Strategic Lead, Real-World Data & Analytics

Gateway Recruiting; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Gateway Recruiting seeks a Principal Data Strategist, Real World Evidence (RWE) to lead enterprise RWD strategy and advanced analytics. You will shape data sourcing, governance, and long-term planning with epidemiology and data science expertise.

You will collaborate with Clinical, Regulatory, IT, Biostatistics, and R&D teams to advance evidence generation, develop robust study designs, and translate findings into actionable insights for regulatory submissions and strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in data science, biostatistics, epidemiology, computer science, health informatics, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience with a Bachelor's or 3 years with a Master’s in real-world evidence, healthcare analytics, data science, epidemiology, or related disciplines.
• Proven experience with real-world healthcare data including EHR, claims, registries, and linked datasets.
• Demonstrated expertise in observational research methods, epidemiology, causal inference, and advanced statistical/ML methods.
• Proficiency in Python, R, SQL, and modern analytics environments.
• Experience evaluating external healthcare data assets and working with data vendors or partnerships.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and business audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise RWD strategy development and long-term data planning aligned with evidence generation priorities.
• Evaluate and operationalize external data assets including EHR, claims, registry data.
• Lead vendor assessments and data source evaluations for quality, linkage feasibility, governance, and regulatory suitability.
• Partner cross-functionally to support data acquisition, governance, integration, and scalable analytics infrastructure.
• Provide strategic guidance on data selection, feasibility assessments, and analytic approaches.
• Design, develop, and evaluate RWE study protocols with cohort definitions and endpoints.
• Collaborate with KOLs to ensure robust analytical approaches and outputs.
• Validate methodologies, ensuring transparency, reproducibility, and audit-readiness.
• Apply epidemiologic and statistical methods to address bias and data limitations.
• Translate findings into reports and insights for submissions and decision-making.
• Ensure alignment of study design with regulatory guidance.
• Review feasibility assessments and study design optimization.
• Execute end-to-end RWE studies from protocol through dissemination.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Communication

Stakeholder management

Epidemiology

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in data science, epidemiology, biostatistics, or related field

Tools

Data governance tools

Data visualization tools

Job description

Gateway Recruiting seeks a Principal Data Strategist, Real World Evidence (RWE) to lead enterprise RWD strategy and advanced analytics. You will shape data sourcing, governance, and long-term planning with epidemiology and data science expertise.

You will collaborate with Clinical, Regulatory, IT, Biostatistics, and R&D teams to advance evidence generation, develop robust study designs, and translate findings into actionable insights for regulatory submissions and strategic decisions.