RWE / Epidemiology Lead

Job description

RWE Lead global pharmaceutical company. Strategy, real world evidence, data, SAS & R. London \/ Herts

Your new company
You'll be joining a top tier biotech who are investing heavily in their epidemiology teams to support a number of upcoming launches, providing plenty of opportunity to get involved in a wide range of projects. The company is one of the leaders in the field of oncology and are very science focused, demonstrated by the fact they spent over $4 Billion dollars on R&D last year.

Your new role
You will be joining a cross-functional team of epidemiologists, statisticians, programmers, clinicians & outcomes researchers to design, manage and analyse large scale prospective and retrospective studies across global populations.

Major responsibilities will include:

* Leading the design, delivery and management of large-scale observational studies to analyse observational data, eg from literature reviews, EMRs, physician surveys, etc.
* Inputting into overall research strategy across a portfolio;
* Working on both prospective and retrospective pan-European and Global studies
* Liaising with senior global stakeholders on study design and project needs;
* Utilising data from large databases, such as THIN or CPRD;
* Working closely with stakeholders in health economics\/HTA, outcomes research, market access and medical departments
* Providing insight and analysis for the assessment of medicines, eg for efficacy studies or pricing & reimbursement dossiers.

This is initially a 6 month contract, that can extend.

What you'll need to succeed
Alongside excellent communication and organisational skills, you should have:

* An MSc (or equivalent experience) in epidemiology, statistics, health economics, mathematics or a related subject. Higher degrees, ie PhD are preferred for this position;
* Significant experience of working on observational \/ epidemiological \/ Phase IV studies;
* Experience using research studies to support drug development projects;
* A track record of working with large clinical \/ medical data sets;
* Experience working with large databases, eg CPRD, THIN, EMRs or disease registries;
* Experience of designing and managing large epidemiology \/ outcomes \/ medical studies;
* A publication record within observational research \/ epidemiology.

Candidates with direct experience of working for the pharmaceutical or CRO industry are at an advantage for this position.

What you'll get in return
The chance to work on a number of exciting projects, in an innovative team with a highly collaborative working atmosphere, and a generous pay rate.

What you need to do now
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