Senior Scientist-Health Economic Resources

Only local candidate needed. NO C2C Please do not apply if you are staying outside of New Jersey. Job Title: Senior Scientist-Health Economic Resources Location: Plainsboro, NJ 08536 (Hybrid) Duration: 6+ Months Position Overview We are seeking a Senior Scientist, Health Economic Resources / Real-World Evidence (RWE) to support the design, execution, and communication of observational studies using diverse real-world data (RWD) sources. This role focuses on generating evidence to demonstrate unmet medical need, product value, and differentiation for clinical development, market access, regulatory, and health-policy decision-making. This position supports the Center for Outcomes Research, Real World Evidence and Epidemiology (CORE) and reports to the Head of RWD & Epidemiology Analytics. The role requires strong technical expertise in epidemiology, advanced analytics, and AI-driven methodologies. Key Responsibilities • Support implementation of strategies to demonstrate unmet disease needs with outcomes meaningful to payers, clinical decision-makers, and regulators. • Assist with research to generate evidence supporting: • Product differentiation and value for commercial and market access needs • Clinical development, regulatory, and safety requirements through RWE and epidemiology studies • Partner with CORE asset leads to design and execute RWE studies through hands-on analytics. • Evaluate and assess emerging data modalities (e.g., claims, EHR, registries, social determinants of health, genomics, biomarkers, clinical notes) to ensure optimal data-source selection. • Execute studies including development of table shells, analytic datasets, analysis plans, programming, statistical methods, and quality control in compliance with regulatory and scientific standards. • Manage projects and external vendors/partners supporting CORE initiatives. • Conduct quality assurance, code validation, and programming review. • Explore, pilot, and scale AI-driven analytics applications within RWD and epidemiology workflows. • Draft analysis reports and support publications and presentations at scientific conferences and forums. • Collaborate cross-functionally with development, commercial, market access, safety, legal, and medical affairs teams. • Support communication and publication strategies for assigned products. Required: • Graduate degree (PhD or Master’s) in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Public Health, or a related field. • 3+ years of experience in real-world evidence generation and epidemiology analytics. • Working knowledge of healthcare data sources, including: • Claims databases • Electronic health records (EHR) • Hospital billing data • Cancer registries (e.g., SEER) • Linked and longitudinal datasets • Strong understanding of epidemiologic and statistical concepts (e.g., confounding, bias, incidence, regression models, survival analysis). • Experience applying statistical methods used in outcomes research and epidemiology, such as: • Survival analysis and modeling • Regression analysis • IPTW, MAIC, and causal inference techniques • Hands-on proficiency in statistical programming (SAS, R, Python) using real-world oncology claims/EHR data. • Experience with AI/ML frameworks applied to healthcare data. Preferred: • Oncology experience