Research Associate

**Who We Are**

We are Canada's leading end-to-end commercialization specialists for innovative life science products, providing a one-stop, go-to-market resource in Canada.

EvVERSANA enables emerging and established healthcare companies to develop strategies for success in the Canadian market. Our clients leverage our expert, on-the-ground management capabilities to ramp up quickly and sustain their business.

Our team's breadth of expertise in the unique public and private health care systems in Canada enables us to navigate the complexities of regulatory, pricing, market access, forecasting, supply chain management, medical services, advocacy and stakeholder management - everything you need for a successful launch and sustainable product success.

The Value & Evidence team (formerly Cornerstone Research Group) at EVERSANA is a research group focused on identifying, demonstrating, and communicating the value of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device products for companies in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia. We offer innovative health economic, health outcomes, market access, and data analytic services. We pride ourselves on high-quality work that has been published in a wide range of peer-reviewed journals. Our reputation is for strategic thinking that results in high-quality research that meets the needs of our clients, payers, and health technology assessment and regulatory agencies.

**Our Cultural Beliefs**

**Patient Minded**: I act with the patient’s best interest in mind.

**Client Delight**: I own every client experience and its impact on results

**Take Action**:I am empowered and empower others to act now.

**Grow Talent**:I own my development and invest in the development of others.

**Win Together**: I passionately connect with anyone, anywhere, anytime to achieve results.

**Communication Matters**:I speak up to create transparent, thoughtful and timely dialogue.

**Embrace Diversity**:I create an environment of awareness and respect.

**Always Innovate**:I am bold and creative in everything I do.

**Who You Are**

**Job Purpose**

Research Associate (Literature Review, Analysis, Market Access, Medical Writing, Health Economics, and Outcomes Research). The position is a remote/work from home role.

The field of health economics research has undergone exponential growth over the past 20 years. As a result, the demand for trained individuals is high and will continue to increase over the next decade. We offer extensive training within a world-class health economic team.

**Job Accountabilities**
- Support or conduct the design, execution, analysis, and reporting of health economic projects and strategic market access studies for global pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients:

- Review literature on the epidemiology, physiology, burden of illness, and efficacy and safety of treatments for a wide range of medical conditions
- Conduct structured and/or systematic literature reviews, including defining research questions, screening articles, and abstracting data
- Develop technical reports, summary slide decks, and manuscripts for publication
- Develop clinical summaries, product dossiers and value messages
- Support or conduct cost-effectiveness analyses, budget impact analyses, and cost-of-illness studies, including programming models using Excel/VBA
- Conduct indirect treatment comparisons (e.g., meta-analyses)
- Conduct submissions to CADTH, NICE and other regional payers
- Conduct treatment landscape assessments

**Qualifications**
- Advanced degree in the health/life sciences (e.g., biology, biochemistry, pharmacology, epidemiology), health economics or related field, or a Bachelor’s degree in the aforementioned fields and 1-2 years of relevant experience
- Ability to synthesize information from a body of literature and analyze quantitative data
- Strong interest in and/or knowledge of the health care/pharmaceutical industry, market access, health economics, epidemiology, cost-effectiveness modeling, and/or medical writing
- Demonstrated problem-solving, analytical-reasoning, and decision-making skills
- Ability to multi-task, manage time, and adapt to shifting priorities, demands, and timelines
- Sense of urgency necessary to meet goals, objectives, and deadlines
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
- Demonstrated initiative and accountability
- Submit a copy of your post-secondary transcript(s) (unofficial, online version is fine).

**Useful Skills**
- Experience in the conduct of systematic reviews, statistics, and/or health technology assessments
- Familiarity with decision-analytic modeling
- Expertise in Excel VBA, R, and/or other modeling languages

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