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Remote Epidemiologist

Remote, CA 94203

Posted: 04/18/2025 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Medical Affairs Job Number: 618897 Is job remote?: Yes Country: United States

Job Description

Pay 55-65/h depending on experience

?Duties:
  • Execute data analyses using data analytic platforms to inform the natural history of disease and key deliverables
  • Perform ad-hoc literature searches and provide critical interpretations of study designs and results from published literature
  • Contribute to the contents for epidemiological sections of various types of safety report (e.g., PBRER, RMP, DSUR, PSP, ODD) and other regulatory deliverables that need epidemiology input
  • With oversight from senior epidemiologists, contribute to the development of study design, protocol, and report of an epidemiological project.
  • Generate slide decks or results tables that will summarize the key findings of epidemiological studies
  • Assist with any epidemiological publications if assigned
  • Any other tasks assigned by manager to assist in departmental activities
  • Promote good epidemiologic practice when interacting with cross-functional teams or external experts and collaborators 
Skills:
  • Intermediate knowledge of real-world datasets (e.g., EHR and claims), safety databases, and retrieval of safety information.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel).
  • Ability to read and understand statistical analysis output.
  • Working knowledge of statistical analysis software (e.g., SAS, R) or data analytic platforms is a plus.
  • Experience in the design and analysis of epidemiologic studies (e.g., cohort, case-control, cross-sectional).
  • Understand commonly used statistical methods (e.g., survival analysis, propensity score matching, repeated measures)
  • Demonstrated experience in epidemiological research as shown by publication of original epidemiological study in peer-reviewed journals.
  • Highly organized and self-motivated with ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple projects and work well in teams
  • Impactful oral and written communication skills and presentation skills
Education: 
Masters degree (MPH, MSPH) in relevant discipline (i.e., health outcomes research, public health, statistics) with at least 2 years of experience leading epidemiologic research in the pharmaceutical industry or consulting setting.
 

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Although this hasn't been an issue at Planet Pharma, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.