Clinical Scientist in CNS - LATAM (Remote)

About the role

IQVIA's Patient Centered Solutions (PCS) team, which works with life science and pharmaceutical companies on research such as patient-reported outcomes and qualitative studies, is hiring a Clinical Scientist in CNS for its ClinRO Services consultancy. The role is home-based in Latin America and involves assessing clinical trial participants or evaluating the quality of assessments done by others.

Key responsibilities

• Review scales administered by raters in a clinical trial to ensure assessments are conducted in a standardized way and data is reliable.
• Evaluate the quality of assessments, hold live interactions with raters about methodology and scoring, and give guidance.
• Evaluate case data and prepare for discussions with raters, keeping relevant documents ready.
• Complete rater interactions and assigned tasks on schedule and submit all related documentation on time.
• Take part in orientation, training and calibration activities.
• Carry out functional assessments of rater performance (e.g. mock interviews) and help prepare and share communications.
• Contact clinical trial participants remotely (e.g. via a proprietary app) to administer assessments and document the results.

Required profile

• Master's degree (MA/MS) in Psychology, Counseling, Psychiatric, Nursing or Social Work, or equivalent.
• At least 3 years of clinical experience working with schizophrenia and major depressive disorder populations.
• At least 3 years of clinical experience administering psychiatric assessments, including the PANSS, to these populations.
• Clinical trials experience preferred.
• Advanced level of English.
• Home-based position in Latin America.