Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Syneos Health is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization that accelerates customer success across drug development and commercialization. The Assessment Scientist will oversee eCOA implementation, ensuring accurate translation of endpoint scales into digital platforms and managing the development of specifications and user acceptance testing (UAT). This role also includes managing scale licensing, rater training, and ensuring high-quality data collection across clinical sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead scientific oversight of eCOA implementation, ensuring accurate translation of endpoint scales into digital platforms with full fidelity to protocol and scoring requirements
• Drive development and review of eCOA specifications, partnering with vendors to deliver high-quality, fit-for-purpose system design
• Own UAT strategy, including authoring and reviewing test scripts to validate endpoint logic, workflows, and data integrity
• Lead end-to-end UAT execution, proactively identifying and resolving issues to ensure successful system delivery and study readiness
• Lead global scale licensing and copyright strategy, ensuring compliant and efficient use of clinical outcome assessments
• Ensure accurate scale selection, version control, and implementation aligned with protocol-defined endpoints
• Oversee translation strategy and vendor execution, ensuring high-quality, culturally appropriate instruments across regions
• Drive consistency across source scales, translations, and eCOA/eCRF implementations to protect endpoint integrity
• Design and deliver tailored rater training programs to ensure high-quality, standardized endpoint data collection across sites
• Define rater qualification standards and support selection of experienced, study-ready site personnel
• Develop and deploy engaging training and certification programs to drive consistency in scale administration and scoring
• Monitor rater performance and lead targeted remediation to minimize variability and protect endpoint reliability

Skills

• Graduate (e.g., MA/MS) degree in psychology/behavioral sciences, or related field preferred
• Knowledge of psychiatric and neuropsychiatric assessments, including patient reported outcome measures. Experience rating psychiatric and/or neuropsychiatric assessments preferred
• Experience within the clinical research or pharmaceutical industry
• Excellent planning/organizational skills and ability to prioritize and multitask
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and spoken, with an ability to inform, influence, convince, and persuade
• Strong presentation skills, with experience presenting in professional settings
• Ability to travel as necessary (approximately 20%)

Benefits

• A company car or car allowance
• Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision
• Company match 401k
• Eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance
• Flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time
• Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work
• Syneos complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements

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