Role Description
We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for experienced epidemiologists with strong expertise in patient-population sizing, real-world data, disease epidemiology, and pharmaceutical or biotech development programmes. This role supports an expert evaluation initiative focused on commercial medicines and drug-development programmes. Selected professionals will:
• Size patient populations across specific diseases and indications
• Assess the quality of epidemiological assumptions and source evidence
• Identify over- or under-counting
• Help develop rigorous evaluation frameworks for pharmaceutical analysis
Qualifications
• At least 5 years of professional epidemiology experience
• Graduate-level training in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, or a related discipline
• Experience sizing patient populations for diseases, indications, or pharmaceutical programmes
• Hands-on experience converting claims, EHR, registry, or other real-world data into patient funnels
• Strong understanding of prevalence, incidence, diagnosis rates, treatment rates, and addressable populations
• Familiarity with biotech or pharmaceutical development programmes
• Strong quantitative and methodological judgment
• Excellent written communication and attention to detail
• Current residence in the United States
Requirements
• A graduate degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, or a closely related field is highly relevant
• Advanced quantitative or healthcare research training may strengthen an application
• Substantial professional epidemiology experience is particularly important for this engagement
Benefits
• Apply epidemiological expertise to sophisticated pharmaceutical evaluation work
• Build and review patient-population estimates across multiple diseases and indications
• Work with real-world data and clinically relevant patient funnels
• Help establish rigorous standards for evaluating epidemiological assumptions
• Participate in a focused paid pilot with potential for recurring work
• Contribute specialist scientific judgment to advanced AI evaluation
Contract Details
• Independent contractor role
• Fully remote within the United States
• Part-time pilot engagement
• Approximately 10–20 total hours over an initial 1–2 week period
• Competitive rates between $145–$170 per hour depending on expertise and project scope
• At least 5 years of professional epidemiology experience is required
• Strong contributors may be considered for recurring or expanded engagements
• Work may include patient-population sizing, epidemiological analysis, real-world data review, rubric development, and expert critique
• Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
• Projects may be extended, shortened, or adjusted depending on scope and performance
• Work will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution