Senior Research Associate – Epidemiology

• Draft protocols, reports, and other project deliverables
• Interact with clients and contribute to strategic thinking under senior staff direction
• Lead scientific coordination and project management across multiple projects
• Manage project scope, track progress, and coordinate team tasks
• Take scientific responsibility for designing and implementing de novo data collection projects, including retrospective, prospective, and cross-sectional studies
• Provide scientific guidance and consultation on methodological and operational considerations
• Lead or coordinate development of protocols, analysis plans, case report forms, survey questions, and reports
• Engage with project sponsors, physicians, clinical sites, and other relevant contacts
• Assist with monitoring project budget spend and managing timelines
• Serve as Principal Investigator on some client engagements, with responsibility for budgets, deliverables, and timelines
• Lead or coordinate development of abstracts and manuscripts
• Support business development through proposal development, participation in the sales cycle, conference attendance, and presentations
• Supervise or mentor junior staff and collaborate with clinical operations, data management, biostatistics, and data analysts
• Contribute to training materials and process improvements
• Participate in client calls and address questions about assigned work
• Contribute to client and project strategy under senior staff direction

• PhD in epidemiology or a closely related field, or MSc with 3–5 years of relevant experience is required
• Previous experience in consultancy and/or CRO environment highly desirable
• Experience with de novo data collection field projects, particularly non-interventional designs, preferred
• Good understanding of epidemiologic methodology required
• Working knowledge of MS Office software
• Working knowledge of data analysis software such as SAS, Stata, or R is a plus
• Fluent in spoken and written Mandarin Chinese
• Ability to communicate and document information effectively in written English
• Ability to produce well-organized, error-free scientific reports, presentations, emails, and other written deliverables
• Strong organizational, time-management, prioritization, and decision-making skills
• Ability to quickly learn and apply new information, skills, and procedures
• Proactive and positive approach to tasks and projects, with resilience when encountering process, project, budget, or client changes
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience presenting ideas to individuals and groups in formal presentation settings
• Ability to understand client needs and recommend solutions
• Sound professional judgment in analyzing, responding to, and resolving enquiries, issues, and escalations

• Fully remote work mode
• Standard Monday–Friday work schedule
• National and international travel may be expected
• Mentoring or managing junior staff or practice area interns may be available
• Opportunities to contribute to business development, conference attendance, presentations, training materials, and process improvements