Job Title: Consultant Associate Director – Real World Evidence (RWE) Science (FTC 6 months)
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Area: Global (Hybrid working depending on location)
Salary: DOE
Are you an experienced epidemiology or RWE professional looking to step into a strategic, high‑impact role within a global biopharmaceutical organisation?
SRG is supporting a confidential client seeking an Consultant, Associate Director Real World Evidence Science to join their Medical Affairs function.
This senior role plays a critical part in designing and delivering Real World Evidence (RWE) programmes to support global vaccine strategy, regulatory submissions, NITAG engagement and product value demonstration.
You will operate at the intersection of epidemiology, strategy, and cross‑functional leadership — contributing to the development, execution and communication of complex real‑world research across multiple products.
Key Responsibilities of the Consultant Associate Director, RWE Science Role:
* Lead and oversee the design, planning and implementation of complex RWE studies, including feasibility assessments, protocols, study reports and publication‑ready outputs.
* Provide advanced methodological and technical expertise across observational research, data analysis, and study design.
* Support short‑ to medium‑term strategic planning for global RWE programmes and Medical Affairs evidence generation.
* Contribute to submissions to regulatory agencies, NITAGs and health authorities, including key documents (e.g., RMPs, PSURs, observational study summaries).
* Manage and oversee work conducted by CROs, consultants and internal research staff.
* Ensure compliance with SOPs, Good Epidemiology Practice, pharmacovigilance and global regulatory standards.
* Represent the organisation externally in scientific forums and conferences, contributing to abstracts, posters, manuscripts and scientific presentations.
* Build collaborative relationships with global internal teams (Medical Affairs, Market Access, R&D, Commercial, Regulatory) and external experts, investigators and academic partners.
* Mentor and support the development of junior epidemiology/RWE team members.
Qualifications and Requirements:
Essential:
* MD, PhD or MSc in Epidemiology, Biostatistics or a closely related health field.
* 8–10 years’ progressive experience in epidemiology or RWE, with at least 5 years in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
* Strong track record in designing and conducting Phase IV/real‑world studies and analysing large healthcare datasets (claims, EMR, registries).
* Experience programming in SAS, SQL, R and/or Stata.
* Excellent communication and presentation skills, with publications in peer‑reviewed journals.
* Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in a complex, matrixed global organisation.
* Strong project management skills with experience managing multiple concurrent studies/programmes.
* Ability to influence senior stakeholders and communicate complex epidemiological concepts clearly.
Desirable:
* Experience overseeing CROs or managing small teams.
* Experience contributing to regulatory submissions, reimbursement dossiers or health authority engagement.
* Experience in vaccines, infectious disease or public health epidemiology.
If you are interested in this role and would like more information, please contact James Bray at SRG.
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