Manager Regulatory Consumer Research – London, United Kingdom 

Purpose of the Job 

The role is accountable for management, oversight, scientific leadership, and guidance of complex premarket/postmarket studies for scientific and regulatory engagement purposes, from design to dissemination of the results.  The role also includes leadership in targeted data-driven analysis as well as the development of consumer related sections for regulatory submissions. The role is further responsible for knowledge and insights sharing with relevant stakeholders, and the creation of scientific publications, conference contributions, and documentation to support scientific and external engagement. 

Principal Accountabilities 

Lead, manage, and have full responsibility for complex scientific and regulatory engagement related premarket/postmarket studies, including the design, execution, analysis, reporting, dissemination of results, and study documentation according to the study scope, budget, schedule. This is done applying recognized scientific standards, and relevant regulations. 

Lead or supervise targeted analysis and modelling of perception and behaviour related data from different internal or public sources to enable data-driven and evidence-based insights for scientific, external, or regulatory work and engagement. 

Present and disseminate study results verbally and in writing, including regulatory submissions. 

Support external engagement with key stakeholders by participating to scientific conferences, leading the writing of peer reviewed publications/manuscripts and thought papers.  

Manage a synergic relationship with the Data Insights & Analytic teams, to support and strengthen regulatory narratives with data from commercial consumer research. 

Skills and Competencies 

MSc (PhD is preferred) in one of the following: social science, behavioral science, statistics, epidemiology, public health or related fields. Academic experience is an advantage. 

At least 5 years of experience in premarket/postmarket studies, for scientific, external and regulatory engagement, within pharmaceutical, consumer goods, other highly regulated product categories or clinical research organizations. Experience with regulatory submissions is an additional advantage.  

A flexible approach to work, be able to be involved in several projects at once and to work under time pressure in a collaborative set-up. 

An inquisitive and proactive mindset, with the ability to connect data from different sources. 

Strong statistical, analytical skills, including the use of statistical software (e.g., SPSS, SAS).