Senior Epidemiologist

This global role requires the candidate to work onsite at our Alexion office in Barcelona Spain. Please include a cover letter in English with your application explaining why you believe you are a good fit for the role.

This is what you will do:

The Epidemiology & Real World Science (EpiRWS) team is a growing group within the AlexionAstraZenca Rare Disease Unit which is driving the scientific use of Real World Data to accelerate the way that patients access innovative medicines.

The Senior Epidemiologist is a scientific role that involves developing coordinating and executing impactful epidemiological deliverables that deepen our understanding of rare diseases with a focus on Alexions early R&D portfolio and business development interests.

The role involves working closely with other Epidemiologists and RealWorld Scientists in the department to support the development interpretation and communication of scientifically robust stageappropriate evidence that enhances decisionmaking across the portfolio such as: forecasting of incidence and prevalence to inform market sizing; critically appraising & synthesizing relevant literature; analysis of realworld databases; describing patient characteristics natural history treatment patterns and outcomes; quantification of event rates and phenotypic / genotypic traits or associations; and landscaping for suitable datasources.

This role involves supporting engagements with colleagues across the company including: Early Commercial Strategy; Business Development; Research / Global Product Teams (and their associated functions such as Clinical Development Patient Safety; Regulatory Affairs); plus Global Marketing and Market Access and Portfolio Analytics. The Senior Epidemiologist may participate in crossfunctional teams and subteam meetings under the guidance of EpiRWS department leadership when appropriate.

You will be responsible for:

Supporting the planning development and of Epidemiology deliverables with a focus on Alexions early R&D portfolio and businessdevelopment interests including: forecasting of incidence and prevalence to inform market sizing; critically appraising & synthesizing relevant literature; analysis of realworld databases; describing patient characteristics natural history treatment patterns and outcomes; quantification of event rates and phenotypic / genotypic traits or associations; and landscaping for suitable datasources.

Providing epidemiology perspectives into study protocols analysis plans and regulatory documents (as appropriate).

Summarizing results in written reports and oral presentations.

Participating in crossfunctional team meetings including presentation of summary findings to Alexion internal/external stakeholders.

Maintaining awareness of epidemiology with respect to regulatory requirements payer trends and advancement of pharmacoepidemiology methods.

Travel may be required (up to 10.

You will need to have:

MPH/MSc in Epidemiology or closely related discipline with at least 3 years industry experience in the pharmaceutical industry biotechnology or consulting environment.

The duties of this role are generally conducted in an office environment. As is typical of an officebased role employees must be able with or without an accommodation to: use a computer; engage in communications via phone video and electronic messaging; engage in problem solving and nonlinear thought analysis and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours.

We would prefer for you to have:

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Knowledge of drug and clinical development processes.

Excellent attention to detail and scientific rigor

Ability to work under pressure and lead by example.

Handson experience implementing or designing studies using RWD (e.g. through use of proprietary analytics platforms and/or statistical programming in R Python SAS etc)

Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams

Thorough and uptodate technical knowledge of epidemiology and relevant biostatistics methods

Please note this global role requires the candidate to work onsite at our Alexion office in Barcelona Spain. Please include a cover letter in English with your application explaining why you believe you are a good fit for the role.

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