Epidemiologist

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Office Location: Budapest, Hungary – 9th District, Mill Park Office Building
Working Hours: 40 hours per week
Work Arrangement: 100% Remote
Schedule: Standard business hours

Responsibilities:

• Literature reviews as requested by client epidemiologists using the best practice methodologies
• Literature search and preparation of Literature review report for Pharmacoepidemiology
• Perform peer Scientific & Technical Review
• Follows the processes and requirements as outlined in the client guidance documents on Literature Reviews
• Provides review reports in format and quality as described in the guidance document
• To collaborate with the client epidemiologist(s) to define timelines for the literature reviews, to clarify questions, to provide feedback
• Understanding the disease area and therapeutics compound’s mode of action as applicable
• Attending, along with supervisor if required, Safety Management Team (SMT) meetings as applicable
• Discussing any comments regarding the literature review (including epidemiological interpretation) with the Safety Management Team SMT as applicable

Working independently / directly / in consultation with Medical Writer, Regulatory Team, Global Pharmacovigilance Safety Lead or Scientific and Operational Epidemiology Lead for epidemiological evidence review projects i.e. drug Safety Profile Plans (dSPP), Risk Management Plans (RMP), Orphan Drug Application (ODA), Pregnancy and Lactation Labeling Rule (PLLR) updates or Pediatric Investigation Plans (PIP)

Essential Qualifications

• Life-Science / Healthcare Professional / Master of Public Health with experience in Literature reviews / Pharmacoepidemiology / Master’s degree in Epidemiology

Preferred Working Experience:

• 2+ years’ experience in performing literature reviews in Epidemiology or Public Health
• Experience in statistical analysis software such as STATA or SAS etc.

Essential skills

• Demonstrates depth and breadth of specialist knowledge of epidemiology and medical statistics
• Demonstrates awareness of the critical appraisal of epidemiological literature and of different study designs commonly used in epidemiological studies
• Fluent English (oral and written)
• Good Understanding of epidemiology
• Experience performing critical commentaries of studies (limitations, implications and conclusions)
• Ability to critically appraise and synthesize epidemiological literature
• Ability to write research reports and to effectively disseminate outcome
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Initiative for process improvement
• Ensure customer satisfaction
• Good team worker
• Good business ethics
• Literature reviews as requested by client epidemiologists using the best practice methodologies
• Literature search and preparation of Literature review report for Pharmacoepidemiology

• Competitive salary and cafeteria benefits
• Discounted All You Can Move SportPass
• Comprehensive medical benefits
• Risk and accident insurance coverage
• Opportunity to be part of a rapidly expanding organization
• Continuous training, learning, and certification opportunities
• Multilingual environment with native-speaking colleagues
• Inspiring and pleasant working atmosphere in a multicultural community
• Reimbursable language courses