Masooma

My role

Being a Research Associate at Adelphi Values in the Patient-Centred Outcomes team is an incredibly diverse and rewarding experience! Whether it’s conducting insightful interviews with patients, collaborating with clients, or diving into literature reviews across various disease areas, the variety of tasks keeps the work exciting and dynamic. The environment is so positive and supportive, with plenty of opportunities to learn, grow and develop your expertise.

The role

The role of Research Associate is for individuals with an interest in both research and helping understand, measure and communicate the patient’s perspective. Building on a degree in psychology, life sciences or social sciences, this role is for those that would enjoy applying and enhancing their healthcare research skills in a challenging and rapid-moving field. In this role your research will help support clients in the selection, development and validation of patient-reported outcome (PRO) questionnaires that are used in clinical trials or clinical practice to support the evaluation of the patient experience and assessment of treatment benefit.

Best bits

I feel incredibly confident thanks to the amazing team and continuous support we receive – including regular training that helps us build our skills and thrive in our roles. It’s the perfect place to start and grow your career!

Day-to-day

• Conduct literature reviews.
• Develop study documents such as protocols, interview guides, consent forms, participant recruitment screeners and demographic forms.
• Prepare and manage submissions to ethical review boards.
• Review existing patient-reported questionnaires and be involved in the modification and design of new questionnaires.
• Partner with recruitment agencies and clinicians to identify and recruit study participants.
• Conduct telephone or face-to-face qualitative interviews with patients, caregivers and clinicians.
• Conduct qualitative coding and analysis.
• Develop statistical analysis plans and report quantitative/psychometric findings.
• Create reports, presentations and regulatory documents that summarise study findings.
• Participate in client calls and meetings.
• Work with a range of clients across a range of therapy areas.
• Develop conference abstracts/posters and journal manuscripts.
• Take part in fun social activities within the team.

Key skills

• Attention to detail.
• Experience using qualitative, quantitative and/or mixed-methodology research methods.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multitask.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• Appetite for working in a fast-paced, fun environment.
• Work well within a project team.