Director, Epidemiology

Director, Epidemiology
United States - California - Foster City

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based bio-pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. With each new discovery and investigational drug candidate, we seek to improve the care of patients living with life-threatening diseases around the world. Gileads therapeutic areas of focus include HIV/AIDS, liver diseases, cancer and inflammation, and serious respiratory and cardiovascular conditions.

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The Director of Epidemiology will lead epidemiology activities and/or projects to support new drug development and post-marketing activities, including the design and execution of observational studies for selected products or a therapeutic area. The person will have primary responsibility for designing and analyzing pharmacoepidemiology studies with appropriate methods and data sources.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design, direct, and execute multiple pharmacoepidemiology studies, including real-world evidence (RWE) studies, surveys, and prospective cohort studies
• Develop and/or review Statistical Analysis Plans
• Lead the analyses of real-world healthcare databases
• Oversee and/or actively contribute to the completion of all analytical/validation activities for multiple studies/projects, in collaboration with Epidemiology Programming
• Utilize epidemiology expertise with multiple data sources throughout the product lifecycle
• Lead other epidemiology activities, including interaction with CROs, to accomplish business objectives
• Contribute and develop epidemiologic content for risk management plans, and actively contribute to identification and assessment of safety signals
• Oversee and actively contribute to preparation and review of safety documents in response to regulatory authorities
• Identify, assess, and oversee the integration/implementation of new data resources, methods, technology and analytic tools
• Demonstrate excellent computer and data analytic skills, including knowledge of SAS and other statistical software
• Demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate and summarize epidemiological content and actively participate in strategic discussions across the wider organization
• Possess excellent oral and written communication skills, and strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Demonstrate the ability to work remotely, both independently and as an active team member within cross-functional teams
• Lead internal and external educational initiatives. Mentor junior departmental staff to ensure competence in epidemiologic skills and knowledge
• Lead interpretation of analysis results, preparation of study reports, conference abstracts, presentations and manuscripts.

Knowledge, Experience and Skills:

• PhD in Epidemiology or an MD/PharmD and MPH/MS in epidemiology or related field with 6+ years of relevant experience in epidemiologic research
• Experience working with RWE in the biopharmaceutical industry preferred
  
  

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