Clinical Strategy & Analytics Scientist

Company Information 

At Advarra, we are passionate about making a difference in the world of clinical research and advancing human health. With a rich history rooted in ethical review services combined with innovative technology solutions and deep industry expertise, we are at the forefront of industry change. A market leader and pioneer, Advarra breaks the silos that impede clinical research, aligning patients, sites, sponsors, and CROs in a connected ecosystem to accelerate trials.  

Company Culture  

Our employees are the heart of Advarra. They are the key to our success and the driving force behind our mission and vision. Our values (Patient-Centric, Ethical, Quality Focused, Collaborative) guide our actions and decisions. Knowing the impact of our work on trial participants and patients, we act with urgency and purpose to advance clinical research so that people can live happier, healthier lives.  

At Advarra, we seek to foster an inclusive and collaborative environment where everyone is treated with respect and diverse perspectives are embraced. Treating one another, our clients, and clinical trial participants with empathy and care are key tenets of our culture at Advarra; we are committed to creating a workplace where each employee is not only valued but empowered to thrive and make a meaningful impact. 

Job Overview Summary 

The Clinical Strategy & Analytics Scientist, will play a central role in connecting clinical development expertise with advanced analytics and AI-driven insights Advarra’s AI Platform. This role is ideal for an experienced professional who has led protocol development, supported global trial execution, interpreted complex datasets, and collaborated across clinical, regulatory, and clinical operations teams. This individual will bring deep clinical development acumen into a product and insights setting, where they will translate large-scale operational datasets into actionable recommendations that shape protocol design, enrollment strategy, operational feasibility, and risk mitigation. They will work closely with data science, product, engineering, clinical operations, and customer-facing teams to ensure scientific rigor, model validity, and delivery of high-value insights. The Clinical Strategy & Analytics Scientist role ensures that clinical science is embedded throughout the Study Design roadmap and insights offerings, helping sponsors bridge the gap between concept, protocol, and operational reality. 

A successful individual in this role will: 

• Operate with strong scientific judgment, deep protocol literacy, and a clear understanding of operational feasibility. 
• Partner seamlessly with data science and product teams to shape insights, models, and roadmap decisions. 
• Influence sponsor decision making through data-backed narratives that connect clinical objectives with operational realities. 
• Demonstrate strategic thinking, autonomy, and the ability to navigate complex data and clinical scenarios 

Job Duties & Responsibilities 

Insights & Analytics 

• Serve as the scientific lead for interpreting clinical research dataset outputs, including eligibility, enrollment modeling, site capabilities and performance, and operational risk indicators and key performance metrics. 
• Develop, refine, and review analytical workflows that support protocol optimization, scenario modeling, trend analyses, and study start up forecasting. 
• Identify data trends, evaluate signals and translate insights into clear narratives, hypotheses, and decision-ready strategic insights for sponsors and stakeholders. 
• Partner with product and data science teams to validate and refine analytic models, dashboards, and insight templates. 
• Influence product design by articulating scientific requirements needed to ensure models, dashboards, and insights align with trial design realities. 

Scientific Strategy & Protocol Optimization 

• Interpret protocol elements to assess burden, complexity, and downstream operational challenges.  
• Contribute to scientific frameworks and best practices that advance insights-driven protocol design. across Advarra’s product ecosystem. 

Customer Engagement & Delivery 

• Serve as a scientific expert in sponsor-facing engagements, including insight readouts, protocol optimization reviews, and feasibility deep dives. 
• Lead presentation of scientific findings and engage in detailed discussions with clinical development leaders, operational teams, and cross-functional sponsor stakeholders. 
• Develop and refine customer-facing deliverables, including protocol optimization reports, scenario analyses, feasibility briefs, and operational insight summaries. 
• Represent clinical science for strategic customers and external collaborations, providing scientific guidance and supporting follow-up discussions as needed. 

Internal Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration 

• Act as the clinical science liaison to product, engineering, and data science teams, advocating for scientific accuracy, operational relevance, and model interpretability across the roadmap.  
• Support the development of scalable methodologies, templates, and playbooks for insights delivery, data interpretation, and protocol evaluation. 

Location  

This role is open to candidates working remotely in the United States. 

Basic Qualifications  

• Advanced scientific or healthcare degree (PhD, PharmD, MS, MPH, RN, or equivalent experience). 
• 7+ years of experience in clinical science, clinical development, or clinical operations within biotech, pharma, or CRO environments.  
• Experience leading scientific and operational aspects of clinical trials including protocol development, study startup, conduct, and data interpretation.  
• Demonstrated fluency and experience in analytics and data interpretation 
• Experience working with data scientists and understanding structured clinical operations datasets. 

Preferred Qualifications  

• Experience with scenario analysis, enrollment modeling, feasibility assessment, or site selection analytics. 
• Familiarity with trial planning technologies, data visualization platforms, and operational intelligence tools. 
• Understanding of real-world data sources, eligibility logic, trial registries, and diversity planning in clinical research. 
• Experience reviewing protocol deviations, data trends, and operational quality indicators. 
• Background supporting global clinical studies, including protocol versioning, CRF design alignment, DMC or adjudication committee interactions, or clinical narrative review.  
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment focused on new product development and client delivery. 

Physical and Mental Requirements 

• Sit or stand for extended periods of time at stationary workstation 
• Regularly carry, raise, and lower objects of up to 10 Lbs.  
• Learn and comprehend basic instructions 
• Focus and attention to tasks and responsibilities 
• Verbal communication; listening and understanding, responding, and speaking  

Advarra is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and providing a workplace that is free from discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability or genetic information or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.  Advarra provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of these protected characteristics. Further, Advarra takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants and employees are treated without regard to any of these protected characteristics in all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and separation from employment. 

The base salary range for this role is $96,995 - $163,432. Note that salary may vary based on location, skills, and experience and may vary from the amounts listed above. This position may also be eligible for a variable bonus in addition to base salary as well as health coverage, paid holidays, and other benefits.