[Hiring] Head of Epidemiology @Fortrea

Role Description

The Executive Director Epidemiologist within Fortrea Consulting is a senior leader for the epidemiology capability. The role provides scientific governance for the most complex or high-risk epidemiology programs, supports selected strategic client relationships and pursuits, develops senior epidemiology leaders, and guides methods, quality, talent, and service offering priorities within epidemiology. The Executive Director Epidemiologist partners with leaders across Fortrea Consulting and the enterprise on initiatives across epidemiology, RWE, and Consulting.

Qualifications

• Doctoral-level degree in a discipline-relevant area (e.g., epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, public health, or related quantitative health science); Fortrea may consider a graduate-level degree (e.g., MS/MPH) with relevant and equivalent experience and successful project outcomes in lieu of educational requirements.
• Recognized scientific and strategic leadership in epidemiology and RWE, including advanced methodology, regulatory-grade evidence, program governance, and capability development.
• Demonstrated success strengthening an epidemiology capability, complex program portfolio, or strategic client relationship while sustaining scientific quality and client trust.
• Demonstrated success developing senior scientific leaders and leading multidisciplinary teams through growth and change.
• Exceptional senior-level communication, judgment, influence, and relationship-building skills across scientific, commercial, and client stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of epidemiological guidelines (e.g., STROBE/RECORD, ISPE/ENCePP), and major regulatory RWE principles (e.g., FDA RWE Framework, ICH E6(R3), ICH M14).

Requirements

• 15 years of relevant experience (or doctoral-level degree with at least 12 years), including extensive leadership of complex portfolios, major client relationships, business growth, scientific strategy, and senior leaders.
• 10 years of experience leading cross-functional teams and developing staff.

Preferred Qualifications Include

• Doctoral-level degree with scientific or technical expertise aligned with client expectations.
• Applied use of secondary real-world data sources (e.g., claims, EHR, registries).
• Experience representing an epidemiology or RWE capability with senior client, regulatory, payer, HTA, industry, and scientific stakeholders.
• Successful experience with external control arms/synthetic controls, natural history studies, and HEOR deliverables (e.g., comparative-effectiveness studies, payer evidence, indirect treatment comparisons).
• Demonstrated success originating or expanding strategic client relationships and multidisciplinary programs.
• Track record of building new offerings, markets, partnerships, or delivery models with measurable organizational impact.
• Experience shaping strategy for an epidemiology or RWE capability and integrating scientific, commercial, people, technology, quality, and delivery priorities.
• Recognized external influence through scientific leadership, professional organizations, guidance development, publications, or senior advisory roles.
• Ability to challenge conventional thinking to solve client issues and develop solutions.

Physical Demands / Work Environment

• Home-Base Work Environment
• Occasional drives to site locations with occasional domestic and international travel.
• Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day.
• Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
• Occasional crouching, stooping, with frequent bending and twisting of upper body and neck.
• Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.
• Light to moderate lifting and carrying, or moving of objects, including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.
• Regular and consistent attendance.
• Varied hours may be required.
• Travel internationally to support the business, as needed.

Benefits

• All job offers will be based on a candidate’s skills and prior relevant experience, applicable degrees/certifications, as well as internal equity and market data.
• Regular, full-time or part-time employees working 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(K), ESPP, Paid time off (PTO) or Flexible time off (FTO), and Company bonus where applicable.

Pay Range

$200,000-$245,000 (The range does not include benefits, and if applicable, bonus, commission, or equity)

Application Deadline

October 30, 2026

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