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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Lincoln, RI
Lincoln, Rhode Island

About this job

Optum's Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO) Division (formerly QualityMetric), is committed to improving healthcare through quality measurement in PRO survey design, development, validation, and outcomes analysis and reporting. The group supports customers across the life cycle of drug development for regulatory needs, payers, needs, and observational studies. Beyond clinical trial expertise, our team helps practitioners, payers, and policymakers use PROs. We also work with other clinical outcome assessments such as clinician-reported outcomes and observer-reported outcomes. This small team of experienced experts in psychometrics, with backgrounds in cognitive and clinical psychology, sociology, public health, biostatistics, and epidemiology, is based in Lincoln RI, within driving distance from Massachusetts and Connecticut. Our team is mostly office-based, collegial, and supportive of work-life balance.


 


We are hiring a Research Scientist with PRO experience, including survey development and psychometric analysis, as well as a range of statistical approaches for outcome analytics. This position will lead multiple projects, working as a team, including supervising and training junior level staff. The Scientist is expected to write statistical analysis plans, conduct psychometric and outcome analyses, and write technical reports, draft PowerPoint presentations and posters, and write manuscripts for a range of projects ranging from small, rapid turnover projects to large, multi-phase projects across multiple disease areas. The Scientist is also expected to work with potential customers and propose new projects. 


 


Primary Responsibilities: 




  • Designs studies, manages large data sets, analyzes data, interprets and reports results 

  • Prepares technical reports, summaries, and protocols  

  • Prepares and publishes scientific reports and manuscripts  

  • Prepares for and presents at professional meetings and client-sponsored events, and prepares and publishes associated abstracts  

  • Maintains substantial knowledge of state-of-the-art principles and theory, as well as current science literature  

  • Responsible for all final project deliverables for which s/he is PI in terms of scientific quality and presentation quality, timeliness, and financial project performance  

  • Interacts with clients, clinical experts, and research support staff to ensure that projects are completed in a timely fashion and in accordance with quality standards  

  • Manages projects efficiently and effectively within guidelines of company and department standard operating procedures  

  • Interacts effectively and collegially with all employees, fostering a supportive and cross departmental working environment  

  • Delegates work as needed, provides supervision and training/mentoring to junior-level staff  

  • Responsible for a moderate amount of participation in client calls and proposals for business development  

  • Strong preference for candidate to be office based in Lincoln, RI

Requirements

Primary Qualifications:  




  • Education PhD in a relevant field (or Master's for outstanding candidates with significant experience in field) 

  • Experience 3+ years post-doctoral experience (or 10+ years with Master's) in analyzing health outcomes data, health related quality of life (HRQL) and PRO patient related outcomes research, leading research projects, which includes developing research protocols, developing statistical analysis plans, conducting analysis, reporting results, preparing technical results, scientific presentations and manuscripts for journals 

  • Knowledge Strong background in measurement and quantitative methods, including ability to design study protocols, manage large data sets, analyze data, interpret results and to oversee work of junior-level staff

Skills Proven track record of scientific accomplishment, including but not limited to the following:



  • Acted in lead role or co-lead for at least 5 projects and/or at least $350,000 worth of work

  • At least 5 peer-reviewed published articles, lead author on at least 1 (abstracts not included; can be “in press”), or equivalent experience (such as large number of complex unpublished technical reports for clients, internal statistical manuals or documentation, etc.)

  • At least 10 abstracts accepted for presentation, must have presented at least 3 of these at a major scientific venue, or equivalent experience teaching college-level curriculum or industry workshops 

Competencies:



  • Strong work ethic, ability to work independently, and demonstrated organizational skills

  • Strong oral and written communication skills: conveys messages clearly, accurately and concisely; work requires few clarifications/editions

  • Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment

  • Proven ability to translate knowledge of client needs into successful proposals

  • Proven track record in meeting timelines without being prompted, and ability to manage multiple competing priorities

  • Self-starter who can creatively problem-solve, make decisions, and take initiative to lead and drive projects to completion

  • Strong integrity, follows ethical research standards

  • Demonstrates commitment, dedication, cooperation, positive behavior, adaptability and flexibility with changes in responsibilities and duties

This position requires minimal travel. You will need to attend a conference 2-3 times per year.


 


Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world?s large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)


Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.


 


UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.


 


 


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