Epidemiologist Associate Director - California, United States - Ivory Systems

Description

**Must be located in PST**

Duties:

Implement observational research studies in-line with a product's Integrated Evidence Plan under the guidance of a Real World Evidence Product Lead. Specific activities include:

Protocol and statistical analysis plan development and reporting of disease understanding studies (retrospective and prospective) relevant to the target patient population including, risk factors, natural history, burden of illness, treatment patterns, co-morbidities, co-medications, outcomes measures, and unmet need

Support post marketing activities including design, analysis plans and/or reporting of post marketing safety and effectiveness studies/registries, evaluation of risk mitigation strategies

Support implementation of research plans with external collaborators in academia or contract research organizations and work effectively to oversee external groups through the research process

Perform targeted literature review of epidemiology of disease, including incidence/prevalence and treatment patterns; work with commercial team on product forecasts and write regulatory documents including Orphan Drug Designation applications

Skills:

Demonstrated experience conducting pharmaco-epidemiologic research within or in support of the pharmaceutical industry

Self-motivated with the ability to develop credibility with colleagues and interact effectively in a matrix team environment

Experience in collaborating with internal and external research partners

Ability to work well in a business-driven environment, balance priorities and handle multiple tasks through careful planning, stakeholder management, project administration, and organizational skills

Ability to individually contribute to activities and projects based on guidance from Real World Evidence Product Lead

Excellent oral and written communication skills and demonstrated ability to communicate scientific evidence to peers and at scientific meetings

Experience in the Epidemiology of rare diseases or Genetic Epidemiology a benefit

Education: A combination of academic training and practical experience in Epidemiology is required. This may consist of:

Doctoral degree (PhD, ScD, or DrPH) or Master's of Public Health in Epidemiology and at least 2 years of experience leading epidemiologic research in the pharmaceutical setting

Doctoral degree (PhD, ScD or DrPH) or Master's degree in a relevant discipline (ie. Health services research, health outcomes research, public health, statistics, or pharmaceutical sciences) with at least 5 years of experience leading epidemiologic research in the pharmaceutical setting