Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Orion Group is a global recruitment and workforce solutions company. They are seeking a Clinical Application Specialist II to support real-world data and epidemiology analytics within Clinical Sciences by developing analysis plans, conducting database analyses, performing literature reviews, and communicating findings to epidemiologists and cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Understand general to advanced epidemiology research techniques to apply appropriate research methods to answer questions relating to drug safety
- Be aware of and familiar with public and private resources and databases relevant to epidemiology for use in data analysis
- Independently manages data/statistical analysis plan and analyze specific epidemiology databases to prepare relevant tables and figures. Clearly communicate the results and findings to epidemiologists and cross-functional members as needed
- Contribute to the design of observational studies, including registries, providing critical appraisal of observational study protocols through participation in inter-departmental and cross-functional committees as needed
- Be able to convert sales data to exposure data, overall and stratified by key factors, e.g. age groups, gender, indications by leveraging with real-world data
- Provide epidemiology data to core safety and regulatory documents including, but not limited to, RMPs, PSURs, and Briefing Books
- Be proficient with analysis tools, e.g. SAS, SQL, R, Aetion, for data analysis, modeling, and visualization
- Do comprehensive literature review for analytics methodology and coding algorithms related to real-world data
Skills
- MPH or MS degree in Epidemiology, Health Services Research, Pharmacy Administration, or related field
- With 4-5 years of epidemiology and/or public health experience with a Master degree or 1-2 years of experience with a Ph.D. degree (must have)
- Proficient with SAS, SQL, R, or related statistical software or other data analysis tools for data analysis, modeling, and visualization
- Familiar with real-world data (e.g. health insurance claims, EMRs) concepts and structures. Extensive experience in manipulating and analyzing these databases is required
- Knowledge and experience in different therapeutic areas
- Ph.D. is preferred
- Pharmaceutical industry experience is preferred
Benefits
- 100% remote
- 1 year initial contract to start
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