Director of Epidemiology and Vaccine Development Lead

4 weeks ago


Montreal, Quebec, Canada GlaxoSmithKline Full time

About the Role

GlaxoSmithKline is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of Epidemiology and Vaccine Development to lead our epidemiological strategy and studies across the spectrum of vaccine development.

This exciting opportunity will involve driving key activities to progress your career, including developing worldwide epidemiological strategy and policies, working effectively with clinical development teams, managing and implementing epidemiological activities, and representing GSK Vaccines to external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

  • Contribute significantly to the development of worldwide epidemiological strategy and policies, and their implementation and research plan to accomplish that strategy in one or more vaccine/disease areas.
  • Work effectively with the clinical development team and the access team to communicate about disease occurrence, payer evidence, risk management plan, and safety issues based on reviews of available literature and/or new epidemiological studies.
  • Responsible for managing and implementing epidemiological activities according to strategy and plan, involving in strategic planning, study design, protocol writing and review, data collection, compilation and interpretation, scientific writing for publication, and literature reviews and compilation of existing epidemiologic data.
  • Primary responsibility for development of study design and data collection for epi studies.
  • Author final report summarizing study results, write and co-author manuscripts for peer-reviewed publications, and make presentations to the scientific, medical, and public health communities at national and international meetings.
  • Effectively represent GSK Vaccines to external stakeholders, including regulatory authorities, international bodies, and key scientific opinion leaders.
  • Plan and coordinate scientific dissemination of epidemiology data, in consultation with internal partners and external stakeholders.
  • Contribute to cross-functional activities as an epidemiologist representative: task forces/working groups, development of policies/guidance related to epidemiology activities, and organizational work streams.
  • Provide support to Regional Epidemiologists as needed.
  • Partner with external groups conducting epi and other community studies globally; initiate and manage external collaborations globally.

Requirements

  • A combination of academic training and practical experience in epidemiology is required. This may consist of:
    • Doctoral degree (PhD., ScD or DrPH) in epidemiology (preferred) or a relevant discipline (i.e. health services research, health outcomes research, public health, statistics or pharmaceutical sciences) or
  • Clinical degree (e.g., in medicine, pharmacy, nursing) and a Master degree in Epidemiology with minimum of 3 years of advanced training or experience in infectious diseases and/or vaccine-related epidemiology.

Educational Background and Experience

  • Have skills and ability to review the statistical and epidemiological literature to identify appropriate methodology to achieve research goals.
  • Direct experience leading pharmaco-epidemiologic research programs in a vaccine development environment.
  • Expertise in epidemiology of infectious diseases/vaccines.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills and demonstrated ability to communicate scientific evidence to peers and at scientific meetings.
  • Excellent theoretical and practical knowledge in infectious diseases and/or vaccine-related epidemiology.
  • Good understanding of the regulatory environment and the new regulations for post-authorization safety studies and impact/effectiveness studies.
  • Ability to work well within a matrix environment, balance priorities, and handle multiple tasks through good planning, project administration, and organization skills.
  • Effective ability to prioritize tasks and deliver on deadlines, with high performance standards.
  • Training in the principles of epidemiologic study design, conduct, and quantitative analytical methods used for epidemiological studies.
  • Self-motivated with the ability to effectively work independently and in a team, and to develop credibility with colleagues.
  • Able to understand and interpret scientific methods and information and communicate the data to both scientific and lay audiences, in written and presentation formats.
  • Strong skills in using statistical tools and database software, as well as proficiency in collating and analysing epidemiologic data.
  • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
  • Problem-solver; ability to see solutions to complex, unique situations where the epidemiological principles need to be applied.
  • Ability to deal calmly with complex managerial and technical issues. Diplomacy and cross-cultural sensitivity.
  • Customer-oriented/service-oriented; mature; calm under pressure.

Salary Information

The estimated salary for this role is $120,000 - $180,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.



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