Red Nucleus is hiring an Associate / Sr. Associate Consultant – Epidemiology & Outcomes Research to join its global team. The position is based in Pune, Maharashtra and offered as a remote role, making it an attractive opportunity for experienced professionals working in HEOR, epidemiology, outcomes research, systematic literature reviews and evidence synthesis.
The Associate / Sr. Associate Consultant will support health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) and evidence-generation projects across multiple therapeutic areas. Candidates with postgraduate qualifications in Epidemiology, Health Economics, Outcomes Research, Biostatistics, Pharmacy, Public Health or related life sciences disciplines may be suitable, subject to the required professional experience.
The role combines scientific research, literature review, evidence interpretation, project management and client-facing responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities
Selected candidates will work within the Epidemiology & Outcomes Research team and may be responsible for:
- Supporting the design and execution of systematic literature reviews (SLRs) and targeted literature reviews (TLRs).
- Developing literature search strategies, screening criteria, data extraction frameworks and evidence-synthesis approaches.
- Conducting structured searches across bibliographic databases and other scientific evidence sources.
- Screening publications according to project-specific inclusion and exclusion criteria.
- Performing structured data extraction and detailed quality-control activities.
- Critically appraising scientific studies and interpreting clinical, epidemiological, economic and health outcomes data.
- Identifying evidence gaps and extracting meaningful insights from complex scientific information.
- Supporting qualitative and narrative evidence synthesis.
- Researching areas such as burden of disease, treatment patterns, unmet medical needs, clinical outcomes and other health outcomes.
- Managing multiple HEOR and epidemiology projects concurrently with guidance from senior colleagues.
- Supporting preparation of literature review reports, manuscripts, abstracts, posters, presentations and evidence/value dossiers.
- Participating in client meetings and presentations.
- Providing analytical interpretation, project updates and scientific insights to project stakeholders.
- Supporting project scoping, methodology development, proposal preparation and estimation of project requirements.
- Providing guidance and quality oversight to junior colleagues involved in literature screening and data extraction.
- Contributing to internal training, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement of research methodologies and tools.
Educational Qualification
Candidates should have an MPH, MSc, MPharm or equivalent postgraduate qualification in one of the following or a closely related discipline:
Epidemiology, Health Economics, Outcomes Research, Biostatistics, Pharmacy, Public Health, Life Sciences or related disciplines.
Applicants should note that meeting the educational qualification alone does not establish eligibility. The employer specifically requires relevant professional experience.
Experience Required
Candidates should have approximately 4–6 years of relevant professional experience in:
- Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR)
- Epidemiology
- Evidence synthesis
- Systematic or targeted literature reviews
- Secondary research
- Scientific evidence interpretation
- Pharmaceutical industry research
- Life sciences consulting
Candidates should also have demonstrated experience managing multiple projects and interpreting complex scientific information.
Skills Required
The position requires a combination of scientific, analytical and consulting capabilities, including:
- Strong HEOR and epidemiology knowledge
- Systematic literature review and evidence synthesis skills
- Scientific literature screening and data extraction
- Critical appraisal of research studies
- Interpretation of clinical and health outcomes evidence
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Scientific and technical writing
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects
- Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel proficiency
- Familiarity with EndNote or equivalent reference-management software
- Working knowledge of AI tools used in research and analytical workflows
- Ability to work independently while collaborating with global and cross-functional teams
Who Can Apply?
This opportunity is particularly relevant for experienced professionals with postgraduate education in MPharm, MPH, MSc Epidemiology, MSc Biostatistics, MSc Public Health, MSc Health Economics, Outcomes Research or related life sciences fields who already have substantial experience in HEOR, epidemiology or evidence synthesis.
Candidates with experience in pharmaceutical companies, CROs, HEOR organizations or life sciences consulting firms may find the responsibilities particularly relevant to their background.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
The role provides exposure to global epidemiology and outcomes research projects across different therapeutic areas. Professionals can work on systematic literature reviews, evidence generation, scientific publications, evidence/value dossiers and client-facing consulting deliverables.
Additional professional advantages described or implied by the role include:
- Remote working arrangement
- Exposure to global life sciences projects
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Client-facing consulting experience
- Scientific publication and evidence-generation exposure
- Opportunities to guide junior research colleagues
- Experience across multiple therapeutic areas
- Development of advanced HEOR and evidence-synthesis capabilities
Salary
The employer has not disclosed an official salary range in the supplied job posting.
For informational purposes only, a broad editorial market estimate for an experienced HEOR/epidemiology consulting position of this level in India may be approximately ₹8,00,000–₹15,00,000 per year. Actual compensation can differ substantially depending on designation, experience, current compensation, specialist expertise and the employer’s internal salary structure.
Important: This estimate is not an officially published Red Nucleus salary.
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