Sr. Director, Epidemiology & RWE Analytics
Neurocrine Biosciences
August 25, 2026
Remote friendly (San Diego, CA)
United States
Clinical Research and Development
About The Role
- Provides senior leadership for enterprise-wide epidemiology and real-world evidence (RWE) strategy, governance, and execution across therapeutic areas and portfolios.
- Accountable for defining and delivering fit-for-purpose, consistent evidence strategies supporting clinical development, regulatory submissions, medical affairs, and market access.
- Serves as a senior thought partner to R&D, Medical, Market Access, and Analytics; leads teams responsible for externally facing epidemiologic and RWE programs.
Your Contributions (include, but are not limited to)
- Define and lead enterprise epidemiology/RWE strategy and align with cross-functional priorities.
- Establish functional governance (methodological standards, evidence quality, prioritization, ways of working).
- Translate enterprise strategy into portfolio/therapeutic-area evidence plans.
- Advise executives on population health, disease epidemiology, and RWE.
- Drive evidence for regulatory submissions, HTAs, reimbursement, and global value demonstration.
- Lead/coach/develop staff; manage resourcing and budget.
- Integrate RWE into Phase 3 design and late-stage development (e.g., external control arms, endpoint validation).
- Ensure consistent, high-quality epidemiologic/observational methods; partner with DSPV for safety-focused analyses.
- Collaborate with HEOR/Market Access; ensure outputs meet payer/HTA/regulatory expectations; represent function in scientific advice/discussions and engage external stakeholders.
Requirements
- Master’s + 12+ years relevant experience OR PhD/PharmD/MD (Epidemiology/Public Health or related) + 10+ years pharma/biotech epidemiology/RWE experience OR previous management experience.
- In-depth knowledge of clinical/regulatory evidence; trusted-advisor mindset.
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and analytical/judgment skills.
- Demonstrated leadership of enterprise evidence strategies and people leaders.
- Deep understanding of regulatory, HTA, payer, and market access evidence requirements.
Compensation/Benefits (as stated)
- Base salary: $230,100.00–$314,000.00; annual bonus target 35%; equity long-term incentive eligibility.
- Retirement match, paid time off, caregiver/parental and medical leave, and medical/prescription/dental/vision coverage.
- Provides senior leadership for enterprise-wide epidemiology and real-world evidence (RWE) strategy, governance, and execution across therapeutic areas and portfolios.
- Accountable for defining and delivering fit-for-purpose, consistent evidence strategies supporting clinical development, regulatory submissions, medical affairs, and market access.
- Serves as a senior thought partner to R&D, Medical, Market Access, and Analytics; leads teams responsible for externally facing epidemiologic and RWE programs.
Your Contributions (include, but are not limited to)
- Define and lead enterprise epidemiology/RWE strategy and align with cross-functional priorities.
- Establish functional governance (methodological standards, evidence quality, prioritization, ways of working).
- Translate enterprise strategy into portfolio/therapeutic-area evidence plans.
- Advise executives on population health, disease epidemiology, and RWE.
- Drive evidence for regulatory submissions, HTAs, reimbursement, and global value demonstration.
- Lead/coach/develop staff; manage resourcing and budget.
- Integrate RWE into Phase 3 design and late-stage development (e.g., external control arms, endpoint validation).
- Ensure consistent, high-quality epidemiologic/observational methods; partner with DSPV for safety-focused analyses.
- Collaborate with HEOR/Market Access; ensure outputs meet payer/HTA/regulatory expectations; represent function in scientific advice/discussions and engage external stakeholders.
Requirements
- Master’s + 12+ years relevant experience OR PhD/PharmD/MD (Epidemiology/Public Health or related) + 10+ years pharma/biotech epidemiology/RWE experience OR previous management experience.
- In-depth knowledge of clinical/regulatory evidence; trusted-advisor mindset.
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and analytical/judgment skills.
- Demonstrated leadership of enterprise evidence strategies and people leaders.
- Deep understanding of regulatory, HTA, payer, and market access evidence requirements.
Compensation/Benefits (as stated)
- Base salary: $230,100.00–$314,000.00; annual bonus target 35%; equity long-term incentive eligibility.
- Retirement match, paid time off, caregiver/parental and medical leave, and medical/prescription/dental/vision coverage.