Associate Director, Epidemiology (Global Health)

Associate Director, Epidemiology (Global Health)

We are seeking an Associate Director to provide scientific leadership in disease epidemiology, leveraging real world data to generate credible evidence that improves patient outcomes and aligns with global asset strategies.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the epidemiology program for at least one asset or disease area, including proposal, negotiation, and budget management with matrix leaders.
• Provide expert epidemiological insights to asset matrix teams across clinical development, safety, and vaccine development.
• Lead complex epidemiological studies and negotiate new partnerships with oversight from senior staff.
• Identify new vendors, tools, and data sources to deliver innovative epidemiology solutions.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives on the role of epidemiology at the departmental or R&D level.
• Represent GSK in scientific interactions with internal governance bodies, external regulators, and at international conferences.
• Plan and coordinate scientific dissemination of epidemiology data, including authoring regulatory documents and peer reviewed publications.
• Partner with external groups conducting epidemiological studies globally and manage external collaborations.

Basic Qualifications

• Master's degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, or a related quantitative discipline.
• Experience applying epidemiologic methods in pharmacoepidemiology, clinical development, or outcomes research.
• Experience designing and delivering observational and database studies, including protocol development and analysis oversight.
• Experience working in a matrix environment and influencing multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience providing delivery of increasingly complex epidemiological studies, including regulatory requirements.
• Experience applying epidemiology methods and study design knowledge in execution of their work (e.g., post approval studies).
• Experience working with external regulatory requirements and scientific landscape around RWE.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, or a related quantitative discipline.
• Experience in Global Health.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry supporting regulatory submissions or post authorization commitments.
• Track record using multiple real world data sources 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.
• Highly proficient written, verbal, and listening skills.

Working Model

This role is expected to be hybrid, with a mix of remote work and three days a week onsite.

Salary

CAD 129,000 to CAD 179,000 annually, based on experience and internal equity.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.