Epidemiologist - Drug Development Expert

Obsidian; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 179,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a US-based epidemiologist for a paid pilot to create and critique rubrics that analyze commercial drugs and drug-development programs. The role includes sizing patient populations and judging the soundness of estimates across a set of drugs and indications.

The engagement is approximately 10-20 hours over 1-2 weeks, remote for US-based candidates, with potential for ongoing work for strong contributors.

Qualifications

• US-based epidemiologist with 5+ years of practice.
• Familiarity with biotech/pharma development programs.
• Experience turning real-world data into patient funnels.

Responsibilities

• Create and critique rubrics to analyze drugs and development programs.
• Size patient populations for drugs/indications (prevalence, incidence, addressed population).
• Judge and flag soundness of population estimates with clear sourcing.
• Apply assessments across the pilot's drugs/indications.

Skills

Epidemiologist

US-based

Real-world data

Education

Epidemiology/biostatistics/public health degree

Job description

Mercor is partnering with a biotech and pharma research team on expert human-evaluation work - creating and critiquing rubrics that analyze commercial drugs and drug-development programs. We're seeking an epidemiologist for a paid pilot, with the potential to continue as the work scales.

Responsibilities

• Create and critique rubrics that analyze commercial drugs and drug-development programs
• Size the patient population for a given drug or indication (prevalence, incidence, diagnosed → treated → addressable)
• Judge whether a patient‑population estimate is sound and well‑sourced, and flag over- or under-counting
• Apply this across the pilot's set of drugs and indications

Requirements

• US-based epidemiologist
• Familiarity with biotech/pharma development programs
• Experience turning real‑world data (claims, EHR, registries) into patient funnels
• 5+ years practising epidemiology (graduate degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, or public health)

Engagement Details

• Duration: Approximately 10-20 hours over a 1-2 week pilot
• Remote - US-based

Why Participate

• Help improve expert AI evaluation of drugs and drug-development programs
• Recurring engagement for strong contributors