[Hiring] Senior Associate Epidemiologist @CVS Health

Role Description

The Senior Associate Epidemiologist / Senior Decision Scientist will play a strategic role in advancing research programs and expanding collaborative scientific initiatives. In addition to supporting real-world evidence generation and complex data analyses, this individual will identify and cultivate partnerships with academic institutions, research consortia, foundations, and other non-commercial organizations.

The role will lead efforts to evaluate emerging research opportunities, identify potential grant-funded collaborations, and position LSS as a valuable research partner and subcontractor in externally funded projects. The successful candidate will help identify evidence gaps that can be addressed through SS&C's unique data assets, epidemiologic expertise, and analytic capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and advance collaborative research opportunities with academic investigators, research networks, government agencies, and public health organizations.
• Establish and maintain strategic partnerships to support joint publications, grant proposals, and scientific initiatives.
• Proactively monitor federal, state, foundation, and other grant opportunities relevant to epidemiology, public health, health outcomes research, and real-world evidence.
• Assess where LSS capabilities can address research gaps and serve as a subcontractor or research partner on externally funded projects.
• Develop research concepts and contribute to statements of work, study protocols, and other scientific deliverables.
• Lead or support scientific dissemination efforts, including manuscripts, abstracts, conference presentations, and collaborative publications.
• Support acquisition, transformation, and analysis of large and complex healthcare datasets.
• Generate and review analytical outputs, identify quality issues, conduct root cause analyses, and document findings to ensure scientific rigor and compliance.
• Utilize SAS, SQL, Python, GCP and other analytical tools to manage data and generate insights.
• Collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams including epidemiologists, data scientists, clinicians, and external research partners.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience identifying, developing, or supporting externally funded research opportunities and collaborations.
• Experience working with academic investigators, research institutions, or public health organizations.
• 8+ years of experience in epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, health outcomes research, or real-world evidence generation.
• Strong understanding of observational study design, epidemiologic methods, and healthcare data sources.
• 5+ years of experience using SAS, SQL, and/or Python.
• Strong scientific writing, presentation, and communication skills.
• Experience preparing research protocols, analytical plans, and scientific documentation.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple research initiatives simultaneously.
• Strong critical thinking, collaboration, and relationship-building skills.
• Self-directed with a passion for advancing public health and scientific research.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in Epidemiology or related field.
• Demonstrated success contributing to grant applications, cooperative agreements, or externally funded research programs.
• Experience identifying funding opportunities from NIH, FDA, CDC, PCORI, AHRQ, foundations, or other research sponsors.
• Strong publication record in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
• Experience with pharmacoepidemiology, and real-world evidence.
• Experience developing academic-industry collaborations and multi-stakeholder research partnerships.

Education

• PhD in Epidemiology, Health Analytics, Health Informatics, or a related field preferred.

Anticipated Weekly Hours

• 40

Time Type

• Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is: $101,970.00 - $203,940.00. This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid time off.
• Retirement savings options.
• Wellness programs and other resources, based on eligibility.

Application Information

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 10/10/2026. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.