyond 2 years 1x Volunteer Day and Birthday holiday (unless in notice period) Christmas close (3 days) not taken from leave allowance Company Pension contribution 5%, employee minimum 4% but uncapped max with Standard Life Sick leave 10 days FTE (or 2 working weeks for PT) per annum Maternity and Adoption Leave, 3 months (13 weeks) full pay, 13 weeks half pay, 13 weeks statutory, 13 weeks unpaid for anyone who wishes to take full year.
Paternity Leave, 3 weeks' full pay
Death in Service 4 x annual salary Employee Assistance Programme Group Income Protection - 70% of base pay plus pension contributions for up to 2 years for significant health-related absence Docking station and screen for home to support hybrid working Monthly local social activities and annual Christmas Party Support with personal development, including professional qualification training where appropriate




(*enhanced benefits after 2 years' service)



Salary sacrifice schemes available to opt in if desired:




Group Private Medical Insurance available to purchase for self/family Cycle to work scheme * Electric Vehicle Scheme after minimum service criteria (2 years)