Description
We are seeking a Senior Consultant within a CRO environment, focused on end-to-end Real-World Evidence and Evidence Generation consulting.
The role combines client engagement, evidence strategy, study design, proposal development, project oversight and business development, translating Medical Affairs, Market Access, and HTA needs into fit-for-purpose RWE solutions, while contributing to the development of innovative solutions and new growth opportunities.
Essential Functions:
- Acts as a senior RWE consultant and strategic partner to Medical Affairs, Market Access, HEOR stakeholders, translating evidence needs into tailored evidence-generation strategies.
- Supports business development by identifying follow-on work and new opportunities to expand the Evidence Generation offering and strengthen client engagement.
- Leads or contributes to the strategy, design and development of Real-World Evidence proposals and client-ready solution materials, ensuring a clear value proposition, fit-for-purpose delivery approach and commercially sound evidence-generation model.
- Designs and co-creates innovative study approaches, including implementation science studies, hybrid studies and synthetic data applications.
- Contributes to portfolio evolution by scouting, assessing and supporting the activation of new data sources, clinical networks and partnerships.
- When acting as Project Manager, coordinates cross-functional collaboration of project teams and communication with clients.
- Reviews proposal materials and key deliverables, recommending improvements, alternative solutions and pragmatic re-scoping options.
- Builds and maintains trusted client relationships through ongoing follow-up, clear communication and senior-level advice, capturing feedback and shaping potential next-step engagements.
Qualifications:
- A Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Medicine, Data Science, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field required; a PhD is preferred.
- Senior experience (5-8 years) in Real-World Evidence, Observational Research, Evidence Generation, or HEOR within CROs, Life-Sciences Consultancy, Pharmaceutical or Biotechnology Organization.
- Strong knowledge of RWE and non-interventional research across the product lifecycle, with the ability to align evidence plans with Medical Affairs, Market Access, regulatory and HTA requirements.
- Demonstrated experience in client-facing consulting, proposal leadership, business development, feasibility assessment and bid-defense support.
- Strong analytical and strategic capabilities to assess data availability, study feasibility, operational implications and evidence-generation approaches, including new data partners and innovative evidence models.
- Strong project leadership, communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to operate effectively in a cross-functional and international matrix environment.
- Proven sell-deliver leadership in complex RWE environments, with experience designing evidence strategy and managing projects across multiple stakeholders, therapeutic areas and methodological approaches in cross-functional settings.
The potential base pay range for this role, when annualized, is 55.800,00 € - 83.800,00 €.