[Remote] Senior Research Director, Patient Experience – Direct to Patient Observational Research

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global leader in health and science, dedicated to making the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. They are seeking a Senior Research Director for the Patient-Centered Research group, responsible for overseeing health preference research, ensuring quality deliverables, and providing mentorship to junior staff while contributing to the financial performance of the organization. Responsibilities • Develops and maintains individual research portfolio • Responsible for ultimate quality of client deliverables • Responsible for maintaining efficient use of project team resources and delivering within established project budget • Develops proposals, drafting complex steps for scientific integrity to ensure methodological and strategic aspects • Serve as internal consultation resource and provides senior level oversight to staff for project work and relevant methods and regulatory issues • Maintain high external visibility as recognized leader in field through track record of publications and presentations • Maintain an established line of research and expertise in health preference research • Oversees quantitative and qualitative analyses and leads those analyses, interprets results, and oversees other project staff in completion of related deliverables. • Drives scientific excellence and innovation throughout the PCR organization • Actively participates in the development of PCR scientific direction and goals • Provides high level consultation with regulatory bodies and science boards • Develops innovative science strategies and collaborative projects • Works across Evidera business units to develop innovative solutions to client issues • Supports business development through participation in client outreach • Participates in recruitment process – particularly for junior PI level personnel • May supervise mid-high level scientific staff • Participate in maintaining the scientific quality of the PCR staff through providing training and through establishing benchmarks of scientific excellence Skills • PhD and 10+ years’ experience or MA and 15+ years’ experience or equivalent thereof in health outcomes and patient-centered research related field which includes significant recent consulting experience with internal and external clients • Demonstrated track record of delivering on scientific outputs, in particular, peer review publication • Strong networking skills, will deliver on business development • MS Word, PPT, Excel; familiarity with SAS or similar data analysis software • Ability to lead project teams through innovative, complex and collaborative projects • Ability to work across Evidera business units Company Overview • Thermo Fisher Scientific is a biotechnology and laboratory equipment company that provides a wide range of scientific products and services. It was founded in 1956, and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.thermofisher.com. Company H1B Sponsorship • Thermo Fisher Scientific has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 110 in 2025, 224 in 2024, 234 in 2023, 342 in 2022, 315 in 2021, 227 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job