Associate Director, Global Epidemiology and Real-World Evidence

GlaxoSmithKline; Waltham (MA); Hybrid; USD 149,000 - 249,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Healthcare and wellbeing programs

Pension plan membership

Shares and savings programme

Hybrid working model

Job summary

GlaxoSmithKline in the United States is seeking an Associate Director, Global Epidemiology and Real-World Evidence to lead epidemiology efforts shaping evidence across development and lifecycle activities. You will design and deliver observational studies using real-world data, registries, and other sources, collaborating with clinical development, safety, regulatory, outcomes, and commercial partners.

The role offers growth, visibility, and the chance to influence decisions that matter for

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, or a related quantitative discipline. Doctoral degree acceptable.
• Minimum 5 years of applied epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, outcomes research, or related experience.
• Proven experience designing and delivering observational studies or healthcare database analyses.
• Experience working in a matrix environment and collaborating with clinical, safety, regulatory, or outcomes teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead epidemiology programs for one or more assets or disease areas, creating strategy and timelines with cross-functional partners.
• Design, oversee, and deliver observational and database studies using real-world data, registries, and linked sources.
• Provide timely scientific advice on study design, data needs, analysis plans, and interpretation of results to asset teams.
• Manage external partners, vendors, budgets, and timelines to ensure high-quality, on-time study delivery.
• Prepare regulatory documents, technical reports, and publications that clearly communicate study findings.
• Build capability by sharing methods, best practice, and learnings across teams.

Skills

Minimum 5 years of applied epidemiolog

Observational studies or healthcare DB

Matrix environment collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, or related quantitative discipline

Doctoral degree acceptable

Job description

Associate Director, Global Epidemiology and Real-World Evidence

We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programs, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.

We embrace modern work practices; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.

Discover more about our company-wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpage Life at GSK | GSK

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Join GSK as an Associate Director, Global Epidemiology and Real-World Evidence and lead epidemiology efforts that shape evidence across development and lifecycle activities. You will work with clinical development, safety, regulatory, outcomes, and commercial partners. You will design and deliver epidemiologic studies using real-world data, registries, and other sources. We value clear thinkers who communicate well, solve practical problems, and put patients first. This role offers growth, visible impact on decisions that matter for patients, and a chance to help unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following

• Lead epidemiology programs for one or more assets or disease areas, creating strategy and timelines with cross-functional partners.
• Design, oversee, and deliver observational and database studies using real-world data, registries, and linked sources.
• Provide timely scientific advice on study design, data needs, analysis plans, and interpretation of results to asset teams.
• Manage external partners, vendors, budgets, and timelines to ensure high-quality, on-time study delivery.
• Prepare regulatory documents, technical reports, and publications that clearly communicate study findings.
• Build capability by sharing methods, best practice, and learnings across teams.

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Master's degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, or a related quantitative discipline. Doctoral degree acceptable.
• Minimum 5 years of applied epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, outcomes research, or related experience.
• Proven experience designing and delivering observational studies or healthcare database analyses.
• Experience working in a matrix environment and collaborating with clinical, safety, regulatory, or outcomes teams.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply:

• PhD in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, or a related field.
• Experience in industry supporting regulatory submissions, post-authorization commitments, or safety assessments.
• Familiarity with multiple real-world data types (electronic health records, claims, registries) and data linkage.
• Knowledge of advanced quantitative methods such as causal inference, target trial emulation, or propensity-based approaches.
• Record of peer-reviewed publications and presentations at scientific meetings.
• Experience engaging with regulators, advisory boards, or external scientific networks.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to explain methods to technical and non-technical audiences.

This role is based in the United States and offers a hybrid working environment with a blend of remote and onsite collaboration. Presence in the office is expected to be approximately 2-3 days per week to engage with colleagues and stakeholders.

Skills

Business Acumen, Drug Development, Pharmacoepidemiology, Real World Data, Real World Evidence (RWE), Strategic Influence* If you are based in Cambridge, MA; Waltham, MA; Rockville, MD; or San Francisco, CA, the annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges $149,325 to $248,875. The US salary ranges take into account a number of factors including work location within the US market, the candidate's skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. Available benefits include health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and paid caregiver/parental and medical leave. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process.

Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases - to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we're committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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