Senior Epidemiologist & Real-World Evidence Lead

CVS Health Corporation; Center Square (PA); Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

Retirement benefits

Job summary

CVS Healthspire Life Sciences Solutions is hiring a Senior Associate Epidemiologist / Senior Decision Scientist to advance real-world evidence programs and build partnerships with academic institutions, research consortia, foundations, and other non-commercial organizations.

The role focuses on identifying opportunities, designing studies, and producing rigorous scientific outputs while working with large healthcare datasets using SAS, SQL, Python, and cloud-based tools.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience identifying, developing, or supporting externally funded research opportunities and collaborations.
• Experience working with academic investigators, research institutions, or public health organizations.
• 8+ years of experience in epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, health outcomes research, or real-world evidence generation.
• Strong understanding of observational study design, epidemiologic methods, and healthcare data sources.
• 5+ years of experience using SAS, SQL, and/or Python.
• Strong scientific writing, presentation, and communication skills.
• Experience preparing research protocols, analytical plans, and scientific documentation.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple research initiatives simultaneously.
• Strong critical thinking, collaboration, and relationship-building skills.
• Self-directed with a passion for advancing public health and scientific research.

Responsibilities

• Identify and advance collaborative research opportunities with academic investigators, research networks, government agencies, and public health organizations.
• Establish and maintain strategic partnerships to support joint publications, grant proposals, and scientific initiatives.
• Proactively monitor federal, state, foundation, and other grant opportunities relevant to epidemiology, public health, health outcomes research, and real-world evidence.
• Assess where LSS capabilities can address research gaps and serve as a subcontractor or research partner on externally funded projects.
• Develop research concepts and contribute to statements of work, study protocols, and other scientific deliverables.
• Lead or support scientific dissemination efforts, including manuscripts, abstracts, conference presentations, and collaborative publications.
• Support acquisition, transformation, and analysis of large and complex healthcare datasets.
• Generate and review analytical outputs, identify quality issues, conduct root cause analyses, and document findings to ensure scientific rigor and compliance.
• Utilize SAS, SQL, Python, GCP and other analytical tools to manage data and generate insights.
• Collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams including epidemiologists, data scientists, clinicians, and external research partners.

Skills

Epidemiology

Observational study design

Data analysis

SAS

SQL

Python

Scientific writing

Communication

Project management

Education

PhD in Epidemiology

Tools

SAS

SQL

Python

Job description

CVS Healthspire Life Sciences Solutions is hiring a Senior Associate Epidemiologist / Senior Decision Scientist to advance real-world evidence programs and build partnerships with academic institutions, research consortia, foundations, and other non-commercial organizations.

The role focuses on identifying opportunities, designing studies, and producing rigorous scientific outputs while working with large healthcare datasets using SAS, SQL, Python, and cloud-based tools.