Company Overview

Our client is an established, independent consultancy specialising in health economics and outcomes research. Its work spans patient-centred research, epidemiology, evidence synthesis and health economics. It helps life science companies build the evidence they need at every stage, from clinical development through to regulatory approval, HTA and reimbursement.

Their clients include pharmaceutical, biotechnology and wider life science organisations that need robust, decision-ready evidence on what matters to patients. The team brings together qualitative researchers, epidemiologists, health economists, statisticians and technical specialists, and works alongside an extensive network of academic and clinical experts.

The business operates in a collaborative, science-led environment where senior experts lead the work directly. Team members are encouraged to share ideas, develop their methodological expertise and contribute to the growth of the practices they work in.

The Role

The Senior Director, Patient-Centred Research is a true senior leadership position combining scientific oversight with client leadership, business development and team development. The patient-centred research portfolio is substantial and varied. It covers the full use of patient-centred research within HEOR, so this is not a role focused on one narrow area.

The Senior Director will guide work across qualitative interviews and analysis, surveys, discrete choice experiments and patient-reported outcomes, all applied in an HEOR context to support HTA, reimbursement and wider healthcare decision making. Acting as both a trusted scientific adviser and a people leader, they will play a central role in shaping the methods, strategy and long-term growth of the practice.

The role is best suited to someone whose patient-centred research experience has been built in HEOR consulting, rather than in a market research setting or a mainly regulatory PRO setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior scientific oversight across a broad portfolio of patient-centred research projects, leading specific studies where required

• Lead qualitative research, including interview design, data collection and thematic or content analysis

• Contribute scientific direction to survey and discrete choice experiment studies, working alongside quantitative colleagues who lead the analysis

• Oversee PRO work applied within HEOR, supporting value demonstration, HTA and reimbursement evidence

• Advise clients on patient-centred evidence generation strategy, recommending the right approach to meet their development, access and HTA objectives

• Act as a senior point of contact for clients, leading strategic discussions and building long-term partnerships

• Drive business development, including proposal development, project scoping and building new client relationships

• Provide senior quality review of client deliverables, publications, conference abstracts and presentations

• Line manage, mentor and develop Directors, Associate Directors and wider team members, supporting performance and career progression

• Shape scientific strategy and the long-term growth of the patient-centred research practice

Qualifications

• MSc or PhD in Epidemiology, Health Economics, Statistics, Biostatistics, Public Health or a related field, or equivalent experience

• Minimum of 10 years’ health research experience, ideally within HEOR consultancy, or within an academic environment

• Proven experience leading patient-centred research projects within an HEOR setting, ideally in consulting

• Breadth across patient-centred research study types, including qualitative research, surveys, discrete choice experiments and PROs used in HEOR

• Strong hands-on qualitative research expertise

• Working familiarity with survey and DCE study design. Quantitative analysis skills for these studies are not required

• Senior leadership experience at Director or Senior Director level, including line management and team development

• Excellent client management skills, with the ability to communicate with both scientific and commercial stakeholders

• Commercial awareness and a track record contributing to business development and proposals

• Strong judgement, organisation and prioritisation skills across multiple concurrent projects

The Offer

• Senior leadership role with genuine influence over the scientific direction of a growing practice

• A broad, varied portfolio covering the full range of patient-centred research in HEOR

• Permanent, full-time position with flexibility on location across major Canadian city hubs

• Multidisciplinary environment alongside epidemiology, evidence synthesis and health economics experts

• Access to an extensive network of academic and clinical collaborators

• Clear people leadership remit, building and developing a high-calibre team

If you feel you possess the right capabilities, please apply directly.