Associate Director, Epidemiology

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The Associate Director Epidemiology will provide scientific leadership in disease epidemiology leveraging real-world data (RWD) cutting-edge methods and technology across medicine and vaccine development. The role aims to generate credible and actionable real-world evidence (RWE) to improve patient outcomes aligning epidemiology programs with broader asset/disease strategies to deliver new medicines and vaccines efficiently and effectively.

Join us to grow your skills influence decisions that affect patients and contribute to GSKs mission of uniting science technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Responsibilities:
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

- Partner with external groups conducting epidemiological studies globally and manage external collaborations.

Why You
Basic Qualifications:

We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals.

- Masters degree in Epidemiology Public Health Biostatistics or a related quantitative discipline.

- Doctoral degree (PhD ScD DrPH) in Epidemiology Public Health Biostatistics or a related quantitative discipline.

One year or more in the pharmaceutical industry or equivalent experience in an academic or government setting

Experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry supporting regulatory submissions or post-authorization commitments.
- Track record using multiple real-world data sources (claims electronic health records registries) and familiarity with data linkage.
- Experience with advanced quantitative methods such as propensity scores target trial emulation or causal inference approaches.
- Familiarity with safety signal evaluation and background rate estimation for risk assessment.
- Active participation in scientific networks or professional societies and a record of peer-reviewed publications.
- Prior experience presenting to regulators advisory boards or scientific conferences.

Working Model
This role is based in Upper Providence PA United States or London UK and is expected to be hybrid with a mix of remote and 3 days a week on-site work.

How to Apply
If you are ready to help shape evidence that matters for patients and to grow in a collaborative mission-driven environment we want to hear from you. Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter that highlights your most relevant experience and what excites you about this role.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We value inclusion and strive to make our teams reflect the communities we serve. Join us and help get ahead of disease together.

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If you are based in Cambridge MA; Waltham MA; Rockville MD; or San Francisco CA the annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges $149325 to $248875. The US salary ranges take into account a number of factors including work location within the US market the candidates skills experience education level and the market rate for the addition this position offers an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. Available benefits include health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family) retirement benefits paid holidays vacation and paid caregiver/parental and medical leave. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific country the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment compliance with Ontarios provincial pay transparency legislation this job posting includes a salary range to support equitable and informed hiring practices. The annual compensation for this role is CAD129000 to CAD179000 determined based on experience qualifications and internal equity. GSK is dedicated to promoting transparency and fairness throughout our recruitment ranges for other locations are shown because some markets have pay transparency laws that require salary information on job postings and those locations are potential job sites for this role. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific location or country the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process.

Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

Why GSK

Uniting science technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade as a successful growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make so were committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how together we deliver for patients shareholders and our people.

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