Epidemiologist - II (Associate)

Location: Remote (willing to work on EST hours)

Pay Rate: $50–$58/hr • Duration: 4 months (high possibility of extension)

About the role

Seeking an Epidemiologist II to support the Patient Health Innovation (PHI) Analytics team by developing evaluation methodologies, study designs, and measurement strategies for patient programs and digital health initiatives. This role partners with cross-functional teams and external vendors to translate business objectives into evidence-based evaluation frameworks, performance metrics, and actionable insights that improve patient outcomes and inform strategic decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Design evaluation methodologies for patient engagement programs and digital health initiatives
• Develop study designs, measurement frameworks, and end-of-program evaluation strategies
• Define KPIs, baseline measures, performance targets, and monitoring plans
• Design test-and-learn methodologies, including control/intervention groups and impact assessments
• Identify and mitigate bias in study design and evaluation methodologies
• Analyze and interpret patient outcomes, healthcare utilization, and program performance metrics
• Utilize healthcare data sources including claims, EHR, real-world evidence (RWE), and vendor-provided datasets
• Translate complex analytical methods and findings into actionable recommendations for business stakeholders
• Collaborate with analytics teams, marketing, project leads, and external vendors to optimize program performance
• Develop performance dashboards, evaluation reports, and executive readouts to support strategic decision-making
• Support project coordination, stakeholder management, and continuous improvement initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Health Outcomes Research, or a related discipline
• 4–6 years of relevant experience in epidemiology, healthcare analytics, program evaluation, or outcomes research

Skills

• Evaluation science
• Epidemiologic study design
• Program measurement and evaluation
• Control and intervention study methodologies
• Bias identification and mitigation
• Patient outcomes research
• Healthcare program evaluation
• Digital health program measurement
• KPI development and performance measurement
• Test-and-learn methodology
• Claims data analysis
• Electronic Health Record (EHR) data
• Real-World Evidence (RWE)
• Vendor-provided and unstructured healthcare data
• Pharmaceutical media measurement
• HCP-to-patient and direct-to-patient program evaluation
• Cross-functional stakeholder management
• Project coordination and project management
• Data interpretation and scientific communication

Preferred Skills

• Public health research
• Pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry experience
• Patient engagement programs
• Digital patient support platforms
• Health equity research
• External vendor management
• Clinical or patient-facing healthcare experience
• Dashboard development and performance reporting
• Population health analytics