Director, RWE and Epidemiology Scientist

🎯 Position Overview

• Job Title: Director, RWE and Epidemiology Scientist

• Job Function: Real-World Evidence (RWE) & Epidemiology

• Employment Type: Full-time

• Salary: Negotiable

• Location: Japan (Must be fluent in Japanese)

🔍 Key Responsibilities

• Lead disease burden, vaccine effectiveness, and vaccine impact studies across Asia-Pacific, including Japan.

• Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) in infectious disease epidemiology and RWE.

• Represent RWE/Epi in strategic meetings (e.g., GMATs) and support regulatory filings.

• Author/review protocols, study reports, and presentations for internal/external stakeholders.

• Serve as Non-Interventional Study (NIS) Lead for relevant projects.

• Provide rapid RWD analyses and deliver actionable insights.

• Contribute to regulatory responses, literature reviews, and department initiatives.

• Collaborate globally, including with stakeholders in LMICs, Europe, Japan, and Latin America.

🧠 Key Capabilities

• Design & execute RWE studies using primary and secondary data.

• Experience in field epidemiology, vaccine effectiveness studies, and cross-cultural collaboration.

• Partner with cross-functional teams (MEG, DS&A, etc.) to meet asset strategy needs.

• Communicate findings clearly to medical, regulatory, and internal stakeholders.

• Publish in journals and present at scientific conferences.

• Participate in peer review of RWE/Epi protocols and deliverables.

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🎓 Qualifications

• PhD in infectious disease epidemiology, vaccinology, or related field.

• 3+ years experience in infectious disease/vaccine-related research or development.

• Skilled in real-world vaccine studies, including field-based studies in varied populations and settings.

• Fluent in Japanese and based in Japan.

• Experience working with or within multilateral global health organizations (e.g., WHO, UNICEF, Gates Foundation).

• Prior collaboration with Japanese local/national governments.

• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and communication skills.

• Familiarity with global immunization programs and relevant agencies (e.g., CDC, Gavi, PATH).

• Knowledgeable in regulatory RWE standards and emerging tech (e.g., AI in epidemiology).