# Technical Specialist - Evidence Synthesis

**Company**: IQVIA
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Data Science
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Join IQVIA, The Human Data Science Company, as a Technical Specialist in Evidence Synthesis. You'll work with a team that connects healthcare stakeholders through real-world evidence to demonstrate the value of medicines, enhance quality and drive improved outcomes.

As a Technical Specialist, you'll have a blend of technical leadership, strategic problem-solving for complex research tasks, coding/programming, enhancing existing and developing new capabilities as a senior member of our Centre of Excellence (CoE). You'll generate business opportunities, coach and train junior team members, and build and maintain effective client relationships.

**Responsibilities:**

- Lead day-to-day activities of multiple evidence synthesis projects with junior team members

- Provide senior technical and statistical leadership and problem-solving support

- Edit, review, and develop scripts for accurate and efficient implementation

- Provide technical guidance, input, and quality control for key deliverables

- Support project implementation, including overall project management and client engagement

- Conceptualize evidence synthesis engagements in response to client requests

- Contribute to business development and build effective client relationships

- Establish research credentials and further the IQVIA profile in evidence synthesis

- Support the development of product offerings and internal process optimization

- Coach and train junior statisticians and project delivery teams

**Qualifications, Experience, Technical and Personal Skills:**

- Master's degree in statistics, biostatistics, mathematics, epidemiology, public health, health economics, or a related discipline

- PhD in a related field is desirable

- At least 5 years of relevant experience working as a statistician in consultancy, CRO, pharmaceutical/biotech, or academia

- Strong quantitative skills and experience with Bayesian statistics, generalized linear models, and evidence synthesis methods

- Proficiency in R, Stan, WinBUGS, OpenBUGS, JAGS, and other statistical software

- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, scientific writing skills, and oral communication skills

- Good understanding of related HEOR domains and team-based interpersonal skills

**Benefits:**

- Competitive salary

- Opportunities for professional growth and development

- Collaborative and dynamic work environment

## Skills

### Required
- Bayesian statistics
- generalized linear models
- evidence synthesis
- R
- Stan
- WinBUGS
- OpenBUGS
- JAGS

### Nice to have
- PhD in statistics or related field
- experience with HEOR domains

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