Job summary
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance and advice on promoting high quality health, public health and social care.
We are a flexible employer, and you will have the opportunity to discuss any potential for flexible working with your manager. NICE can offer the opportunity to work from home on a regular basis if you wish
We have modern offices in Manchester city centre and Stratford, London. Please take into consideration that you may be required to commute to one of our offices for business purposes
NICE is committed to the equality, diversity, and inclusion of all our candidates and staff, and we are committed to creating a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone, and in particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds who are currently under-represented in our workforce.
Please make sure that you read the person specification as your application will be shortlisted against these criteria.
Main duties of the job
About the role
Contract type: Permanent
NICE Scientific Advice provides fee-for-service advice to pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers of medical technologies (devices and diagnostics) who have products in development that may be evaluated by NICE in the future. The advice offered draws on the Institute's experience of using evidence to provide guidance for the NHS. The NICE Scientific Advice Technical Team provides advice to manufacturers on their clinical trial programmes and plans for health economic evaluation to ensure they generate high-quality evidence that is relevant for a NICE evaluation.
Do you want to do meaningful work that makes a genuine difference to society? Our main purpose here at The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is to improve health and wellbeing by putting science and evidence at the heart of health and care decision making. As an organisation we all collaborate to achieve this same goal through empowering our workforce to do great things!
About us
The NICE Scientific Advice team is responsible for advising companies on their evidence generation plans to ensure they generate evidence that NICE needs to inform its recommendations.Here at NICE we are passionate and proud of the work we do and the impact we make.
We can offer you a great place to work with good benefits, flexible working, and a supportive, friendly, and inclusive environment.
Benefits:
We offer a range of benefits including the NHS pension scheme and childcare voucher scheme
We provide a thorough induction programme
Personal development is supported through extensive training and development opportunities
We promote flexible working to help staff achieve a healthy work life balance
We value equality and diversity and welcome applicants from all sections of the community
We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in line with the NHS Guaranteed Interview Scheme
If you feel this is the type of environment, you will enjoy working in then please feel free to contact us for more information or apply now.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Reporting to the Senior Scientific Adviser within the NICE Scientific Advice Technical Team, the Scientific Adviser will be responsible for critically reviewing materials submitted by life sciences companies, writing clear and high-quality scientific advice reports, in addition to liaising with clinical and academic experts, and presenting advice at meetings with companies. The post holder will work on a variety of projects that cover a range of technologies, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, and digital health technologies.
What you will bring to the role:
- A working knowledge of clinical trials, health economics, medical statistics, epidemiology, evidence synthesis, and cost effectiveness modelling
- Understanding of health technology assessment
- Experience in critically appraising health literature, including various designs of clinical studies
- Understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare, critical appraisals and the interpretation and synthesis of health care research evidence.
- Thorough attention to detail with a systematic approach to tasks and high standards of accuracy
- A flexible attitude to the working environment and ability to work as part of a team
Job description
Job responsibilities
Reporting to the Senior Scientific Adviser within the NICE Scientific Advice Technical Team, the Scientific Adviser will be responsible for critically reviewing materials submitted by life sciences companies, writing clear and high-quality scientific advice reports, in addition to liaising with clinical and academic experts, and presenting advice at meetings with companies. The post holder will work on a variety of projects that cover a range of technologies, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, and digital health technologies.
What you will bring to the role:
- A working knowledge of clinical trials, health economics, medical statistics, epidemiology, evidence synthesis, and cost effectiveness modelling
- Understanding of health technology assessment
- Experience in critically appraising health literature, including various designs of clinical studies
- Understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare, critical appraisals and the interpretation and synthesis of health care research evidence.
- Thorough attention to detail with a systematic approach to tasks and high standards of accuracy
- A flexible attitude to the working environment and ability to work as part of a team
Person Specification
Education & Qaulification s
Essential
- Masters degree or Doctorate in a subject with relevance to evidence-based decision-making in healthcare (e.g. health economics, epidemiology, medical statistics) or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through experience and further training/development
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working in at least one of the following fields: oHealth economics oMedical statistics oClinical trials oPublic health and health policy oEpidemiology or systematic reviewing oCost effectiveness modelling
- Experience in critically appraising health literature, including various designs of clinical studies
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of health technology assessment
- Ability to gather data, analyse, critique and synthesise complex information and prepare accurate reports and briefing documents
Person Specification
Education & Qaulification s
Essential
- Masters degree or Doctorate in a subject with relevance to evidence-based decision-making in healthcare (e.g. health economics, epidemiology, medical statistics) or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through experience and further training/development
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working in at least one of the following fields: oHealth economics oMedical statistics oClinical trials oPublic health and health policy oEpidemiology or systematic reviewing oCost effectiveness modelling
- Experience in critically appraising health literature, including various designs of clinical studies
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of health technology assessment
- Ability to gather data, analyse, critique and synthesise complex information and prepare accurate reports and briefing documents
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
NICE – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Address
Level L1 A - Manchester City Tower
City Tower
Manchester
M1 4BT
Employer's website
https://www.nice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
