Associate Director of Real World Evidence (Sponsor Dedicated/Remote-US)

Associate Director of Real World Evidence (Sponsor Dedicated/Remote-US)

Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities.

Our Clinical Development model brings the customer and the patient to the center of everything that we do. We are continuously looking for ways to simplify and streamline our work to not only make Syneos Health easier to work with, but to make us easier to work for.

Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you’ll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to accelerate the delivery of therapies, because we are passionate to change lives.

Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know:

WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE

Why Syneos Health

• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to our Total Self culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives – we’re able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong.

Job Responsibilities

Associate Director, Real-World Evidence (Sponsor-Dedicated / Remote – US)

Overview:
Syneos Health is seeking an Associate Director of Real-World Evidence (RWE) to provide line management, leadership, and technical support to a Sponsor-dedicated RWE team. This role oversees Staff supporting real-world data analytics, observational research, and RWE operations to enable high-impact evidence generation across the drug development lifecycle. Fully remote, US-based.

What You Will Do:

• Lead and develop a cross-functional team while managing day-to-day staffing, performance, professional development, and HR activities
• Provide technical and scientific guidance aligned to RWE analytics, epidemiology, study design, and operational execution
• Ensure high-quality delivery of RWE workstreams, including adherence to timelines, standards, and project expectations
• Oversee onboarding, ongoing training, and competency development for Staff
• Support project resource planning, workload optimization, and budget-related tracking for FSP activities
• Ensure effective communication across the FSP and Sponsor teams and serve as a point of escalation when needed
• Drive continuous improvement around documentation, compliance, process discipline, and quality control

Who You Are:

• An experienced leader with prior accountability for mentoring, supervising, or managing scientific, analytical, or operational Staff
• Adept at navigating cross-functional, matrixed environments and influencing without direct authority
• Comfortable with the scientific and technical domains underpinning RWE, RWD analytics, epidemiology, or observational research
• Quality-focused, delivery-oriented, and capable of balancing strategic and operational priorities

Preferred Background:

While minimum qualifications are not strictly prescribed for this role, successful candidates typically possess qualifications consistent with senior-level contributors within RWE job families (e.g., Senior Data Scientist/Analyst, Senior Epidemiologist, Senior RWE Operations). Competitive candidates may also bring:
• Advanced degree in quantitative, scientific, data science, epidemiology, or related field
• Experience supporting RWE or observational research in Sponsor, biotech, pharmaceutical, consulting, or CRO environments
• Understanding of RWD sources (claims, EHR, registry, clinico-genomic) and applications of RWE across clinical, regulatory, safety, and commercial use cases
• Experience in FSP or Sponsor-dedicated delivery models (nice to have)

Why Join Us:

This is an opportunity to lead talented RWE professionals operating at the forefront of evidence generation in a rapidly evolving field. You will influence how real-world insights support development decisions, improve study execution, and contribute to meaningful patient and scientific outcomes.

At  Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position may include 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, and 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.

Salary Range:

$114,000.00 - $210,900.00

The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the Syneos Health range for this position. Actual salary will vary based on various factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role.

Get to know Syneos Health

Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health.

Additional Information

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.

Summary

Management of RWE staff, responsibilities including administrative oversight, professional development, performance appraisals, and employee counselling for staff. May be involved in consulting of project work and will review workload for all direct reports. Manages staff by establishing goals that will increase knowledge and skill levels.