Job Description:

We are seeking a Life Science Research Analyst with about 4 years of experience in systematic literature reviews (SLR), targeted literature reviews (TLR) and meta-analysis support. You will execute review projects under the guidance of a project lead, from search and screening through reporting. You will work with AI-assisted review workflows across human, animal and mechanistic evidence streams, with a focus on accuracy, traceability and timely delivery for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and public health clients.

Department:

Research & Analysis

Open Positions:

2

Skills Required:

Literature Search,Prisma Guidelines,Screening and Data Extraction,Risk of Bias Assessment,Evidence Synthesis,Scientific and Medical Writing

Role:

- Execute SLR and TLR tasks end to end: literature searches, deduplication, title/abstract screening, full-text screening, data extraction and evidence synthesis.
- Support protocol development, research questions, eligibility criteria and search strategies, including repeat searches and comparison of search outputs against reference sets.
- Extract structured data with source-level traceability (quotes and page references) using standardized templates, including data from tables and figures.




- Validate AI-generated screening and extraction outputs, including table and figure parsing, against source documents and human-reviewed results, and document discrepancies.
- Conduct risk of bias and quality assessments using tools suited to the study type (human observational, animal and mechanistic studies).
- Support meta-analysis, including preparing data for quantitative synthesis and interpreting outputs.
- Apply PRISMA and accepted evidence synthesis methods throughout.
- Prepare evidence tables, summaries, reports and presentations, and produce accessible Word and PDF deliverables.
- Maintain version control and respond to reviewer comments with documented change logs.
- Contribute to quality checks and peer review of project outputs.
- Take part in regular project status meetings and keep trackers up to date.

Location:

Chennai / Nagercoil

Education/Qualification:

Degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Biomedical Sciences, Toxicology or a related discipline, with relevant experience in literature review and evidence synthesis.

Posted On:

05-Oct-2026

📌 Life Science Research Analyst (Chennai)
🏢 CapeStart
📍 Chennai