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Project Assistant - Health Economics and Statistics

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  • Job
    Full-time
    Entry Level
  • Science
  • £30K
  • Manchester

Requirements

  • The ideal candidate will be proactive, innovative and eager to take on new challenges and responsibilities with an ambition to develop in the role. You will receive close training and mentorship from experienced colleagues, so no prior industry experience is required.
  • This role will suit those who have excellent attention-to-detail and organisational skills, a talent for communication and a passion for improving healthcare outcomes.
  • A degree level or equivalent qualification in a scientific or quantitative discipline (minimum 2.1 or equivalent). Postgraduate qualifications (minimum 2.1 or equivalent) would be an advantage, but they are not a requirement for the role. We welcome applications from candidates with a diverse range of specialisms, including but not limited to; mathematics, economics, physics, computer science, biology, chemistry, pharmacy or medicine
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • The ability to understand and interpret the output of complex health economic and statistical analyses
  • Excellent organisational skills and a passion for maintaining high levels of organisation across tasks and processes
  • Exceptional written English, which you will use in client work, email communication and internal messaging
  • Effective verbal communication skills, which you will use when working with colleagues and clients
  • The ability to tailor your communication style to a variety of audiences, including healthcare professionals, patient groups, suppliers, clients, non-scientific colleagues and governmental bodies
  • Being self-motivated and enthusiastic, with a genuine interest in healthcare and an eagerness to learn about new areas of science
  • The ability to respond to conflicting deadlines, work independently and self-manage your time
  • The self-awareness to reflect on your own performance, alongside a willingness to take ownership of your work and the development of your career
  • A commitment to delivering excellent customer service
  • A desire and aptitude for collaborative working across project teams, where you share knowledge with others in your team to promote the attainment of a common objective, and work together to overcome obstacles to success
  • A “can do” approach, and the initiative, positivity and creativity required to continually improve the service we offer
  • Embodying Costello Medical’s values, which includes being committed to delivering quality work, championing innovation in healthcare, acting with integrity and supporting your colleagues as they would support you
  • Good knowledge of Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

  • Formatting, consistency and general quality control review of technical documents, including reports, manuscripts, statistical analysis plans, economic model specification documents, abstracts and posters
  • Supporting with the write up of methods and results of clinical, economic and statistical analyses into engaging reports
  • Searching online databases for model inputs and extracting relevant data into Excel
  • Reformatting of scientific documents to ensure adherence to client requirements and/or relevant submission guidelines
  • Assisting Project Managers with client communications on multi-component projects, and the production of progress reports and summaries that enhance the level of customer service delivered
  • Day-to-day co-ordination of the project team and monitoring of project timelines, in collaboration with the project manager
  • Scheduling meetings, recording minutes and coordinating their distribution
  • Coordinating logistics and providing project support for both in-person and virtual events and meetings, for example advisory boards and clinical validation meetings
  • Reviewing project budgets and proofreading client proposals
  • Assisting the team with the development of planning resources to optimise the productivity of the team and cross-collaboration between the team and other divisions
  • Supporting the accurate referencing of technical materials, including preparing reference packs
  • Ownership of tasks in our project management system to support the correct budgeting and invoicing of projects
  • Helping project teams to keep abreast of the latest potentially relevant sources of information and industry guidelines to inform their project work, and keeping all divisional resources up to date
  • Organising divisional monthly meetings and other internal activities

Science & Healthcare
Industry
201-500
Employees
2008
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

At Costello Medical, we enjoy building lasting partnerships in the healthcare sector by providing an exceptional service. Our vision is to be a community of the very best people, constantly challenging ourselves to make meaningful and outstanding contributions to improving healthcare. Our experts support the healthcare sector in the analysis, interpretation, and communication of clinical and health economic data; our service offerings include evidence development, statistics, health economics, HTA, real-world evidence, market access, medical affairs, publications, and design. We are one of the most established independent agencies delivering medical communications and health economic services. We have grown organically since foundation in 2008 to a team of over 400 based in Cambridge, London, Manchester and Bristol in the UK and internationally in Singapore, China and the US. Our talented team has experience with a variety of leading pharmaceutical and device companies across an extensive range of therapy areas and geographies, including Europe, Asia Pacific, and North America. We are proud to have achieved a 3-star accreditation with Best Companies™ for a sixth consecutive year, and have achieved B Corp certification, showing that we meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance.

Benefits

  • 4% Employer pension contributions

  • Comprehensive travel insurance for our colleagues and their families

  • Flexible benefits scheme offering additional holiday, cash payments and pension contributions

  • Flexible Working Hours

  • 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

  • Competitive Starting Salary