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About the Role
The Senior Director of Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (QDA) is primarily responsible for the collection, organization and analysis of qualitative data on PCR projects. This role is critical for our mission to provide a full suite of services and offerings to achieve patient focused drug development.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement annual QDA business plans, including identifying and implementing a best-in-class qualitative delivery model.
- Monitor industry developments to ensure the team has access to best-in-class capabilities.
- Collaborate with all PCR solution teams to ensure the successful design and delivery of projects.
- Manage staff, including interviewing and selection, job description preparation, professional development, goal setting, performance management and any other tasks associated with staff functions and management.
- Drive thought leadership to ensure continuous scientific improvement.
- Support opportunity management to optimize win rates, including leading the development of qualitative research strategies to meet client needs, and ensuring these are appropriately represented in proposals.
- Oversee the delivery of qualitative components of PCR studies, including qualitative data collection (incl., moderation), data management, and data analysis.
- Collaborate with external and internal vendors that support PCR with dedicated qualitative research services.
- Manage qualitative research technologies for data collection and analysis (incl., AI enablement).
- Work with relevant internal stakeholders to develop, manage, improve and implement qualitative research standards and processes.
Requirements
- At least 12 years of qualitative research leadership in a relevant field with a track record of scientific outputs.
- Deep and demonstrated understanding of patient centered research, including a demonstrated knowledge of GCP and awareness of working in a regulatory environment.
- Ability to develop business strategies and plans.
- Understanding of budgeting and forecasting with the ability to interpret data with attention to detail.
- Proven ability to lead a team to deliver high quality scientific deliverables.
- Demonstrated ability to delegate effectively.
- Strong interpersonal, organizational, communication and staff management skills and experience required.
- Ability to work in a cross functional team.
- Ability to communicate complex information and ideas so that others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Tact and sensitivity in matters relating to confidential material.
- Fluency in written and oral English.
Skills
- Qualitative data collection
- Qualitative data analysis
- Moderation of interviews and focus groups
- Management of vendors for qualitative research services
- Oversight of qualitative research technologies
- AI-enabled solutions
- Scientific outputs
- Patient centered research
- GCP
- Business strategies and plans
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Team leadership
- Delegation
- Interpersonal skills
- Organizational skills
- Communication skills
- Staff management
- Cross functional team collaboration
- Complex information communication
- Listening skills
- Tact and sensitivity
- Written and oral English fluency
Location
- Office
Work Type
- Standard (Mon-Fri)
Experience Level
- Senior Director
- 12 years of qualitative research leadership
Education Level
- PhD in relevant scientific discipline preferred
About the Company
- Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Patient-Centered Research (PCR) group helps sponsors to integrate the patient voice in all relevant healthcare decisions, from development over regulatory to reimbursement and product launch.
- As the world leader in serving science, our colleagues develop critical solutions through innovation—and build rewarding careers.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion.
- Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.
- Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them.
- Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.
Equal Opportunity
- We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.