Epidemiologist

Position Title: Epidemiologist

Work Location: 100% Remote

Assignment Duration: 12 Months

The person in this contractor position will provide support to the Global Epidemiology group in Clinical Sciences. This person will contribute to the design and execution of pharmacoepidemiologic studies, support characterization of descriptive epidemiology for diseases and indications, contribute to regulatory submissions and responses, and perform literature reviews on topics required for ongoing support and/or development of drugs and devices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Evaluate, synthesize, and communicate epidemiology literature in both written and presentation formats
• Lead or contribute to the development of new evidence through study design, protocol development, and statistical analysis plans of various databases, including secondary data sources, such as administrative claims or health records data
• Support departmental need to contribute to and develop content for sections of risk management plans, benefit risk assessments, safety and regulatory deliverables
• Understands the role of epidemiology in signal evaluation and where epidemiology contributes to key safety and regulatory deliverables
• Generate tables, listings, and graphs for a compound project
• Responsible for participating in the validation and quality assurance of any output produced
• Generate and review validated table, listing and graph output meeting the needs of clinical projects

Qualification & Experience:

• MPH or MS with more than 2 years of experience or PhD/MD/PharmD with experience in the field of epidemiology, outcomes research, or related discipline. Preference given to individuals with industry experience
• Excellent understanding of epidemiologic data sources and methods and a demonstrated ability to apply them to address program needs
• Experience with disease epidemiology (population sizing) globally and regionally using short-term studies/analyses
• Prefer candidate with clinical experience
• SAS program experience required
• Experience Level = 1-3 Years