Associate Systematic Reviewer (Graduate Entry)

Who we are and what we do

We are a dynamic, friendly and rapidly expanding independent market access and HEOR consultancy with offices in Oxfordshire, London, Manchester, York, Newcastle, and Cambridge. We provide strategy and solutions to help Pharma and Medtech companies bring interventions to market, providing more patient choice and meeting the needs of the healthcare environment.

We strive to be the consultancy of choice for people pursuing careers in market access and HEOR by maintaining a high-performing, happy, motivated community. We are proud of our collaborative, nurturing environment and are known for our exemplary work and for being agile and innovative.

Our core services are health economics, systematic literature review and network meta-analysis, global market access and pricing, UK NHS Insights, HTA support and customer communication.

The role

We are seeking an enthusiastic, self-motivated Associate Analyst to join our friendly systematic review and meta-analysis team at Mtech Access. This is an excellent graduate entry-level opportunity to make a difference in a dynamic and rapidly growing company. The ideal candidate would have a high work ethic, be team-oriented and hands-on in a varied role.

This is a permanent position based in our office in Bicester (though York may also be considered). Working alongside Jodie Worrall (Associate Director, SLR) and Shona Lang (Associate Director, SLR) and the broader SLR team, this role will involve a wide variety of duties as follows:

• Acting as the support systematic reviewer on activities and projects, working under an appropriate senior lead systematic reviewer, to deliver robust and reproducible systematic reviews of a consistently high standard, across a varied range of therapeutic areas and a breadth of deliverables, including but not limited to:
  • Stand-alone systematic reviews
  • Health technology assessment submissions
  • Global value dossiers/global reimbursement dossiers
  • Manuscripts
  • Abstracts
  • Posters
• Contribution to all stages of the systematic review process, including screening for relevant studies, data extraction and report writing
• Adhering to internal and client quality control measures and take personal responsibility for the quality of your work
• As a member of a project team, actively contributing to the ongoing organisation and execution of projects, including timely communication with colleagues and clients, participation in meetings, note taking and execution of relevant actions

Requirements

Essential

• A bachelor’s degree, preferably in life sciences or equivalent experience in or with healthcare services
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel
• High level of integrity with a strong understanding and ability to maintain confidentiality
• Strong planning, organisation, and time management skills
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Capable of working in a changing and fast-paced environment
• Excellent attention to detail and an ability to assimilate information quickly and accurately
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• Proactive, positive attitude with an ability to find effective solutions to issues
• A commitment to ongoing learning
• A high work ethic with a can-do attitude towards management of priorities

Desirable

• Experience in conducting literature reviews (as part of a dissertation, for example)

What we offer

• A competitive salary and annual bonus scheme
• The opportunity to develop your own skills in a supportive and friendly environment
• A hybrid mix of home and office working
• 25 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), increasing with length of service
• An additional 3 days paid leave during our Christmas closure
• Your birthday off
• An employee volunteering day each year
• 5% employer pension contribution
• Life Assurance at 4x gross salary
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Wellbeing, recognition and employee savings scheme
• Optional private healthcare insurance via salary sacrifice
• Subsidised eyecare
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Enhanced parental leave policies