Associate Safety Epidemiology Expert

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Location:

Reading (Hybrid working)

We are looking for an experienced Associate Safety Epidemiology Expert to join our Consumer Health Safety team and play a critical role in supporting evidence-based safety decisions across a diverse portfolio of consumer health products, including OTC medicines, vitamins and supplements, cosmetics, herbals, and medical devices.

In this role, you will provide epidemiological expertise to evaluate complex safety questions, investigate emerging safety signals, and translate scientific evidence into clear, balanced, and actionable recommendations. Working within a highly collaborative global environment, you will partner with experts across Safety, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, Toxicology, and Evidence Generation to help ensure the safe and effective use of products that improve consumers' everyday health.

This is an exciting opportunity for an Epidemiology, Pharmacoepidemiology, Real-World Evidence, Public Health, or Drug Safety professional looking to apply their scientific expertise to high-impact safety assessments that influence benefit-risk decisions and consumer health outcomes worldwide.

• Lead epidemiological evaluations of emerging safety signals, health authority enquiries, ingredient challenges, and other complex safety-related topics.
• Critically assess and integrate evidence from multiple sources including spontaneous reports, scientific literature, clinical and observational studies, registries, healthcare databases, exposure data, poison centre information, and consumer-use data.
• Evaluate the strength, relevance, and limitations of available evidence to support signal assessment, risk characterisation, and benefit-risk management.
• Provide clear scientific conclusions and recommendations that support evidence-based safety decisions across the Consumer Health portfolio.
• Contribute epidemiological expertise to key safety deliverables including risk management plans, safety assessments, regulatory submissions, safety communications, and health authority responses.
• Identify evidence gaps and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to support future evidence-generation activities and consumer safety insights.

• Master's degree or PhD in Epidemiology, Pharmacoepidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, Health Data Science, or a related discipline.
• Experience applying epidemiological or real-world evidence methods within a safety, pharmacovigilance, or healthcare environment.
• Strong understanding of epidemiology, study design, real-world evidence, spontaneous reporting systems, and benefit-risk evaluation.
• Experience analysing and interpreting complex safety data from a variety of internal and external sources.
• Knowledge of pharmacovigilance processes and safety deliverables including signal management, RMPs, PASS, and PSURs/PBRERs.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex scientific evidence into clear and practical recommendations.

• Strong scientific judgement and the ability to make balanced, evidence-based decisions in areas of uncertainty.
• Exceptional analytical thinking and critical appraisal skills.
• Ability to communicate complex findings clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborative approach with experience working across functions, geographies, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Natural curiosity and a passion for using data and science to improve consumer safety.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, matrix environment while managing multiple priorities.

Join us and help shape the future of Consumer Health by delivering the epidemiological insights that support product safety, consumer trust, and better health outcomes around the world.

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