Remote | Epidemiologist — $145–$170/hour

We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for experienced epidemiologists with strong expertise in patient-population sizing, real-world data, disease epidemiology, and pharmaceutical or biotech development programmes.

This role supports an expert evaluation initiative focused on commercial medicines and drug-development programmes. Selected professionals will size patient populations across specific diseases and indications, assess the quality of epidemiological assumptions and source evidence, identify over- or under-counting, and help develop rigorous evaluation frameworks for pharmaceutical analysis.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Population Sizing

• Estimate patient populations for specific diseases, indications, and therapeutic programmes


• Develop epidemiological funnels spanning prevalence, incidence, diagnosis, treatment, and addressable populations


• Assess how eligibility criteria and treatment pathways affect addressable patient estimates


• Identify potential over-counting, under-counting, or double-counting within population models


• Apply professional epidemiological judgment across multiple drugs and indications

Real-World Data Analysis

• Use claims, electronic health records, registries, and other real-world data sources to inform patient estimates


• Assess the suitability and limitations of different data sources


• Evaluate case definitions, diagnosis criteria, coding strategies, and population-selection logic


• Identify data-quality issues that may distort patient counts


• Translate real-world evidence into clear and defensible patient funnels

Epidemiological Evaluation

• Review prevalence and incidence assumptions for scientific and methodological soundness


• Assess whether estimates are appropriately sourced and supported


• Evaluate extrapolation methods and assumptions across populations


• Identify unrealistic epidemiological assumptions or unsupported conclusions


• Review the relationship between diagnosed, treated, eligible, and addressable patient populations

Rubric Development & Expert Review

• Create structured evaluation rubrics for patient-population and drug-programme analysis


• Critique existing rubrics for scientific accuracy, completeness, and methodological rigour


• Define criteria that reflect experienced epidemiological judgment


• Identify missing considerations or weaknesses in analytical frameworks


• Provide clear written reasoning supporting evaluation decisions

Ideal Profile

Strong candidates may have:

• At least 5 years of professional epidemiology experience


• Graduate-level training in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, or a related discipline


• Experience sizing patient populations for diseases, indications, or pharmaceutical programmes


• Hands-on experience converting claims, EHR, registry, or other real-world data into patient funnels


• Strong understanding of prevalence, incidence, diagnosis rates, treatment rates, and addressable populations


• Familiarity with biotech or pharmaceutical development programmes


• Strong quantitative and methodological judgment


• Excellent written communication and attention to detail


• Current residence in the United States

Educational Background

• A graduate degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, or a closely related field is highly relevant


• Advanced quantitative or healthcare research training may strengthen an application


• Substantial professional epidemiology experience is particularly important for this engagement

Nice to Have

• Pharmaceutical or biotechnology epidemiology experience


• Background in real-world evidence or outcomes research


• Experience working with administrative claims databases


• Experience analysing electronic health record data


• Familiarity with disease registries


• Experience supporting commercial forecasting or market-sizing work


• Knowledge of indication-specific treatment pathways


• Prior experience with structured expert review, rubric development, or AI evaluation

Why This Opportunity

• Apply epidemiological expertise to sophisticated pharmaceutical evaluation work


• Build and review patient-population estimates across multiple diseases and indications


• Work with real-world data and clinically relevant patient funnels


• Help establish rigorous standards for evaluating epidemiological assumptions


• Participate in a focused paid pilot with potential for recurring work


• Contribute specialist scientific judgment to advanced AI evaluation

Contract Details

• Independent contractor role


• Fully remote within the United States


• Part-time pilot engagement


• Approximately 10–20 total hours over an initial 1–2 week period


• Competitive rates between $145–$170 per hour depending on expertise and project scope


• At least 5 years of professional epidemiology experience is required


• Strong contributors may be considered for recurring or expanded engagements


• Work may include patient-population sizing, epidemiological analysis, real-world data review, rubric development, and expert critique


• Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise


• Projects may be extended, shortened, or adjusted depending on scope and performance


• Work will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution

About the Platform

This opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC. We connect experienced professionals with remote consulting opportunities across technical, evaluation, and project-based workstreams.

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