Senior Epidemiologist
On-siteUppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
Job Summary
Lead research aimed at improving the understanding and use of VigiBase and other healthcare databases by designing epidemiological studies and providing methodological advice on study design and analytical approaches. Write, maintain, and review analytical code for managing complex real-world data while supporting signal management activities through data extraction, analysis, and investigation of potential safety issues. Collaborate on multidisciplinary projects using adverse event reporting and healthcare data to contribute scientific expertise to pharmacovigilance research and methodological development. Work closely with colleagues across Research, Signal Management, and other teams to generate evidence advancing medicine safety.
Required Qualifications
- An MSc or higher in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, medicine, or a closely related field.
- At least two years' experience conducting observational epidemiological studies using complex real-world data, preferably including Swedish register data and/or individual case safety report data.
- Strong expertise in causal inference, including identifying sources of bias and applying appropriate analytical methods.
- A demonstrated record of scientific output, such as peer-reviewed publications or technical reports.
- Experience providing methodological guidance on study design, execution, and interpretation.
- Demonstrated experience programming and conducting epidemiological analyses using R and/or SQL (or another statistical programming language).
- Excellent written and spoken English.
Desired Qualifications
- A PhD in epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, public health, biostatistics, or a related discipline.
- Experience in pharmacovigilance, drug safety, regulatory science, or post-marketing surveillance.
- Experience using Git for collaborative code management.
- Experience collaborating with international stakeholders.
- Experience mentoring junior scientists or contributing to scientific capacity building.
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