Job Description

ROLE DESCRIPTION

The Research Analyst is broadly responsible for supporting daily content operations, ensuring the quality and integrity of the Biomedtracker and Meddevicetracker databases, providing research support to clients and supporting consulting/ad-hoc projects as necessary. These objectives are achieved through a solid understanding of the standard operating procedures and business rules of the database and various drug intelligence sources, collecting key drug and trial data, conducting additional research and devising basic database search strategies for clients, and performing basic data analysis.

This is an individual contributor position. The analyst is expected to collaborate with more senior level members of the Biomedtracker team as well as other analysts within the commercial and clinical domains as needed.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

CONTENT PRODUCTION

• Support Research Analyst team in maintaining a real-time and accurate database

• Collect and track day-to-day market driven events pertaining to drugs and companies in the biotech/pharma industry and enter the data into our internal content management system

• Review, update, and add drug and company records based on publicly available information, including but not limited to, company pipelines and press releases, clinical trial registries, medical literature/conferences, and SEC filings

• Review company earnings announcements to stay abreast of their activities and develop an understanding of their pipeline and disease focus

• Monitor upcoming catalysts for updates on a daily, weekly, monthly basis

• Contribute insightful analysis on upcoming catalysts to Quarterly Outlook reports and other publications (Nature, Scrip, etc.)

• Acquire basic understanding of and competence in internal content management systems to master database functionality and all processes related to content creation and maintenance

• Acquire a basic understanding and knowledge of drug development and regulatory processes and other key industry drivers such as deals and alliances, company financings and patents

• Acquire basic Word, Excel and PDF skills to aid in Special Report formatting and publication

• Actively monitor for new web-based sources that will enrich database content

CLIENT SUPPORT

• Provide clients with timely, coherent, and accurate research support as assigned by the ATA inbox manager
• Conduct primary/secondary research, assist with database search strategies, and perform basic data analysis
• Apply knowledge of the regulatory process, pharmaceutical drug development and clinical trials to provide highest quality data and support to clients

TEAM SUPPORT

• Actively participate in team meetings
• Learn roles and responsibilities of team and overall organizational structure of Biomedtracker, the Commercial domain, and Citeline as a whole
• Attend role-specific training workshops as requested
• Support team during absences
• Perform other miscellaneous duties as assigned

Qualifications

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree (in Life Sciences, Economics or Finance a plus)
• Some experience at a pharmaceutical/biotech company or consulting/research firm is preferred but not required. Internship experience will be considered.
• Familiarity with drug development process and associated pharmaceutical markets preferred, but not required
• Impeccable attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong internet research skills
• Ability to use sound logic to edit, manipulate and analyze different types of data
• Good organizational, time management and priority setting skills, and the flexibility to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to think critically, work independently and follow instructions
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team in a virtual environment
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Excellent written and verbal English skills

Additional Information

WHY WORK AT CITELINE 

Employee experience is very important to us at Citeline. On top of joining a supportive, diverse and ambitious team that welcomes all types of candidates. We are also flexible with different working patterns and prioritize promotions internally. Our benefits include: 

• Learning and development plan to assist with your career development   
• 25 days annual leave, 4 days for volunteering and a day off for your birthday!  
• Competitive Benefits
• Work with high quality specialist products
• Bright and friendly staff who are all “expert’s experts” and additional training and development for helping you achieve your career aspiration   
• Share-Match options - become a shareholder   
• Regular social events and networking opportunities

We know that sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they don't fit all the requirements. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could be just what we need! We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, Informa is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics.