Research Consultant - Pharma - Media Analytics - REMOTE US

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation. From molecule to medicine, we advance clinical research providing outsourced services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health organisations.
With our patients at the centre of all that we do, we help to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life.
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Symphony Health, part of the ICON plc family, is a team of curious thinkers and intellectual problem solvers driving the healthcare data industry forward. We leverage our large, integrated healthcare data repository and our analytic expertise to build customized, agile data solutions which answer the questions our clients -- life science manufacturers, payers, and providers -- have today, as well as those they’ll have tomorrow. Together, we can help patients get the right drugs at the right times.

The Research Consultant is a research associate and key participant in client engagements.  The Research Consultant is primarily responsible for assisting the Consulting teams prepare for client engagement by doing preliminary and ongoing research around a client’s market of interest and deliverable for those proposed engagements that result in a sale.  This position is responsible for developing project specifications around market definitions, business rules, implementation of standard deliverables and helping to manage project timelines as needed for the Engagement Consultant (EC).  They will also provide support for client inquiries related to both one time and ongoing deliveries, either through their own research and analysis or by facilitating research and analysis performed by the analytics group.  This role will work under the guidance of Engagement Consultants and Strategic consultants for assigned projects / engagements.  The Research Consultant position will be responsible for the creation of basic presentations in PPT and with the guidance of the Strategic consultants and Engagement Consultants will create the initial draft of many standard deliverables.   

What will you do?

This position is responsible for the following

• Provide ongoing support to Principals and Strategic Consultants for potential new projects through sales support and research activities

• Preliminary market research including therapeutic areas or disease areas of interest, where client is in product lifecycle and ultimately providing counts as needed for products of interest

• As projects are sold, The RC I will engage with the EC to ensure that market definitions are complete, historical data and business rule are accurate and in line with SOW

• For common/standard deliverable, the RC I will manage the methodology document and ensure that the document is up to date and reflective of client’s requirement and the final project output. The candidate will work with the analyst team and be responsible for initial project build, project tracking and evaluating project quality upon successful completion by the analyst. The candidate will also add additional insights to the deliverable.

• With the assistance of the EC, will investigate moderate to simple data inquiry investigations for our common data sets

• Responsible to work with EC to ensure documentation is complete for all projects

• Work collaboratively with colleagues both in and outside of consulting to determine project plan, to resolve issues and meet the client’s objectives

• Monitor and alert the appropriate stakeholders when an assigned project is delayed.

What do you have?

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or international equivalent. 

• No experience if candidate holds Master’s degree

• 1 to 2 years relevant experience in healthcare/life sciences industry

General Skills:

• Microsoft Office suite proficiency (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

• Ability to work within aggressive deadlines and competing priorities

• Ability to work on multiple complex client projects, including the ability to make decisions and recommendations to other project team members regarding client management and project deliverables

• Ability to lead client projects across the spectrum of Consulting PHORCE offerings, including setting a project schedule, conducting internal and external kick off meeting(s) and managing delivery.

• Collaborative management style and ability to work across functional lines to achieve project objectives

• SQL or SAS programming experience would be preferred.

Data Analysis Skills

• Create and review analytic and data requirements for assigned projects including the skills necessary to teach or guide others

• Data analysis skills with the ability to identify key trends and findings based upon client’s objectives as it relates to analytical deliverables

Benefits of Working in ICON:
Our success depends on the knowledge, capabilities and quality of our people. That’s why we are committed to developing our employees in a continuous learning culture – one where we challenge you with engaging work and where every experience adds to your professional development.

At ICON, our focus is to provide you with a comprehensive and competitive total reward package that comprises, not only an excellent level of base pay, but also a wide range of variable pay and recognition programs. In addition, our best in class employee benefits, supportive policies and wellbeing initiatives are tailored to support you and your family at all stages of your career - both now, and into the future.

ICON, including subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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