RWE / Epidemiology Lead

Your new company
You'll be joining a global biopharmaceutical organisation dedicated to improving outcomes for patients through evidence-driven healthcare decisions. You'll work within a highly collaborative environment, contributing to real-world evidence generation that supports clinical development, regulatory strategy, market access, and scientific understanding of multiple diseases, including rare disease.

Your new role As a Real World Evidence / Epidemiology Lead, you will lead and support the design, delivery, and communication of real-world evidence studies across a diverse portfolio of projects, primarily focused around the company's rare disease projects.
This position offers significant autonomy and would suit candidates ranging from experienced epidemiologists through to established RWE leaders looking for a hands-on scientific role.This is initially a 6 month contract that may extend and can be done on a remote basis within the UK (candidates CANNOT be based outside of the UK).

Key responsibilities include:

Designing and delivering global RWE studies across areas such as epidemiology, disease burden, natural history, care pathways, unmet need, and real-world effectiveness
Leading studies from concept development through to reporting, publication, and stakeholder communication
Developing study concepts, protocols, statistical analysis plans, and governance documentation
Collaborating with academic partners, medical experts, vendors, statisticians, and internal stakeholders
Supporting the growth and development of disease-specific real-world data assets and registries
Providing scientific leadership on methodology selection, study design, and data source evaluation
Interpreting study results and communicating findings to both internal and external audiences
Ensuring studies are delivered on time, to budget, and in line with quality and governance requirements

What you'll need to succeed
A successful candidate will bring strong experience in real-world evidence generation together with the ability to operate independently across complex projects.

Proven experience delivering RWE studies using primary and/or secondary data sources
Experience gained within pharmaceutical companies, specialist consultancies, CROs, academic research groups, or recognised centres of excellence
Strong understanding of epidemiology, observational research methods, and outcomes research
Experience developing study protocols, analysis plans, and scientific publications
Ability to work effectively with academic collaborators, KOLs, and multidisciplinary teams
Strong project management and stakeholder management capabilities
Excellent scientific communication skills
The right to work in the UK without restriction until at least February 2027 (no sponsorship is available for this role)
The following would be advantageous:

PhD (or equivalent experience) in Epidemiology, Public Health, Outcomes Research, Health Economics, or a related discipline
Experience working with rare diseases
Experience with patient-reported or caregiver-reported data
Experience supporting disease registries or longitudinal observational studies
Experience collaborating with academic institutions and international research networks

What you'll get in return
As well as the chance to make a strong impact on the company's portfolio, you'll be supported by a highly experienced team and have very flexible working arrangements.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

Keywords: RWE, Real, World, Evidence, Epidemiology, Outcomes, Research, Pharmaceutical, Rare, Disease, Registry, Registries, Observational, Statistics, Publication, Protocols, Analytics, Healthcare, Data, Study, Methodology, Natural, History, Burden, Effectiveness, Payer, Regulatory, Patient, Caregiver, Insights
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed