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Associate Director Epidemiology

GSK


Job Location:

Philadelphia, PA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 135750 - 226250
Posted: 20 August 2026 (24 days ago)
Application Deadline: 17 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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

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

  • Accountable for the epidemiology program for at least one asset or disease area including proposing and negotiating program content and budget with matrix leaders. This includes developing a Global Epidemiology Plan and may include leading a cross-functional team.
  • Provide expert epidemiological insights to asset matrix teams (e.g. Clinical Development Team Safety Review Team Medicine/Vaccine Development Team).
  • Lead complex epidemiological studies and negotiate new partnerships with oversight from senior staff.
  • Identify new vendors tools and data sources to deliver innovative epidemiology solutions for assets or disease areas.
  • Contribute to strategic initiatives on the role of epidemiology at the departmental CMO or R&D level.
  • Represent GSK in scientific interactions with internal governance bodies external regulators and at international conferences.
  • Plan and coordinate scientific dissemination of epidemiology data including authoring regulatory documents peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national and international meetings
  • Partner with external groups conducting epidemiological studies globally and manage external collaborations


Why You
Basic Qualification
We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:

  • Masters degree in Epidemiology or other Quantitative Public Health discipline
  • 1years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry or equivalent experience in an academic or government setting.


Preferred Qualification
If you have the following characteristics it would be a plus:

  • Doctoral degree (PhD ScD DrPH) in Epidemiology Public Health Biostatistics or a related quantitative discipline.
  • Demonstrated epidemiological expertise and ability to influence key internal (matrix leaders) and external (e.g. regulators) stakeholder
  • Highly proficient written verbal and listening skills
  • Experience operating in a matrix environment with independent delivery of increasingly complex epidemiological studies including regulatory requirements.
  • Ability to apply epidemiology methods and study design knowledge in execution of their work (e.g. post-approval studies)
  • Ability to prioritize tasks manage multiple projects and deliver high-quality results under tight deadline
  • Knowledge of external regulatory and scientific landscape around RWE


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Skills

Business Acumen Drug Development Pharmacoepidemiology Real World Data Real World Evidence (RWE) Strategic Influence

The US annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges from $135750 to $226250. 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 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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