Senior Epidemiologist

• Uppsala
• Hybrid

Help shape the future of pharmacovigilance science

Use your expertise in epidemiology to promote the safer use of medicines and vaccines worldwide. UMC is looking for a Senior Epidemiologist to join our Pharmacovigilance Science section and strengthen our research into medicines safety using global safety and healthcare data.

Since 1978 Uppsala Monitoring Centre (UMC) has been dedicated to developing supporting and expanding the field of pharmacovigilance science and practice.

As a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre we support work around the world to examine the potential adverse effects of medicines and vaccines and contribute to safer more informed care of patients.

We are a diverse international group of pharmacists physicians data scientists system developers communicators and many other professionals motivated by a deep belief that the work we do matters.

About the role

As a Senior Epidemiologist you will contribute epidemiological expertise to our research and scientific development activities. Working at the intersection of epidemiology pharmacovigilance and real-world data and with VigiBase the WHO global database of adverse event reports as well as other healthcare databases and registries you will design conduct and interpret studies that strengthen our understanding of medicine safety and support evidence-based decision-making.

This is a hands-on role spanning the full research process from study design and data management to statistical programming analysis and scientific reporting. Working closely with colleagues across disciplines you will help generate evidence that advances the science and practice of pharmacovigilance.

You will join an international research environment dedicated to advancing the science of pharmacovigilance and improving the safer use of medicines globally.

What you will do

• Lead and contribute to research aimed at improving the understanding and use of VigiBase the WHO global database of adverse event reports other healthcare databases and health registries.
• Design epidemiological studies and provide methodological advice on study design and analytical approaches.
• Write maintain and review analytical code for the management and analysis of complex real-world data.
• Support signal management activities through data extraction analysis interpretation and investigation of potential safety issues.
• Collaborate on multidisciplinary research projects using adverse event reporting and healthcare data.
• Contribute scientific expertise to research and methodological development in pharmacovigilance.
• Work closely with colleagues across Research Signal Management and other teams throughout the organisation.