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.

Our people are our greatest strength, are at the core of our culture, and the driving force behind our success. ICON people have a mission to succeed and a passion that ensures what we do, we do well.

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.

Lead Systematic Reviewer

Location: Sweden, NL, UK, Poland (flexible to be in any ICON European location)

This is an opportunity to work for ICON Global Health Economics, Outcomes Research and Epidemiology (GHEORE), a division of ICON plc, an international clinical research organisation headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. T he Epidemiology team works on a range of disease areas and study designs. We undertake studies to characterize treatment patterns, disease natural history, burden of illness, patient preferences, real-world effectiveness and safety, benefit-risk, and data base mapping. We use a variety of study designs to obtain these estimates, including prospective and retrospective data collection; analysis of clinical and administrative databases; and systematic literature review. This team is highly respected in the studies assessing and synthesizing real-world data for both the quality of our work and methodological innovations. Our research is frequently used to support clients’ internal decision making and publication.

The Lead Systematic Reviewer will be required to contribute to all aspects of the group’s work and, in particular to utilise their skills in evidence synthesis, including systematic and targeted literature reviews, and ideally network meta-analyses/indirect comparisons NMAs /ICTs). The candidate will be required to oversee, or lead and manage evidence synthesis projects, as well provide mentorship and scientific direction to the team. This is a client facing role, including hands-on project and proposal work, and the candidate is also expected to provide leadership to a small team of systematic reviewers. The candidate will receive on the job mentorship from our senior team, within strategic development and commercialisation, as well as the opportunity to attend and present at major international conferences. We are dedicated to furthering our research and development in the field of real world evidence generation and synthesis, and, as such, promote publication of work undertaken. The candidate recruited for the role will be actively encouraged to publish work they contribute to.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent as relevant, Master’s degree preferred. Background in epidemiology/ medicine will be desirable
• A demonstrable experience in literature reviews and evidence synthesis
• Experience / familiarity with one or more of the following statistical packages (R, STATA, SAS, WinBUGs)
• Demonstrable project management skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Accuracy, attention to detail and time management skills.
• A strong desire to mentor and grow the expertise within the group.
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team with a high degree of self-motivation.
• Leadership experience.

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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