Associate Director, Epidemiology

At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade. Our R&D focuses on discovering and delivering vaccines and medicines, combining our understanding of the immune system with cutting-edge technology to transform people's lives. GSK fosters a culture ambitious for patients, accountable for impact, and committed to doing the right thing, making sure that we focus our efforts on accelerating significant assets that meet patients' needs and have the highest probability of success. We're uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.
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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 GSK's 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.

- Master's 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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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 we're 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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