# Epidemiologist Director **Company**: Fortrea **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: €74,600 - €112,860 **Category**: Consulting **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://fortrea.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Fortrea/job/Maidenhead/Epidemiologist-Director_265362-1?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_1a3be443-6d7 ## Description As we continue to expand our Real-World Evidence and Epidemiology capabilities, we are seeking an accomplished Epidemiologist Director to join our growing team. We are looking for a client-facing experienced consultant and researcher focused on building client trust through excellence in project delivery across non-interventional/real-world evidence (RWE) and low-interventional studies as well as a broad spectrum of consulting areas (e.g., clinical development, RWE, health economics, and outcomes research [HEOR]). As Director, Epidemiology, you will serve as a trusted advisor to clients and a senior methodological leader within Fortrea Consulting. You will lead complex epidemiology and real-world evidence engagements, providing scientific oversight across study design, methodology, analysis, interpretation, and communication of findings. **Scientific Leadership & Client Advisory** - Provide senior scientific and methodological leadership across observational, non-interventional, and real-world evidence studies. - Advise clients on evidence-generation strategies that support clinical development, regulatory submissions, market access, and health technology assessment requirements. - Lead the design and oversight of complex epidemiologic and real-world evidence research programs. - Ensure scientific rigor, methodological excellence, and regulatory relevance across client deliverables. - Communicate complex scientific concepts and study findings effectively to technical and non-technical audiences, including regulatory, payer, and executive stakeholders. **Client Delivery & Strategic Consulting** - Lead client engagements and act as a trusted advisor throughout the project lifecycle. - Deliver strategic epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, and real-world evidence expertise across a broad range of consulting assignments. - Manage multidisciplinary project teams to ensure successful delivery of high-quality solutions. - Provide expert guidance on study design, data strategy, and analytical approaches to address client business and scientific objectives. - Drive quality, innovation, and excellence across all client-facing activities. **Business Development & Practice Growth** - Contribute to the identification, pursuit, and successful delivery of new business opportunities. - Develop and strengthen long-term client relationships through exceptional scientific leadership and service delivery. - Lead the epidemiology component of proposals, study scoping, budgeting activities, bid defenses, and capability presentations. - Support the continued growth and market positioning of Fortrea Consulting through thought leadership and industry engagement. **Innovation & Thought Leadership** - Advance Fortrea's epidemiology and real-world evidence capabilities through innovation and continuous improvement initiatives. - Author and contribute to scientific publications, white papers, conference presentations, and industry thought leadership activities. - Help define best practices that strengthen methodological excellence, scientific credibility, and evidence-generation standards across the organization. **People Leadership** - Mentor, coach, and develop epidemiologists and multidisciplinary consulting professionals. - Support talent development, succession planning, and recruitment activities. - Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing culture. - Lead project teams and provide performance guidance and professional development support. **What We Are Looking For** - Doctoral-level degree in Epidemiology, Pharmacoepidemiology, Public Health, or a related quantitative health science discipline. - Demonstrated scientific leadership and technical expertise in epidemiology applied to non-interventional and real-world evidence research. - Proven success leading client engagements and managing multidisciplinary project teams. - Experience developing and maintaining strong client relationships. - Strong interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder management skills. - Collaborative leadership style with the ability to work effectively across disciplines and global teams. **Required Experience** - A minimum of 10 years of experience applying epidemiological methods within consulting, CRO, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, academic, or related environments, including significant non-interventional research experience. - Doctoral-level candidates with at least 8 years of relevant experience will also be considered. - Minimum 6 years of experience leading teams, mentoring staff, and managing complex projects. **Preferred Qualifications** - PhD, DrPH, PharmD, MD, or equivalent advanced scientific qualification. - Deep expertise in real-world evidence, observational research, and applied epidemiology. - Solid understanding of secondary real-world data sources (e.g., claims, CPRD/NHS, EHR, registries). - Experience with external control arms/synthetic controls, natural history studies, and HEOR deliverables (e.g., comparative-effectiveness studies, payer evidence, indirect treatment comparisons). - Experience supporting evidence generation for regulatory, reimbursement, and health technology assessment purposes. - Strong business development, consulting, and problem-solving capabilities. - Experience working within multidisciplinary environments spanning epidemiology, market access, biostatistics, healthcare analytics, and health economics. - Ability to influence strategic decision-making and develop innovative client solutions. The salary range for this role in Italy is €74,600 - €112,860. ## Skills ### Required - Epidemiology - Pharmacoepidemiology - Public Health - Health Economics - Outcomes Research ### Nice to have - Real-world evidence - Observational research - Applied epidemiology - Secondary real-world data sources - External control arms/synthetic controls - Natural history studies - HEOR deliverables --- Source: [Apply at fortrea.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com](https://fortrea.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Fortrea/job/Maidenhead/Epidemiologist-Director_265362-1?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)