Are you an experienced Systematic Reviews Manager looking for an exciting opportunity in a dynamic growing business?
Would you like to take a role that has significant impact on high-profile healthcare decision-making, working as part of a multi-disciplined team that delivers to exceptional standards?
We are looking for an experienced and dedicated Systematic Reviews Manager to join our talented team at Kleijnen Systematic Reviews Ltd. In this role, you will play a key part in producing and disseminating high-quality systematic reviews (SRs), meta-analyses, cost effectiveness analyses (CEAs) and health technology assessments (HTAs) that help to shape evidence-based healthcare decision-making. You’ll be leading on projects with key commissioners to assess the effectiveness of healthcare interventions and contribute to improving health outcomes.
As part of our multi-disciplinary team, your role will involve preparing and delivering high-quality SRs and HTAs to an exemplary standard to support evidence-based healthcare decision-making. You will manage projects, will be the main contact for commissioners, and provide supervision to colleagues.
Kleijnen Systematic Reviews Ltd (KSR) is going through a phase of substantial growth and development and is therefore actively recruiting new talent in multiple roles.
The Role & Responsibilities
Key responsibilities will include the following:
- Systematic Review Process: Leading, contributing, and implementing all stages of the SR process, including proposal and protocol development, screening of relevant studies, data extraction, statistical analyses, and report writing
- Dossiers: Supervising, preparing, and critiquing dossiers used for HTAs and presenting the findings in meetings with commissioners such as NICE to inform evidence-based healthcare decision-making
- Positive Resolution: Effectively managing and guiding the project team ensuring any challenges are resolved in a timely manner
- Business Growth: Contributing to business development:
- Consideration of potential projects in response to requests from commissioners or tenders
- Liaising with commissioners to clarify requirements of planned work
- Leading a team developing proposals for funding potential projects
- Actively managing and maintaining commissioner relationships to identify future business opportunities
- Supervision of and involvement in dissemination activities
- Collaboration and Engagement: Formulating project teams consisting of internal and external colleagues, and maintaining continuous engagement with colleagues to collaboratively discuss projects
- Stay Current: Attending seminars, training courses and other external events to keep in touch with particular disciplinary interests.
Ideal Candidate
- Strong work ethic and team orientation, with a passion for healthcare research
- Significant experience in the design, conduct and reporting of SRs, and advanced knowledge of relevant statistical methods, i.e., meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis
- Demonstrable experience in leading and project managingthe successful delivery of multiple projects, i.e., ability to work under pressure, prioritise tasks, and meet specific timeframes
- Experience of mentoring and supervisionof colleagues
- Background in health services research, i.e., statistics, medicine, public health, clinical epidemiology, economics, biochemistry or psychology
- Highly autonomous as well as a motivated team player
If you’re passionate about research and making a tangible impact on healthcare, we’d love to hear from you!
Why Join KSR?
- Collaborative Environment: Work alongside a multi-disciplinary team of systematic reviewers, information specialists, health economists, statisticians and administrators
- Employee Trust: As an Employee Trust, KSR offers a unique connection to the company’s success, with employees actively benefiting from its growth
- Bright Future: Growing business with ambitious plans
- Modern Offices: Work in a vibrant, modern office with excellent transport links, just minutes from the McArthur Glen Designer Outlet, south of York and east of Leeds
Here’s a summary of the benefits package for the role:
- Competitive salary (between £45,000 and £65,000) and 5% annual salary increment (+ £2.25k on a £45k salary)
- Performance-related bonus
- Employer-contributory pension scheme
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and an additional day off to celebrate your birthday.
- Work-Life Balance & Flexible Working: We are keen to support family-friendly, flexible working arrangements to support a healthy work-life balance. The role is offered as full or part-time (60% fte over a minimum of 3 days). This position is a hybrid, office-based role with an expectation to attend the office a minimum of 3 days per week (100% fte).
How To Apply
Simply upload your covering letter, CV and publication list and tell us why you are a great fit for the role. There is no closing date, as applications will be reviewed and progressed as received. Advertising will remain live until the role is filled, so don’t delay.
