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, and help develop rigorous evaluation frameworks for pharmaceutical analysis.
Key Responsibilities
Patient Population Sizing
• Estimate patient populations for specific diseases, indications, and therapeutic programmes
• Develop epidemiological funnels spanning prevalence, incidence, diagnosis, treatment, and addressable populations
• Assess how eligibility criteria and treatment pathways affect addressable patient estimates
• Identify potential over-counting, under-counting, or double-counting within population models
• Apply professional epidemiological judgment across multiple drugs and indications
Real-World Data Analysis
• Use claims, electronic health records, registries, and other real-world data sources to inform patient estimates
• Assess the suitability and limitations of different data sources
• Evaluate case definitions, diagnosis criteria, coding strategies, and population-selection logic
• Identify data-quality issues that may distort patient counts
• Translate real-world evidence into clear and defensible patient funnels
Epidemiological Evaluation
• Review prevalence and incidence assumptions for scientific and methodological soundness
• Assess whether estimates are appropriately sourced and supported
• Evaluate extrapolation methods and assumptions across populations
• Identify unrealistic epidemiological assumptions or unsupported conclusions
• Review the relationship between diagnosed, treated, eligible, and addressable patient populations
Rubric Development & Expert Review
• Create structured evaluation rubrics for patient-population and drug-programme analysis
• Critique existing rubrics for scientific accuracy, completeness, and methodological rigour
• Define criteria that reflect experienced epidemiological judgment
• Identify missing considerations or weaknesses in analytical frameworks
• Provide clear written reasoning supporting evaluation decisions
Ideal Profile
Strong candidates may have:
• 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
Educational Background
• 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
Nice to Have
• Pharmaceutical or biotechnology epidemiology experience
• Background in real-world evidence or outcomes research
• Experience working with administrative claims databases
• Experience analysing electronic health record data
• Familiarity with disease registries
• Experience supporting commercial forecasting or market-sizing work
• Knowledge of indication-specific treatment pathways
• Prior experience with structured expert review, rubric development, or AI evaluation
Why This Opportunity
• 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
About the Platform
This opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC. We connect experienced professionals with remote consulting opportunities across technical, evaluation, and project-based workstreams.
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