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Senior Real-World Data Scientist

USA · Posted Jun 19, 2026

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About the Role

We’re hiring senior RWD scientists to lead analysis strategy, build technical specifications, develop patient cohorts, and ensure methodological rigor across real-world evidence studies — while translating complex findings for non-technical stakeholders.

What You’ll Do

  • Lead RWD analysis strategy, specifications, and study methodology
  • Program independently in SAS/R and SQL; build packages, work with complex data structures
  • Execute propensity score matching, lines-of-therapy logic, Sankey diagrams, and ML (LASSO, Decision Trees, Random Forest, XGBoost)
  • Use OHDSI/DARWIN tool sets in R where applicable
  • Oversee QC, manage timelines/deliverables, and mentor on best practices
  • Contribute to SAPs, protocols, and manuscripts; collaborate cross-functionally
  • Track work in Jira or ADO

Required Qualifications

  • Master’s in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Data Science, Bioinformatics, or related field + 5–8 yrs experience; or PhD + 3+ yrs
  • Strong SAS or R, plus SQL — independent programmer
  • Experience with propensity score matching and ML methods on RWD
  • Healthcare data experience: Claims (Optum, MarketScan, Pharmetrics+, HealthVerity, CPRD) and EHR (IQVIA, Flatiron, ConcertAI, TriNetX)
  • OMOP CDM or similar CDM experience
  • Strong epidemiology/outcomes research background
  • Proven autonomous project leadership in a matrix environment

Specialty Tracks (role-dependent)

  • Oncology: Flatiron/ConcertAI experience, lines-of-therapy programming
  • Molecular Epi: Cloud SQL, clinico-genomic data (Tempus AI) or biobank data (UK Biobank), Tableau/Power BI a plus
  • HEOR: SAS/SQL required, R a plus; cost analysis, burden-of-illness, comparative effectiveness research
  • Clinical Trials: Psychometric validation experience

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