Company overview
Corevitas is the built-for-purpose gold-standard provider of real-world evidenceThrough syndicated registry data and analytic services, corevitas helps biopharmaceutical companies demonstrate the value of their products to clinicians, patients, payers, and regulators.
Founded in 2001 with a single registry in rheumatoid arthritis, corevitas has leveraged its unique position providing highly curated granular and longitudinal dataToday, corevitas is the world`s leading source of highly curated data in inflammatory and autoimmune diseasesThe company`s portfolio includes eight registries: rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, psoriatic arthritis and spondyloarthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, and neuromyelitis opticaData are collected from nearly 500 highly engaged and committed investigator sites in the us, canada, and japan.
In addition to its foundation in registries, corevitas, a portfolio company of audax private equity since 2019, has invested significantly to build a leading real-world evidence organizationIts subsidiary, healthivibe, complements and strengthens the company`s strong presence in disease registries by providing market-leading expertise in supporting innovative, evidence-based patient engagement initiatives across the product lifecycleThe healthunlocked technology platform hosts over 1.4 million patients in hundreds of condition-specific communities and significantly expands the scope of patient experiential dataThrough health iq, corevitas has access to a broad range of uk and international data sets across primary and secondary care, as well as deep relationships with the nhs and leading uk academic institutions.
Summary of position
As a key member of the corevitas epidemiology team, the clinical epidemiologist provides strategic research leadership in consultation with clients and leads development of research questions and study design for observational epidemiologic studies
Critical skills for this position include communication, consultation, and collaboration skills needed to be an effective liaison to clients and key opinion leaders, in addition to expertise in observational research methodologies (with some experience in pharmacoepidemiology), and the ability to function efficiently within the epidemiology and biostatistics teams working in a fast-paced environment
Specifically, this role is to provide epidemiologic input when performing the following tasks while working with clients: 1) translate ideas into feasible and robust research studies (queries) addressable using corevitas registry data, 2) draft preliminary outlines of statistical analysis plans (sap) in collaboration with the biostatistics group, 3) review and provide feedback on analytic reports prepared by the biostatistics group, synthesizing results into meaningful summaries, and 4) develop messaging for research communications (abstracts, posters, manuscripts)
Essential functions
The clinical epidemiologist will play a role in the following functional capacities:
Assist in overseeing client subscriber projects across observational data registries
Serve as a thought leader for projects, which includes understanding the issues that impact clients, designing studies that address client needs, and crafting appropriate communication of research findings for the clients’ desired audience, often in collaboration with corevitas scientific writers
Outline saps in collaboration with the lead biostatistician for the respective project, review the draft reports, and develop messaging and summarize findings in publications (e.gAbstracts, posters, podium presentations and manuscripts)
Consult, through weekly/monthly conference calls, with client teams and key opinion leaders on research ideas and study designs that leverage corevitas registry data
Develop original research ideas that are feasible and scientifically robust, and present them to subscribers so that a steady pipeline of active projects is maintained
Maintain familiarity with and adhere to corevitas policies and procedures as they pertain to research development and publications (e.gPublication and authorship policies)
Develop an understanding of pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacovigilance and provide mentorship to colleagues with respect to research development within the corevitas registry data (including study design, methodologic approaches and writing skills)
Participate and support internal company needs as directed by the associate scientific director of epidemiology
Represent corevitas at subscriber meetings, professional meetings, symposia and trade shows
Additional duties may be assigned, either temporary or permanent, based upon company needs
Education & experience
Doctorate (phd, dsc, scd) in epidemiology (preferred) or other advanced degree with equivalent experience will be considered
Minimum of 5 years of epidemiology research experience (e.gDesign, execution, publication of research) in a health research, medical or pharma setting; experience in observational research and/or pharmacoepidemiology preferred
Experience advising on research design and analysis within a health research environment
Strong communication skills, as well as proficiency in scientific writing
Experience and familiarity with quantitative and qualitative research methods
Highly organized and detail-oriented, with excellent time-management skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects and deliver on tight deadlines
Completion of human subjects protection (hsp) training (provided by corevitas)
Work environment
Remote position in the usa
Corevitas is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected classificationMinorities, women, lgbtq candidates, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
