Safety Epidemiology Expert, Consumer Health (Hybrid)

Bayer; England; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare

Pension

Life Insurance

Annual leave 28 days

Wellness programs

Employee discounts

Hybrid working

Home office equipment

Volunteering days

Learning & development

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

Bayer in Reading (hybrid) seeks an experienced Associate Safety Epidemiology Expert to join our Consumer Health Safety team and guide evidence-based safety decisions across OTC medicines, vitamins, cosmetics, and devices.

You will lead epidemiological evaluations, integrate data from diverse sources, and partner with Safety, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, and other functions worldwide to ensure safe, beneficial products for consumers.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Epidemiology, Pharmacoepidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, Health Data Science, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead epidemiological evaluations of emerging safety signals, health authority enquiries, ingredient challenges, and other complex safety-related topics.
• Critically assess and integrate evidence from multiple sources including spontaneous reports, scientific literature, clinical and observational studies, registries, healthcare databases, exposure data, poison centre information, and consumer-use data.
• Evaluate the strength, relevance, and limitations of available evidence to support signal assessment, risk characterisation, and benefit-risk management.
• Provide clear scientific conclusions and recommendations that support evidence-based safety decisions across the Consumer Health portfolio.
• Contribute epidemiological expertise to key safety deliverables including risk management plans, safety assessments, regulatory submissions, safety communications, and health authority responses.
• Identify evidence gaps and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to support future evidence-generation activities and consumer safety insights.

Skills

Epidemiology

Real-World Evidence

Public Health

Biostatistics

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Master's/PhD in Epidemiology

Public Health/Biostatistics

Job description

Bayer in Reading (hybrid) seeks an experienced Associate Safety Epidemiology Expert to join our Consumer Health Safety team and guide evidence-based safety decisions across OTC medicines, vitamins, cosmetics, and devices.

You will lead epidemiological evaluations, integrate data from diverse sources, and partner with Safety, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, and other functions worldwide to ensure safe, beneficial products for consumers.