Associate Director Epidemiology (Oncology)

Location: Remote/Home-Based role associated with Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK; London, UK; and Philadelphia, PA, US. The role supports a hybrid/remote matrix environment and requires approximately 10% travel.

Base pay for US-based candidates: $156,000–$234,000 per year, plus potential discretionary bonus, equity, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global is a global biopharmaceutical company developing medicines for serious diseases, with a portfolio focused on sleep disorders, epilepsy, oncology, and neuroscience.

What you will do

• Lead epidemiology strategy primarily for oncology R&D programs, with agile support for neurology programs.
• Design and manage non-interventional studies, including natural history studies, external control arms, disease registries, and post-marketing requirements and commitments.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams delivering protocols, statistical analysis plans, interim analyses, and final study reports under international guidelines and regulatory commitments.
• Develop epidemiology and pharmacoepidemiology content for orphan designation applications, pediatric study plans, risk management plans, benefit-risk reports, and health authority interactions.
• Identify global real-world data assets, manage RFPs and vendors, and oversee CROs, investigators, academic collaborators, budgets, timelines, and data integrity.
• Present findings at oncology and neurology congresses and author manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals.

Requirements

• Advanced degree such as PhD, ScD, DrPH, or MS/MPH in Epidemiology, Pharmacoepidemiology, Health Services Research, or a closely related quantitative public health discipline.
• At least 4 years of relevant experience with a PhD or 6 years with a Master's degree in pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, academic research, or an epidemiology/RWE-focused CRO.
• Hands-on experience designing and executing rare disease epidemiology studies, including low-prevalence data limitations, case-finding algorithms, and natural history study designs.
• Demonstrated oncology epidemiology experience covering solid tumors, hematologic malignancies, or rare cancer indications.
• Expertise in non-interventional study designs, including retrospective and prospective cohorts, disease registries, and synthetic or external control arms using real-world data.
• Direct experience with longitudinal healthcare databases, including EMR networks, claims databases, and disease-specific registries.
• Prior experience supporting neurology, neuro-oncology, or rare neurological conditions.
• Direct experience preparing and defending epidemiology-driven regulatory submissions before FDA, EMA, MHRA, or PMDA, particularly for accelerated approvals or orphan designations.
• Experience with site-based data collection, such as multisite retrospective chart reviews and hybrid registry studies.
• Ability to lead cross-functional study teams, manage external vendors and budgets, and balance multiple development-program priorities.
• Exceptional written and verbal English communication skills, including the ability to explain complex epidemiological methods to non-technical stakeholders and regulatory reviewers.
• Ability to work effectively in a hybrid/remote matrix environment and travel approximately 10% as needed.

Nice to have

• Hands-on statistical programming proficiency in SAS, R, or Stata, or familiarity with RWE platforms such as Aetion or Panalgo.
• Familiarity with post-marketing safety commitments, PASS/PAES protocols, and global pharmacovigilance regulations.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote/home-based and hybrid work options within the listed role locations.
• Opportunity to work across oncology, neuroscience, regulatory, real-world evidence, and health economics functions.
• US-based employees may receive medical, dental, vision, 401(k), flexible paid vacation, discretionary bonus or incentive compensation, and potential equity grants.
• Work is structured around global R&D programs, external scientific partners, and health authority timelines.

Hiring process

• Current Jazz employees must apply through the Internal Career site.