Epidemiology Research Assistant

Job Description-

• Produce written summaries of literature assessments, focusing on synthesis of the body of references. 

• Maintain version control of documents and facilitate multiple rounds of review and revision. 

• As needed, conduct quantitative analyses of public use and private data sources 

• As needed, assist Epidemiologist with other Epidemiology deliverables, requiring literature review and summary, for development and product teams, including: - Epidemiology Research Strategy - Background epidemiology studies, natural history of disease studies and user characterization studies - Post-approval safety studies and their feasibility assessments - Other epidemiology studies (e.g. special subpopulations, new indications) 

• Support multiple product teams on epidemiology-related issues as needed.

• Work collaboratively with key stakeholders internally and externally 

• Works under supervision of Epidemiologists. 

Responsibilities-

• Conduct literature reviews and other background research needed for various regulatory documents and regulatory requests including –

• Epidemiology sections of the Risk Management Plans (RMP), Paediatric Investigational Plans (PIP), Periodic Safety Update Reports (PSUR)/Periodic Benefit Risk Evaluation Reports (PBRER) and orphan drug applications 

• Epidemiology sections for other regulatory documents (e.g. ad-hoc regulatory requests) 

• Provide critical assessment of epidemiological data and literature relevant to safety issues.

• Doctorate degree or Doctoral student in Epidemiology 

• 1 or more years of work experience in epidemiology (in academia, pharmaceutical, regulatory agency, public sector, or other settings). 

• Familiarity with online medical literature search engines (e.g. PubMed, EMBASE, OVID, TDR’s Incidence Prevalence Database). 

• Ability to critically appraise medical literature and synthesize a large numbers of studies. 

• In-depth understanding of and expertise in epidemiologic methods, including observational and experimental study designs and analysis 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

• Proficient at producing tables, figures, and slides. 

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with experts from diverse disciplines No Travel/No Overtime.