Strategic Leader, Global Epidemiology & Real-World Evidence

GlaxoSmithKline; Durham (NC); Hybrid; USD 149,000 - 249,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Healthcare benefits

Pension plan membership

Employee share schemes

Job summary

GSK seeks an Associate Director to lead epidemiology and real-world evidence initiatives across development and lifecycle programs. You will work with clinical development, safety, regulatory, outcomes, and commercial partners to design and deliver studies using real-world data, registries, and linked sources.

You will guide study design, data needs, and analysis plans, and oversee external partners while ensuring timely, high-quality deliverables and clear scientific communication for

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, or a related quantitative discipline. Doctoral degree acceptable.
• Minimum 5 years of applied epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, outcomes research, or related experience.
• Proven experience designing and delivering observational studies or healthcare database analyses.
• Experience working in a matrix environment and collaborating with clinical, safety, regulatory, or outcomes teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead epidemiology programs for one or more assets or disease areas, creating strategy and timelines with cross-functional partners.
• Design, oversee, and deliver observational and database studies using real-world data, registries, and linked sources.
• Provide timely scientific advice on study design, data needs, analysis plans, and interpretation of results to asset teams.
• Manage external partners, vendors, budgets, and timelines to ensure high-quality, on-time study delivery.
• Prepare regulatory documents, technical reports, and publications that clearly communicate study findings.
• Build capability by sharing methods, best practice, and learnings across teams.

Skills

Epidemiology leadership

Observational studies

Cross-functional collaboration

Real-World Data analysis

Education

Master's degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, or related quantitative discipline

Doctoral degree acceptable

Job description

GSK seeks an Associate Director to lead epidemiology and real-world evidence initiatives across development and lifecycle programs. You will work with clinical development, safety, regulatory, outcomes, and commercial partners to design and deliver studies using real-world data, registries, and linked sources.

You will guide study design, data needs, and analysis plans, and oversee external partners while ensuring timely, high-quality deliverables and clear scientific communication for