Senior Epidemiologist & Real-World Evidence Lead

CVS Health; Kansas City (MO); Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Senior Epidemiologist/Decision Scientist to advance real-world evidence programs and foster collaborations with academic, public health, and research partners in the US.

You will lead opportunities, develop study protocols, and contribute to scientific deliverables while leveraging SAS, SQL, Python, and GCP to manage large healthcare datasets. This role offers 40 hours weekly with a full-time schedule.

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.
• 5+ years of experience using SAS, SQL, and/or Python.

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.

Skills

Scientific writing

Communication

Project management

Collaboration

Critical thinking

Education

PhD in Epidemiology or related field

Tools

SAS

SQL

Python

GCP

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a Senior Epidemiologist/Decision Scientist to advance real-world evidence programs and foster collaborations with academic, public health, and research partners in the US.

You will lead opportunities, develop study protocols, and contribute to scientific deliverables while leveraging SAS, SQL, Python, and GCP to manage large healthcare datasets. This role offers 40 hours weekly with a full-time schedule.