Medical Scientist

Job description We are currently seeking candidates to fill a Medical Scientist role. You will have the scope and capability to contribute to the development of our organisations medical quality improvement programs. The purpose of the role is to facilitate the translation of research data and quality improvement programs into clinical practice and improvement of patient care. The duties include assisting with drafting and reviewing documentation and publications, project coordination and liaison with project teams, as well as presentation to external stakeholders and conference participation. This is a fantastic opportunity to become involved in medical management and quality improvement projects with an internationally recognised research organisation involved in the analysis and dissemination of real-life research from large-scale observational studies and pragmatic randomised controlled trials. This role can be based in our Cambridge or Norfolk offices on a full or part time basis. Fully remote working with occasional visits to offices in the West Midlands is also available. Primary responsibilities To contribute to medical quality improvement programs To continually assess the benefit of our quality improvement programs to patients, and tailor the programs to maximise their real-life application in a clinical setting Review and contribute to scientific documents and publications (including proposals and reports) To independently develop ethics applications for projects To contribute to new and existing projects with respect to considering practical medical issues and clinical application; and to understand EMR data and coding systems and give guidance on the application of data to projects Review and complete presentations, abstracts, and posters Communication and liaison with internal team across various global locations Liaison with study sponsors and steering committee experts Presentations and calls with external stakeholders Participation and presentations at international medical / scientific conferences Qualifications Doctor of medicine with experience in respiratory Minimum of 3 years of clinical experience Clinical experience or scientific study in the field of respiratory medicine is an advantage Experience and Key Skills Interest in research and scientific studies Experience of health research projects Experience in scientific writing, publication of peer-review journal publications preferred Client relations, liaising with external parties internationally, strong leadership and presentation skills Excellent written and verbal English communication skills About Optimum Patient Care Optimum Patient Care has been supporting chronic disease management and research in primary care for over 15 years. We are a not-for-profit social enterprise which provides a range of services to over 1000 GP surgeries across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Our services include clinical audit and review services, IG-compliant data extraction services, and research support services. Our services are provided at no cost to participating practices and freely available to all GP surgeries across the UK. Our anonymised research database, OPC Research Database (OPCRD), is one of the largest electronic health record databases in the world for research use, with over 17 million anonymised patients. Job Types: Permanent, Part-time, Full-time Salary: £40,000.00-£55,000.00 per year Benefits: Additional leave Company events Flexitime Free parking On-site parking Work from home Schedule: Flexitime Monday to Friday

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