Role Description
The Statistician/Psychometrician will be expected to:
• Empirically develop scoring rules & program scoring algorithms for existing COA measures.
• For instruments being added to IQVIA ILS library, generate standard scoring documentation, and program simulation datasets, Data Quality Evaluation (DQE), and scoring of domains on these datasets.
• Implement new statistical features in the random generation of data, to simulate real-world instrument data with certain psychometric properties.
• Implement new, more advanced statistical capabilities in user tools (Insights Hub, PROCore).
• Work cross-functionally with non-statisticians/psychometricians in the PACT and ILS & PASS teams.
Provide statistical support for the development of new COA measures & endpoints:
• Program and conduct classical and modern psychometric analyses.
• Program and conduct analyses of meaningful thresholds.
• Develop, validate, and score DHT-derived measures, and composite scores from multimodal data sources (COA + sensor-derived data).
• Process and model high frequency and continuous DHT data, including time series modelling.
• Collaborate with data scientists to support algorithm validation, and verification of digital measure performance across diverse datasets and devices.
Provide statistical support for the COA Accelerator (COAA) tool:
• Support the COA Accelerator team as a subject matter expert for statistics, psychometrics and scoring of COAs.
• Review COA Accelerator content in support of client subscriptions.
Support thought leadership activities:
• Participate in scientific thought exchanges both to develop self and to share relevant experiences with others.
• Publish research papers in medical/scientific journals and represent IQVIA at internal and external conferences.
Qualifications
• Statistical and psychometric research skills.
• Strong computer skills (including SAS and R).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills including grammatical/technical writing skills.
• Critical attention and accuracy with details.
• Strong individual initiative, organizing skills, and commitment to quality.
• Ability to work within a team environment and establish effective working relationships.
• Confident communication and effective presentation of information to internal and external teams.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and projects.
• Extensive familiarity and demonstrable experience with AI tools and their application to the topics mentioned above.
Requirements
• Advanced degree in statistics or psychometrics.
• Interest in patient-centered research (including COA and/or DHT) and clinical research (pharmaceutical or healthcare industry).
• Consulting experience with pharmaceutical companies is desirable.
• Extensive use of a keyboard requiring repetitive motion of fingers.
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time (daily) and travel as required (<10%).
• This role is not eligible for UK visa sponsorship.
Benefits
• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
• Comprehensive health benefits.
• Opportunities for professional development and growth.
• Flexible work environment.
Company Description
IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights, and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide.