Research Assistant

Company Description

At EVERSANA, we are proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work across the globe. We’re fueled by our vision to create a healthier world. How? Our global team of more than 7,000 employees is committed to creating and delivering next-generation commercialization services to the life sciences industry. We are grounded in our cultural beliefs and serve more than 650 clients ranging from innovative biotech start-ups to established pharmaceutical companies. Our products, services and solutions help bring innovative therapies to market and support the patients who depend on them. Our jobs, skills and talents are unique, but together we make an impact every day. Join us

Across our growing organization, we embrace diversity in backgrounds and experiences. Improving patient lives around the world is a priority, and we need people from all backgrounds and swaths of life to help build the future of the healthcare and the life sciences industry. We believe our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive culture that embraces our cultural beliefs. We are deliberate and self-reflective about the kind of team and culture we are building. We look for team members that are not only strong in their own aptitudes but also who care deeply about EVERSANA, our people, clients and most importantly, the patients we serve. We are EVERSANA.

**Job Description**:
**THE POSITION**:
To support a wide range of systematic and targeted literature reviews.

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:
Our employees are tasked with delivering excellent business results through the efforts of their teams. These results are achieved by:

- Assist with a variety systematic and targeted literature reviews
- Prepare research protocols, define and refine research questions as they pertain to literature review objectives
- Develop inclusion/exclusion criteria within the PICOS framework to be implemented during screening process
- Conduct the screening of abstracts and full-text articles (in DistillerSR and/or other tools developed by EVERSANA) against defined inclusion/exclusion criteria to assess their suitability for inclusion in the review
- Create PRISMA flow diagrams depicting study attrition
- Perform article abstraction, validate data abstraction
- Conduct study quality assessments/risk of bias assessments
- Perform quality check of various phases of the literature review
- Participation in client meetings (attend teleconferences, record minutes, etc.)
- Write technical reports, summaries, slide decks, and manuscripts for publication.
- All other duties as assigned
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position._

**EXPECT**AT**IONS OF THE JOB**:

- ** Travel**: Some travel may be required for meeting with clients, stakeholders, or off-site personnel/management
- ** Hours**: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
- Overtime and/or weekend/evening hours may be required to meet project deadlines
- The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the expectations of the position and shall not be construed as the only expectations that may be assigned for the position._
- An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the expectations listed above._

**Qualifications**:
**MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES**:
The requirements listed below are representative of the experience, education, knowledge, skill and/or abilities required.
- Experience in conducting systematic literature reviews is an asset.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required, with an emphasis on being able to synthesize information from a body of literature.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and multitasking capabilities.
- Able to adapt to shifting priorities, demands, and timelines.

**In addition to your resume, please submit your CL and Transcripts. Unofficial copies of undergraduate and graduate Transcripts can be submitted.

**PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT**:
The physical and mental requirements along with the work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.

**Office**: While performing the essential functions of this job the employee is frequently required to reach, grasp, stand and/or sit for long periods of time (up to 90% of the shift), walk, talk and hear; occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet, with frequent interruptions and multiple demands.

Additional Information
**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