Epidemiologist

**This is what you will do**:
The Epidemiology Forecasting team at Alexion-Astrazeneca Rare Disease Unit has global accountability for development of scientifically rigorous epidemiology forecasts of incidence, prevalence and patient population size that deepen our understanding of disease, support strategic decision-making and ultimately, help Alexion transform the lives of people affected by rare disease.

The Associate Director, Epidemiology Forecasting is a high-level strategic and scientific role that involves: 1) collaborating with key business stakeholders at a global level to identify and prioritize opportunities for stage-appropriate and impactful epidemiologic forecasts across one or more therapeutic areas; 2) accountability for planning, developing and executing epidemiological forecasts that characterize the incidence, prevalence, natural history and estimated population size of pipeline and marketed indications; 3) communicating and interpreting the results of these forecasts to ensure shared understanding and buy-in across the business; and 4) leading or participating in functional excellence initiatives to help improve our work and solve problems together.

**You will **be responsible for**:

- Collaborating with key business stakeholders to identify opportunities for epidemiological forecasting, negotiating timelines and agreeing fit-for-purpose deliverables.
- Performing epidemiological analyses to estimate and forecast prevalent and/or incident population sizes.
- Accountable for systematic identification and critical appraisal of epidemiological literature to characterize incidence, prevalence, natural history, and phenotype/genotype associations for assigned diseases.
- Coordinating and monitoring work performed by Epidemiology personnel and/or contractors.
- Identifying and overseeing analysis of external databases to estimate incidence and prevalence for disease areas.
- Summarizing results in written reports and oral presentations.
- Directly participating and representing the Epidemiology department in cross-functional team meetings, including presentation and interpretation of findings to Alexion senior management and/or external stakeholders.
- Participating in the review and assessment Epidemiology department processes including standardized templates for disseminating results of epidemiology population forecasting deliverables.
- Maintaining awareness of epidemiology with respect to regulatory requirements, payer trends, and advancement of pharmacoepidemiology methods
- Travel may be required (up to 10%).

**You will need to have**:

- Hands-on experience developing patient population forecasts, including analysis of prevalence, incidence, and natural history, preferably in rare diseases or oncology.
- PhD / DSc / DrPH in Epidemiology with at least 3 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry, biotechnology, or consulting environment, or MPH/MSc in Epidemiology with at least 6 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry, biotechnology, or consulting environment.
- The duties of this role are generally conducted in an office environment. As is typical of an office-based role, employees must be able, with or without an accommodation to: use a computer; engage in communications via phone, video, and electronic messaging; engage in problem solving and non-linear thought, analysis, and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours.

**We would **prefer** for you to have**:

- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Knowledge of drug and clinical development process for genomic medicines.
- Excellent attention to detail and scientific rigor.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
- High degrees of self-motivation and organization.
- Comfort in a fast-moving environment with frequent changes in scope or direction of projects.
- Thorough and up-to-date technical knowledge of epidemiology and relevant biostatistics methods.
- Record of high-quality publications in peer-reviewed journals.