Manager, Oncology Epidemiology

Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson · Pharma · Horsham, PA +1

Manager, Oncology Epidemiology role at Johnson & Johnson, focusing on supporting and conducting epidemiology studies in oncology. Responsibilities include literature reviews, study design, data analysis, and disseminating findings. The role involves using AI and other tools where appropriate and requires a PhD or MD/Master's degree in Epidemiology or a related field with research experience. Experience with AI-based tools is preferred.

What you'd actually do

  1. Assist with identifying research study needs, drafting proposals and protocols, and contributing to epidemiology study conduct and analyses across the therapeutic area portfolio, and supporting interpretation and communicating evidence to internal and external stakeholders.
  2. Conduct literature reviews and synthesis while incorporating AI and other tools where appropriate; provide assistance to senior epidemiologists and clinical teams with study design; and identify and evaluate data resources to meet therapeutic needs.
  3. Assist with conducting fit for purpose database and study feasibility assessments and executing analyses across the product cycle, while working closely with colleagues in the Observational Health Data / Oncology Specialty Analytics group.
  4. Provide epidemiological and/or statistical consulting, education and support to product teams, and assist with disseminating technical information through technical reports, presentation, and publication in peer-reviewed literature, as agreed by the team.
  5. Assist research in natural history of diseases, both within and outside of existing electronic databases, to understand background event rates in the indicated population expected with standard of care; perform statistical risk assessments; use historical clinical trial data and other data sources to contextualize potential safety issues for new medications; support benefit-risk assessments throughout the product lifecycle; assist in design and conduct of post-authorization safety activities, including rapid analytics for signal strengthening and formal required/committed evaluation studies, as part of Pharmacovigilance and Risk Management Plans.

Skills

Required

  • PhD in Epidemiology or a closely related field OR MD with training and degree in Epidemiology or a closely related field OR Master’s degree with at least 2 years of hands-on experience
  • At least 2 years of Epidemiology research experience
  • understanding and the ability to interpret quantitative methods

Nice to have

  • writing observational study protocols, proposals, and/or proposal requests, particularly the methods sections
  • working with large administrative or medical records databases
  • working with Artificial Intelligence based tools
  • track record of authoring scientific communications (peer-reviewed publications, poster or oral presentations at conferences, technical reports)
  • Applied pharmacoepidemiology research
  • Background in epidemiologic material on specific diseases, conditions, or therapies particularly relating to the disease specific therapeutic area
  • working with health authorities
  • Phase III/IV medicine development experience
  • working in a global environment

What the JD emphasized

  • Epidemiology research experience is required
  • PhD in Epidemiology or a closely related field OR MD with training and degree in Epidemiology or a closely related field OR Master’s degree with at least 2 years of hands-on experience is required