Associate Director, Epidemiology (HPV)

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the epidemiology program for at least one asset or disease area, including proposing and negotiating program content and budget with matrix leaders; developing a Global Epidemiology Plan and may include leading a cross‑functional team.
• Provide expert epidemiological insights to asset matrix teams (e.g., Clinical Development Team, Safety Review Team, Medicine/Vaccine Development Team).
• Lead complex epidemiological studies and negotiate new partnerships with oversight from senior staff.
• Identify new vendors, tools, and data sources to deliver innovative epidemiology solutions for assets or disease areas.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives on the role of epidemiology at the departmental or R&D level.
• Represent GSK in scientific interactions with internal governance bodies, external regulators, and at international conferences.
• Plan and coordinate scientific dissemination of epidemiology data, including authoring regulatory documents, peer‑reviewed publications, and presentations at national and international meetings.
• Partner with external groups conducting epidemiological studies globally and manage external collaborations.

Basic Qualifications

• Master's degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, or a related quantitative discipline.
• Epidemiological experience and ability to influence key internal (matrix leaders) and external (e.g., regulators) stakeholders.
• Experience applying epidemiologic methods in pharmacoepidemiology, clinical development, or outcomes research.
• Experience designing and delivering observational and database studies, including protocol development and analysis oversight.
• Experience working in a matrix environment and influencing multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience providing the delivery of increasingly complex epidemiological studies, including regulatory requirements.
• Experience applying epidemiology methods and study design knowledge in execution of their work (e.g., post‑approval studies).
• Experience working with external regulatory requirements and scientific landscape around RWE.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctoral degree (PhD, ScD, DrPH) in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, or a related quantitative discipline.
• 1+ years in the pharmaceutical industry or equivalent experience in an academic or government setting.
• Experience in the epidemiology of HPV infection.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry supporting regulatory submissions or post‑authorization commitments.
• Track record using multiple real‑world data sources (claims, electronic health records, registries) and familiarity with data linkage.
• Experience with advanced quantitative methods such as propensity scores, target trial emulation, or causal inference approaches.
• Familiarity with safety signal evaluation and background rate estimation for risk assessment.
• Active participation in scientific networks or professional societies and a record of peer‑reviewed publications.
• Prior experience presenting to regulators, advisory boards or scientific conferences.
• Highly proficient written, verbal, and listening skills.

Working Model

This role is expected to be hybrid, with a mix of remote and 3 days a week on‑site work.

Location: Upper Providence, Pennsylvania; Mississauga, Ontario

Salary: In compliance with Ontario's provincial pay transparency legislation, this job posting includes a salary range of CAD 129,000 to CAD 179,000, determined based on experience, qualifications, and internal equity. Salary ranges for other locations are provided because some markets have pay transparency laws that require salary information on job postings; if a salary range is not displayed for a specific location, compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process.

Equal Opportunity Employer: GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

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