Director (Epidemiology)

Hobson Prior are looking for a Director (Epidemiology-Anifrolumab) to join a leading biopharmaceutical organisation who provide pioneering medicines to patients all over the world. This position will involve designing and executing effective and efficient epidemiology strategy for drug and enablement projects.

Job Responsibilities:

• Interaction with diverse scientific, technical and business experts to ensure scientific quality and timely effective project delivery while adhering to ethical requirements and responding to business needs.
• Works self-sufficiently in the design, execution, analysis, interpretation, and internal and external communication of specific epidemiological studies.
• Consults with more senior staff as necessary to provide specialist guidance and direction to project teams, senior leaders, and other colleagues to ensure optimal management of high-impact project opportunities and risks.
• You will take a leadership role in a range of activities, including delivery of experienced epidemiology strategy, support, and scientific leadership to project teams and the epidemiology global skills group, at all stages of pharmaceutical development.
• Manages externally commissioned research projects, which includes establishing, maintaining, and expanding relationships to partner effectively with external experts and research groups to negotiate time frames, provide recommendations on resource requirements, and ensure delivery of the tasks as agreed.
• You will promote good epidemiological practice and represents the company's position when interacting with external experts, collaborative groups, and contract research organizations.
• Keep up-to-date of epidemiological developments within academia, regulatory, and among key opinion leaders.

Key Skills:

• Able to effectively engage and consult with recognized key external scientific experts.
• Proactive and able to work independently.
• Proven team-working skills.

Requirements:

• Ph.D. or equivalent in epidemiology or related health science field and experience in the health care environment. Alternatively, an MSc or MPH with substantial experience in the health care environment or equivalent.
• A minimum of 3 years' experience in the pharmaceutical industry or in closely related academic epidemiological research.
• Experience managing complex medical evidence plans.
• Sustained productivity in epidemiological research as manifest by successful design, execution, and publication of original epidemiological research relevant to drug discovery and development (e.g., drug safety) or commercialization in peer-reviewed journal.
• Experience in utilizing secondary data and conducting primary data collection studies.
• Emerging recognition by the external scientific communities as an expert in the application of epidemiology to areas relevant to drug development and commercialization.
• Able to provide critical appraisal to study designs and published studies.
• Excellent knowledge in epidemiological methodology and ability to apply it within the pharmaceutical industry at an international level.
• Sustained record of epidemiological productivity at a strategic as well as an operational level.

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