Assessment Scientist CST (Masters or PhD in Psychology)

Assessment Scientist CST (Masters or PhD in Psychology)

Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.

Our Clinical Solutions team members act with a drug development mindset, applying their years of experience and deep expertise to truly understand customer needs and represent those in the solutions we shape.

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 deliver – for one another, our customers, and, most importantly, for those in need.

Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know:

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 building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life. 
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress. 

Job Responsibilities

Assessment Scientist Core Responsibilities

eCOA Management (Endpoint Scale Implementation & UAT)

• 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

Scales Management & Translation

• 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

Rater Training (Endpoint Reliability & Standardization)

• 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

Qualifications

•    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%).

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:

$70,100.00 - $126,100.00

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

The CST Assessment Scientist plays a critical role in ensuring the scientific integrity and reliability of endpoint data across global clinical trials. This position provides specialized expertise in the implementation of clinical outcome assessments, including oversight of eCOA system design and UAT, management of scale licensing and translations, and delivery of rater training programs. Working cross-functionally with sponsors, study teams, and technology vendors, the role ensures accurate, consistent, and high-quality endpoint data collection—reducing variability, protecting study outcomes, and supporting regulatory success.