Remote Biostatistics Epidemiologist for Drug Development

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 83,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

Mercor is seeking an epidemiologist for a paid pilot to create and critique rubrics analyzing drugs and drug-development programs. The role involves sizing patient populations for various drugs or indications and judging the soundness of population estimates across the pilot’s drugs and indications.

The engagement is a US-based, remote pilot of 10–20 hours over 1–2 weeks, with potential for ongoing work for strong contributors.

Qualifications

• 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)

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

Skills

Epidemiology

Data analysis

Real-world data

Program evaluation

Education

Graduate degree in Epidemiology/ Biostatistics/ Public Health

Job description

Mercor is seeking an epidemiologist for a paid pilot to create and critique rubrics analyzing drugs and drug-development programs. The role involves sizing patient populations for various drugs or indications and judging the soundness of population estimates across the pilot’s drugs and indications.

The engagement is a US-based, remote pilot of 10–20 hours over 1–2 weeks, with potential for ongoing work for strong contributors.