Epidemiologist

Summary

Kelly Science and Clinical FSP is seeking an Epidemiologist for a remote position supporting their Medical Device client. This role is full-time and offers comprehensive benefits.

Responsibilities

• Partner with other functions (e.g., Medical Safety, Clinical Research, Medical Affairs) to design and conduct observation studies using real world data to assess safety.
• A priority focus is on RWE surveillance studies to meet EU-MDR requirements using hospital billing data.
• Write study protocols and study reports, use a variety of analytical techniques applied to various databases, and strategize regarding research programs.
• Participate in initiatives and epidemiology training, as needed.
• Demonstrate innovation and excellence as we conduct medical device surveillance studies.
• Collaborate with academic institutions, health systems, registries and/or other research partners on identifying additional data sources for medical device safety surveillance.
• Participate in various activities of medical device businesses (Surgery, Electrophysiology, Cardiovascular), the larger cross-sector Epidemiology Department (Innovative Medicine) and the Office of Chief Medical Officer.

Qualifications

• An advanced degree (Master's required, Ph.D. preferred) in Epidemiology, Health Outcomes, Biostatistics, Data Science, or related field.
• 3 – 4 years of relevant experience in a related field, such as epidemiologic research in academia, contract research organization, medical device or pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong knowledge of standard statistical software (e.g. R, SQL, SAS).
• Working knowledge of applied epidemiologic methods.
• Knowledge and hands-on experience with healthcare real-world data sources (e.g., insurance claims data, electronic medical records, and hospital billing data).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including experience presenting to technical and lay groups.

Preferred

• Experience in medical devices.
• Experience authoring peer reviewed publications using RWD as evidenced by publication and journal articles.
• Epidemiology or related research work experience in Industry.