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Assessment Scientist

Syneos Health senior full-time

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Description

We are seeking an Assessment Scientist to join our Clinical Solutions team. As an Assessment Scientist, you will lead scientific oversight of eCOA implementation, ensuring accurate translation of endpoint scales into digital platforms with full fidelity to protocol and scoring requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Lead eCOA implementation, ensuring accurate translation of endpoint scales into digital platforms
  • Drive development and review of eCOA specifications, partnering with vendors to deliver high-quality system design
  • Own UAT strategy, including authoring and reviewing test scripts to validate endpoint logic, workflows, and data integrity
  • Lead end-to-end UAT execution, proactively identifying and resolving issues to ensure successful system delivery and study readiness
  • Lead global scale licensing and copyright strategy, ensuring compliant and efficient use of clinical outcome assessments
  • Ensure accurate scale selection, version control, and implementation aligned with protocol-defined endpoints
  • Oversee translation strategy and vendor execution, ensuring high-quality, culturally appropriate instruments across regions
  • Design and deliver tailored rater training programs to ensure high-quality, standardized endpoint data collection across sites
  • Define rater qualification standards and support selection of experienced, study-ready site personnel

Requirements

  • Master's degree in Psychology or related field
  • Knowledge of psychiatric and neuropsychiatric assessments, including patient-reported outcome measures
  • Experience within the clinical research or pharmaceutical industry
  • Excellent planning and organizational skills, with ability to prioritize and multitask
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and spoken

Benefits

Syneos Health offers a range of benefits, including career development and progression, supportive and engaged line management, technical and therapeutic area training, peer recognition, and total rewards program.

Skills

Required

  • Psychology
  • eCOA implementation
  • UAT strategy
  • endpoint scales
  • clinical outcome assessments
  • Microsoft Office Suite

Nice to have

  • psychiatric and neuropsychiatric assessments
  • patient-reported outcome measures
  • clinical research or pharmaceutical industry
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