Principal Rwd Strategy Lead

• Lead the development and deployment of a RWD strategy for client opportunities and proposals as well as awarded work
• Serve as relationship manager and primary point of contact for data providers
• Participate in establishment of governance structure for data relationship building
• Identify ways in which the partnership can be strengthened
• Ensure data partners' needs/expectations are being met
• Work with Procurement/LRM to establish/manage MSAs
• Handle complex issues related to data applications and/or analysis requirements and how to remedy them
• Serve as a SME to the business on the use of the data in clinical research
• Identify, assess, and recommend appropriate options to expand access to RWD
• Develop working knowledge of RW data sets assigned to strategy leader, keep specifications up-to-date in the data catalog
• Contribute to the evaluation of data requirements to optimize services
• Support the growth of the Real World Research market share
• Assist in the development of descriptive content that can be used in capability presentations, proposals, protocols/SAPs, study reports, etc. for the content library
• Support wider the wider RWD organization as directed
• Ensure compliance with operating standards, policies, regulations, SOPs, privacy and data security standards
• Facilitate project-specific contracting need
• Represent Parexel, with guidance, in professional societies and at key events and meetings
• Supporting complex RWD RFIs, RFPs and projects independently, provision of RWD deliverables in accordance with contractual requirements, governing SOPs / regulations, and data / quality standards
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, in partnership with RWR Delivery Leads to leverage RWD for a variety of study designs across all geographies
• Determining the best methods for partnering with health systems, data vendors, national/regional patient registries, disease-specific registries, and other novel sources of RWD for client accounts
• Engaging in key scientific and medical strategy discussions with epidemiologists, data engineers, statisticians, medics, and clients to inform advanced RWD strategies
• Leading key project level engagements with data source providers demonstrating strong domain knowledge
• Mentoring junior team members
• Acting as RWD domain expert in client engagements
• Supporting enterprise RWD strategies

• 8+ years of industry experience (CRO/Pharma/Data Vendor)
• Strong data science/data analytics experience
• Strong understanding of the clinical research process and business, medicines and medical device development, healthcare market, and related sectors
• Fluent English with a fluency in Chinese an advantage also
• Demonstrated ability to apply scientific or real-world data solutions to address clinical or commercial questions and needs
• Experienced in budgets and cost evaluation of RWD based solutions
• Strong understanding of project management principles
• Advanced degree in biomedical informatics, public health, data science, life sciences, or related field required
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong customer focus
• Ability to manage multiple projects
• Ability to work with a decentralized team, with a proactive desire to learn from experienced team members
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to partner with stakeholders in the business to learn and translate their needs to real-world scientific data requirements

Fluent English with a fluency in Chinese an advantage also