Principal Research Specialist, Clinical Insights

Additional Location(s): US-MN-Minnetonka; US-MN-Arden Hills; US-MN-Mankato/Rochester; US-MN-Maple Grove; US-MN-Minneapolis; US-MN-Northern/Duluth; US-MN-Plymouth

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At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.

About the role:
We are looking for a Principal Research Specialist to join our Urology Clinical Insights team. This role supports key commercialized products by developing and executing clinical research activities from real-world data sources and driving long-term evidence strategies.  This role creates and maintains all documentation pertaining to clinical research activities, designs studies utilizing these non-clinical trial data sources, builds cohorts through data element identification and mapping, and collaborates cross-functionally to ensure cohesiveness and appropriateness of research scope. 

This role accommodates hybrid work schedule and commuting to our Minnetonka, MN location three times per week. You will have the opportunity to discuss this with your Talent Acquisition Specialist. 

 
Your responsibilities will include:

• Support strategic growth of our team’s Real-World Evidence (RWE) capabilities and demonstrate ROI in the use of these new clinical data sources
• Plan and execute feasibility and analysis of BSC Urology RWE studies programmatically utilizing data science techniques and contribute to post-market documentation, publications, and other documents as needed.
• Design studies utilizing administrative claims, Electronic Health Records (EHR), and other RWE data sources by applying clinical research methodologies (e.g., research question development, population inclusion/exclusion, reduction of bias, etc.)
• Develop coding definitions utilizing reimbursement code sets (ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT, etc.) and medical terminologies (SNOMED, LOINC, RxNorm, etc.) for populations, outcomes, and co-variates of interest in the Urology space.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Clinical Strategy, Sci Comm, Biostatistics, Medical Safety, Legal, and Compliance to design and run RWE studies. 
• Manage internal and external project materials and timelines.
• Participate as a key team member on process development and improvement efforts to meet Urology VIP goals.
   

Required qualifications:

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and 9+ years of related work experience (including data analytics, data management, health economics, medical affairs, clinical risk, clinical trial operations, clinical safety, quality assurance or regulatory affairs) or advanced degree (PhD, research-based MS, MD, RN/DVM) in a related field with 7+ years of related work experience 
• Expertise in leveraging medical coding systems and terminologies for research applications (ICD-9/10, CPT, SNOMED, LOINC, RxNorm, etc.)
• Significant experience using Python, R, other software for exploring, structuring, and analyzing data sets
• Relational data modeling and querying expertise (SQL)
• Ability to work in a team environment and possess clear, concise communication skills – written and verbal
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills

 
Preferred qualifications:

• Medical device or Clinical experience relating to Urology
• Prior or current experience in retrospective research design with Real World data including Claims data inclusive of Charge Master Data and/or Electronic Health Record (EHR) data 
• Proven scientific writing experience
• Proven Physician-facing experience

Requisition ID: 590148

Among other requirements, Boston Scientific maintains specific prohibited substance testing requirements for safety-sensitive positions.  This role is deemed safety-sensitive and, as such, candidates will be subject to a drug test as a pre-employment requirement.  The goal of the drug testing is to increase workplace safety in compliance with the applicable law.  

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility