Epidemiology Analyst (RWD Researcher)

About the role

Amgen's Center for Observational Research (CfOR) is looking for an Epidemiology Analyst (RWD researcher) to join its Data and Analytics Center in Hyderabad, India. The analyst contributes to observational research that generates real-world evidence for drug development, registration and commercialization, partnering with teams across therapeutic areas and regions. The role is recognized as a strong scientific contributor, with first or contributing authorship of peer-reviewed papers, conference abstracts and internal reports.

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to global observational research for CfOR and to observational studies using real-world databases and analytics platforms such as Atlas, Aetion and other RWD tools
• Develop, review and maintain medical codelists for exposures, outcomes, covariates and safety endpoints using ICD, MedDRA, SNOMED and RxNorm
• Manage descriptive epidemiologic studies on disease incidence and prevalence in the US, EU, Asia and emerging markets
• Analyze medical claims, electronic health records and prospective cohort studies
• Support safety research, risk management plan development and pharmacovigilance studies
• Write literature reviews, research reports and scientific manuscripts
• Stay up to date on observational research and promote its use

Required profile

• Master's degree with 8 to 13 years of experience
• Preferred: MBBS (or equivalent) and/or PhD in Epidemiology or a related field with strong observational research content
• Preferred: experience designing, running and analyzing observational studies in pharma or public health, and in research supporting drug development
• Preferred: experience with secondary data systems (claims, EMR, registries) and project planning and management
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills

Required skills

• Medical codelist construction and quality assurance (ICD, MedDRA, SNOMED)
• Observational research methodology
• Use of RWD tools such as Atlas and Aetion