Consulting Dermatologist - Central Rater & Reviewer (Canada)

About Cogstate

At Cogstate, we help improve the quality and reliability of clinical trial data by providing specialized clinical assessment, training, and quality oversight solutions to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies around the world.

Our team partners with sponsors and research sites to support the consistent administration, scoring, and review of clinical outcome assessments across global clinical trials. Through services including central scoring, central review, image-based review, rater training and certification, calibration, and quality review and remediation, we help reduce variability, strengthen data quality, and ensure greater confidence in clinical trial endpoints.

Our work spans multiple therapeutic areas, including dermatology, where we engage experienced clinicians to bring indication-specific and scale-specific expertise to clinical trial programs. Our experts help ensure assessments are performed and evaluated consistently, from training and certifying site raters to centrally reviewing scores and images and identifying opportunities for remediation.

Our global team brings together clinical, scientific, operational, data, and technology expertise to solve complex challenges in clinical trials. At Cogstate, our goal is simple: to help sponsors generate high-quality, reliable data that supports confident decision-making throughout clinical development.

About the Clinician Network

By joining the Cogstate Clinician Network, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute your clinical expertise to research studies around the world.

Depending on your background, scales experience, and therapeutic area expertise, we may have an opportunity for you immediately - or it may take some time before a study opens that is the right fit.

Cogstate is continuing to grow and expand our clinical research initiatives, so new projects and opportunities are always on the horizon.

About the Role

Cogstate is seeking experienced Dermatologists to support clinical research studies through a range of centralized assessment and quality oversight services. In this fully remote, contract-based role, clinicians may perform Central Scoring, Central Review, Image-Based Review, Site Rater Training & Certification, Calibration Activities, and Quality Review & Remediation across a variety of dermatology clinical trials.

Cogstate provides comprehensive, fully compensated training on study protocols, scoring methodologies, review processes, and operational requirements before clinicians begin study work. Ongoing calibration exercises and quality oversight activities help ensure consistency, reliability, and regulatory compliance across all study assessments.

Depending on study needs and individual expertise, consultants may contribute to one or more service areas, including:

• Central Scoring: Independent scoring and interpretation of dermatology-specific clinician-reported and observer-reported outcome measures.
• Central Review: Secondary review of completed assessments to ensure accuracy, consistency, and protocol adherence.
• Image-Based Review: Evaluation of clinical photographs and imaging data to assess disease severity, treatment response, and endpoint compliance.
• Site Rater Training & Certification: Training, certifying, and supporting site-based raters on proper scale administration and scoring procedures.
• Calibration Activities: Participating in ongoing calibration exercises to maintain inter-rater reliability and scoring consistency across global studies.
• Quality Review & Remediation: Identifying assessment quality issues, providing corrective feedback, and supporting remediation efforts to improve data quality and protocol compliance.

These are fully-remote, contract positions. Work is provided on an as-needed basis and scheduled according to clinician availability.

Qualifications & Expertise

• MD or DO with specialization in Dermatology.
• Board-certified or board-eligible Dermatologist preferred.
• Active and unrestricted medical license in a relevant jurisdiction.
• Minimum 3-5 years of post-training clinical practice experience in dermatology.
• Experience evaluating and managing patients with dermatologic conditions in clinical, academic, or research settings.
• Demonstrated experience with dermatology clinical outcome assessments, disease severity scales, and clinician-reported outcome measures.
• Experience with one or more dermatology indications such as atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, vitiligo, hidradenitis suppurativa, alopecia areata, prurigo nodularis, eczema, chronic pruritus, or other inflammatory and rare dermatologic disorders.
• Familiarity with dermatology rating scales and assessments such as EASI, IGA, SCORAD, PASI, DLQI, VASI, PP-NRS, HiSCR, CDLQI, and other study-specific outcome measures.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to consistently apply scoring criteria and identify assessment quality issues.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to provide training, feedback, and remediation guidance to site personnel.
• Proficiency with telehealth platforms, Microsoft Office applications, and web-based clinical trial systems.

Our Culture
We bring our whole selves to work every day. We’re courageous and we deliver together. We’re passionate individuals who enjoy working together. We’re brave enough and care enough to have the right conversations to get the best outcome and are famous for our can-do attitude. We see challenges as opportunities and move with pace to achieve our goals.

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