
Director, Surveys and Observational Studies
RTI International
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $200,000 - $240,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Champion scientific integrity and excellence through robust analytical approaches
- Provide thought leadership with recognized expertise and industry influence
- Lead and oversee complex, multi-country site-based and cross-sectional observational studies
- Develop protocols, survey instruments, data collection plans, analysis strategies, and high-quality deliverables
- Provide methodological guidance in quantitative and qualitative research
- Serve as a senior reviewer or lead for proposals, protocols, analysis plans, and deliverables
- Stay current on emerging scientific and regulatory trends
Requirements
- Master’s degree or higher (e.g., MPH, MS, PharmD, PhD, MD, RN/PA)
- 8+ years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, epidemiology, or HEOR/RWE consulting
- Experience designing and executing primary data collection and observational RWE studies
- Demonstrated experience leading projects, mentoring staff, and contributing to scientific deliverables
- Experience in successfully managing a cross-functional team
- Familiarity with ethics and privacy regulations, patient recruitment strategies, data management systems, and mixed-method research approaches.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Paid parental leave for all parents
- Financial assistance with adoption expenses or infertility treatments
- Financial reimbursement for education and developmental opportunities
- Employee assistance program
- Generous paid time off policy
- Merit-based annual increases
- Bonus opportunities
- Robust recognition program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
quantitative researchqualitative researchdata collectionprotocol developmentsurvey instrument designanalysis strategyobservational studiesprimary data collectioncross-sectional studiesscientific deliverables
Soft skills
thought leadershipmentoringproject managementteam leadershipmethodological guidancescientific integritycommunicationcollaborationinfluenceorganizational skills
Certifications
Master’s degreeMPHMSPharmDPhDMDRNPA