Principal Investigator – Health | Systematic Reviews

ABOUT US

PPMI (part of the Verian Group)  is a European policy research and evaluation consultancy, part of the Verian Group. We work primarily for EU institutions (European Commission, JRC, DG SANTE, HaDEA, EUDA, ECDC) and international organisations (OECD, UN). Our public health and life sciences portfolio has been growing fast, and we need someone to help us keep up.

THE ROLE

We are building in-house systematic review capacity across health and food safety domains, with current work spanning European guidelines for prostate cancer, evidence-based research prioritisation in the drugs field, GRADE evidence assessments, and quality indicator development following Cochrane standards. The right candidate will help shape that capacity for a broad and growing client base.

Day-to-day, you would:

• Conduct and coordinate systematic reviews in public health and related domains: PICO formulation, search strategies, screening, data extraction, risk-of-bias assessment
• Contribute to GRADE evidence assessments and Evidence-to-Decision frameworks
• Support evidence synthesis for health policy from clinical screening guidelines to research priority-setting exercises
• Work with AI-assisted review tools alongside the human review team
• Help develop quality indicators tied to guideline recommendations
• Support project reporting, stakeholder coordination and Working Group logistics
• Contribute to new tenders and proposals for evidence synthesis contracts

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Essential:

• PhD in public health, epidemiology, health sciences or a related field
• Hands-on systematic review experience (at least 2 reviews as author or review team member)
• Solid grounding in Cochrane methodology, PRISMA and/or the GRADE approach
• Proficiency in at least one statistical/analytical tool (R, Python)
• Excellent English, written and spoken

Strong assets:

• Experience with AI/ML tools in evidence synthesis or health data analysis (e.g., AI-assisted screening, text mining, bibliometrics)
• Publications in cancer, screening, HTA or guideline development
• Familiarity with meta-analysis software (RevMan, GRADEpro, Covidence)
• Prior work on EU-funded projects or for EU institutions
• Experience drafting policy or regulatory documents

CONDITIONS

• Compensation: EUR 4000-4500 gross/month (depending on experience)
• Flexible hours, no fixed schedule
• Remote work within the EU
• Service contract with possibility of extension

TO APPLY

Send your CV and a short cover letter highlighting your relevant experience by 15 May 2026. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.