Summary

• Direct and manage a team of epidemiology staff in collaboration with multidisciplinary global team to provide epidemiology leadership for sponsored global public health research programs to ensure quality, time and budget deliverables are met.
• Work closely with clients and other internal functional groups by providing scientific leadership for real world studies on the full spectrum of study designs that may be applicable for global health actors, which include but are not limited to burden of disease studies, surveillance studies, infectious disease modeling, and comparative safety and effectiveness of treatments and vaccines. Ability to identify appropriate designs for client needs and provide guidance on complex, methodologically sound studies. Oversees the design of real world studies, analyses, evaluation and reporting of studies for global health stakeholders. Provides senior epidemiology oversight. Manage multiple studies of varying complexity and ensures on-time and on-budget delivery for clients. Contributes to new business development and maintaining and strengthening client base. Leads the development of best practices in infectious disease epidemiology and global public health research and other internal initiatives

Essential Functions

• Serves as project director or partnership lead on client facing or internal projects. Manage programs and projects in accordance with organization’s policies and applicable regulations.
• Leads specific research initiatives as needed.
• Authors protocols, reports, and other study documents with independent, critical thinking to ensure quality and completeness of output.
• Reviews and provides relevant epidemiological input to statistical analysis plans and analysis output.
• Independently generates scientific content and direction for business development proposals, early client engagement, workshops, and offering development.
• Interacts with clients including attendance at bid defenses and other remote or on-site presentations and discussions.
• Provides senior epidemiology oversight and review work of peers and junior staff in areas including study design, statistical methods, and infectious disease subject matter expertise
• Identifies client-related, budget-related and internal issues that may require attention or escalation.
• Review budgets for proposals and monitor budgets for contracted work to assure project completion within scope and budget; uses best efforts to complete work with available budget.
• Contributes to process improvement to achieve “best practices” and to support effective delivery.
• Helps to define and provide appropriate levels of professional development and training for staff.
• Identifies and follows up on opportunities for business development through excellent project delivery, engaging key Public Health stakeholders and representing IQVIA externally through conference presentation.
• May oversee or conduct statistical analysis as needed.
• Leads client engagements throughout the study process; advising clients and external partners on study design, leading study execution and follow up with client post-delivery to ensure satisfaction and delivering high-value, high-impact studies.
• Mentor, coach, and share subject matter expertise with others to help develop individuals and capabilities delivering world-class global public health solutions.
• May manage staff in accordance with organization’s policies and applicable regulations. Responsibilities include planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance and guiding professional development; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing employee relations issues and resolving problems, and helping the department achieve its quality and finance goals.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree Graduate education in epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, public health with concentration in epidemiology, or relevant scientific field and 10 years relevant experience (required) or
• Ph.D. with 7 years relevant experience (preferred)
• Direct line management experience for one or more years (preferred)
• Sound methodological training in epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, infectious disease epidemiology, public health with concentration in epidemiology, or related area relevant to global public health research.
• An understanding of the Global Public Health stakeholder landscape, challenges and needs
• Ability to design, plan and conduct observational studies appropriate for a variety of global health contexts.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, medical writing experience desired.
• Proven leadership skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to perform analyses and statistical programming in SAS, R, or other programming languages
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers and clients in a global and interdisciplinary environment.
• Must be highly organized and self-motivated with a proven ability to determine and meet objectives.
• Able to work collaboratively with diverse team members
• Ability and interest in managing and supporting the development of one or more senior team members.