Senior Associate- Systematic Literature Reviews
About this opportunity
Career Category
Health Economics
Job Description
Senior Associate: Global HEOR Systematic Literature Review
Department: Global Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR)
Job Family: Health Economics
Job Type: Full-Time
Location: Hyderabad, India
Reports To: Global Systematic Literature Review Team Lead
Position Summary
The Global Systematic Literature Review (SLR) Senior Associate provides expertise in designing, executing, and managing literature review services within Amgen’s Global HEOR function. The SLR Senior Associate will collaborate closely with team lead and Global HEOR Product Leads to align with HEOR product strategy. This role supports global access to Amgen's therapies through the generation of high-quality, evidence-based outputs across the product lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
Refine literature review questions in alignment with team lead and prepare research protocols.
Design literature searches for electronic databases (e.g., PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library) and grey literature (e.g., conference proceedings, regulatory sites).
Screen abstracts and full-texts to determine relevance based on PICO criteria.
Create and review PRISMA diagrams to document full-text study selection.
Extract data from included articles into a predefined data extraction template
Draft evidence tables, figures, final reports, and presentation decks, interpreting patterns and trends.
Ensure quality of assigned work
People: (1) Support and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders (2) Work effectively with global HEOR teams across various time zones
Qualifications
Education
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in pharmacy, health economics, public health, medicine, epidemiology, or a related health sciences field.
Experience
Years of relevant experience in systematic literature review methods in the pharmaceutical, biotech or consulting setting: +3 years for Master’s degree and +5 years for Bachelor’s degree.
Experience of conducting different types of literature reviews (clinical, economic, QoL, burden of illness etc.)
Able to prioritize and manage multiple projects with high efficiency in first pass, second pass and data extraction milestones
Proficiency in biomedical databases (e.g., MEDLINE, Embase).
Strong understanding of research principles and implementation.
Skills & Competencies
Excellent English oral and written communication, with ability to tailor content to different stakeholders; past medical writing experience is a plus
Skilled with EndNote or other reference management tools (preferred).
Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
Experience on systematic review tools and citation databases (e.g., PubMed, EMBASE);
High attention to detail and strong editing/fact-checking abilities.
Innovative use of artificial intelligence to boost efficiency
Organizational Behaviors
Team-oriented with demonstrated collaboration.
Capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously.
Comfortable working in a global team across time zones and cultures.
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Job details
How this role compares
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We currently track 186 comparable Senior Clinical Development roles across 34 biopharma companies.
Salary context
41 of 186 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)
Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.
Where these roles are based
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Seniority mix
186 of 186 peers have a known seniority level
Therapeutic area mix
21 of 186 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden
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How we calculate "similar"
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