Epidemiologist

Epidemiologist 

Alphanumeric Systems | Long-term Pharmaceutical Client

Alphanumeric is hiring an Epidemiologist to support our global pharmaceutical client of 20+ years, dedicated to advancing innovative therapies and improving patient outcomes worldwide. 

Pay Rate: $55-$61/hour (W2)
No third-party candidates or agencies. Must be eligible to work on Alphanumeric W2.

Key Responsibilities

• Advance disease understanding to support drug development, including:
  • Incidence, prevalence, risk factors, and natural history
  • Treatment patterns, comorbidities, and co-medications
  • Outcomes, phenotypes, biomarkers, and unmet medical needs
  • Variations across demographics and geographic regions
• Support clinical development by:
  • Defining target populations
  • Contributing to protocol design
  • Supporting patient recruitment strategies
  • Ensuring accurate patient medical history data collection
• Contribute to safety and risk evaluation, including:
  • Background event rate estimation
  • Evidence synthesis (including meta-analyses)
  • Identification of high-risk patient populations
• Support post-marketing surveillance, including:
  • Risk evaluation and mitigation strategies (REMS)
  • Signal detection and epidemiologic investigations
  • Post-authorization safety and effectiveness studies
• Generate and interpret real-world evidence by:
  • Designing and executing epidemiologic research plans and protocols
  • Analyzing large healthcare databases
  • Critically evaluating published literature and internal data

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of epidemiology experience in:
  • Pharmaceutical/biotech industry, or
  • Academic or government research setting
• Proven experience applying epidemiologic methods to support:
  • Drug safety and effectiveness
  • Natural history of disease
  • Clinical development programs
• Demonstrated success leading pharmacoepidemiology research initiatives
• Strong ability to communicate complex scientific findings clearly to:
  • Cross-functional teams
  • Senior stakeholders
  • Scientific audiences (publications, conferences)

Education

• PhD in Epidemiology (preferred) or related field:
  • Public Health
  • Health Outcomes Research
  • Health Services Research
  • Biostatistics or Pharmaceutical Sciences