Associate Director – Epidemiology

🔥 13 hours ago

🌐 United States, United Kingdom – Remote

🇺🇸 United States – Remote 🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

💵 $156k - $234k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👔 Director

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2003

🏥 Healthcare

🏭 Manufacturing

🧬 Biotechnology

Healthcare • Manufacturing • Biotechnology

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing innovative medicines that address serious unmet medical needs. With a strong commitment to research and development, Jazz focuses on creating life-changing therapies, emphasizing the importance of collaboration, diversity, and employee engagement in its operations. The company prides itself on transforming patients' lives through its meaningful product offerings and a culture that fosters enthusiasm and flexibility.

📋 Description

• Provide strategic epidemiological leadership and operational execution across Global Research & Development • Serve as epidemiology lead primarily across Oncology R&D programs, with support for Neurology programs as portfolio priorities dictate • Lead multidisciplinary non-interventional study teams and deliver study concept sheets, protocols, statistical analysis plans, interim analyses, and final study reports • Design and execute Natural History of Disease studies and external control arms • Lead non-interventional post-marketing studies and deliver submission-ready study reports • Partner with Clinical Development, GVHEOR, Real-World Evidence, Biostatistics, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, and Pharmacovigilance • Author epidemiology and pharmacoepidemiology sections of global regulatory documents • Communicate epidemiological data, study progress, risks, and timelines to US and EU Regulatory Leads and governance committees • Provide incidence, prevalence, survival, and comorbidity estimates for forecasting, commercial strategy, due diligence, and pipeline prioritization • Identify, evaluate, and access fit-for-purpose global real-world data assets • Lead RFPs, vendor evaluations, and SOW negotiations • Manage external investigators, CROs, and scientific steering committees to ensure studies meet budget, timeline, data integrity, and compliance standards • Guide biostatisticians and statistical programmers on analytical specifications and advanced epidemiological methods • Present research findings at oncology and neurology congresses and author peer-reviewed manuscripts

🎯 Requirements

• Advanced degree (PhD, ScD, DrPH, or MS/MPH) in Epidemiology, Pharmacoepidemiology, Health Services Research, or a closely related quantitative public health discipline • Minimum of 4+ years of relevant experience for PhD or 6+ years for Master's • Relevant experience in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry, an academic research center, or an epidemiology/RWE-focused CRO • Proven, hands-on experience designing and executing epidemiological studies in rare diseases • Demonstrated track record of leading epidemiological research in oncology • Proven expertise in non-interventional study designs, including retrospective/prospective cohorts, disease registries, and synthetic/external control arms using real-world data • Direct experience working with complex longitudinal healthcare databases • Demonstrated ability to independently lead cross-functional study teams, manage external vendor performance and budgets, and balance multiple priorities • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English • Ability to work effectively in a hybrid/remote matrix environment, with availability to travel approximately 10% as needed • Prior experience supporting neurology, neuro-oncology, or rare neurological conditions • Direct experience preparing and defending epidemiology-driven regulatory submissions before FDA, EMA, MHRA, or PMDA • Experience with site-based data collection methods • Hands-on statistical programming proficiency in SAS, R, or Stata, or familiarity with RWE analytical platforms such as Aetion or Panalgo • Familiarity with post-marketing safety commitments, PASS/PAES protocols, and global pharmacovigilance regulations

🏖️ Benefits

• Discretionary annual cash bonus or incentive compensation • Discretionary equity grants • Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • 401k retirement savings plan • Flexible paid vacation • Remote work arrangement • Hybrid/remote matrix environment • Travel approximately 10% as needed

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