Pharmacoepidemiology Expert

Axle is a bioscience and information technology company that offers advancements in translational research, biomedical informatics, and data science applications to research centers and healthcare organizations nationally and abroad.

We are seeking a highly skilled Pharmacoepidemiology Expert to join our team at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in Pharmacoepidemiology, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, or a related field, with experience in target trial emulation, sequential trial analysis, marginal structural models, longitudinal matching, G methods, or equivalent causal inference methods.

Responsibilities:

• Design and execute studies with N3C EHR data considering the following: extent of missing data; missing data handling methods; temporal component of research studies (i.e. cross-sectional, longitudinal); the causal contrast of interest (e.g., intent-to-treat, per-protocol); the effect measure of interest (e.g., risk ratio, hazard ratio); and estimand (e.g., average treatment effect, average treatment effect in the treated) of interest.
• Review and recommend strategies for selecting individuals in clinical cohorts.
• Ensure the highest data quality and minimization of bias.
• Use tools and languages such as Python, R, SQL, and Spark.
• Help establish and implement appropriate analytic value sets.
• Collaboratively produce extensive documentation (i.e. through training material, research protocols, open data sources such as repositories and/or methodological and research papers).
• Work closely with data science and software developer teams to articulate technical methods and implement decision tool strategies.
• Extract and transform clinical data from clinical trial and observational studies.
• Participate in project meetings, provide updates on progress, challenges, and mitigation strategies.
• Actively engage in key relevant meetings and keep abreast of emerging best practices and methods.

Benefits:

• 100% Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage for Employees
• Educational Benefits for Career Growth
• Paid Time Off (including Holidays)
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Profit Sharing
• 401k matching
• Flexible Spending Accounts:
  • Healthcare (FSA)
  • Parking Reimbursement Account (PRK)