Epidemiologist — Patient Population Sizing

Confidential; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Zekai seeks an epidemiologist for a paid pilot to create and critique rubrics for analyzing commercial drugs and drug-development programs. The role includes sizing patient populations, assessing estimates for validity, and applying these methods across the pilot's drugs and indications.

This is a remote engagement, US-based, with 10–20 hours over 1–2 weeks. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in epidemiology and a graduate degree in epidemiology/biostatistics/public health and familiarity with

Qualifications

• US-based epidemiologist with professional credentials or equivalent experience.
• Familiarity with biotech/pharma development programs and drug development processes.
• Experience turning real-world data (claims, EHR, registries) into patient funnels.
• 5+ years practising epidemiology with graduate degree as listed.

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, flagging over- or under-counting.
• Apply this across the pilot's set of drugs and indications.

Skills

Epidemiology

Biotech/pharma familiarity

Real-world data to patient funnels

Critical appraisal of population size

Education

Graduate degree in epidemiology/biostatistics/public health

Job description

our partner 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

This is a 100% remote contract role. Applicants must be located in: United States.