RWE / HEOR Scientist (PhD in Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Economics, or related fields)
Job post summary
Date posted: July 10, 2026
Pay: $70,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year
Job description:
About us
Cobbs Creek Healthcare is a data‑driven consulting firm supporting pharmaceutical partners with advanced analytics. Established in 2008, our team provides high‑quality insights across therapeutic areas. We were recognized by CIO Review as one of the Top 10 Healthcare Consulting & Service Companies in 2021.
Position Summary
Cobbs Creek Healthcare is seeking a Real-World Evidence (RWE) / Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Scientist to support research and consulting projects for pharmaceutical and life sciences clients. This role is intended for a PhD-level candidate with strong training in real-world evidence, epidemiology, health economics, public health, pharmaceutical outcomes research, or health outcomes research.
The selected candidate will contribute to the design, execution, interpretation, and communication of real-world evidence and HEOR studies using healthcare data sources such as administrative claims, electronic health records, registries, published literature, and other observational data sources.
This position is best suited for a candidate who has hands-on experience with real-world healthcare data, understands observational research methods, and can communicate complex methods and findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Key Responsibilities
- Support RWE and HEOR studies for pharmaceutical and life sciences clients using real-world healthcare data, especially claims and/or EHR data.
- Contribute to study design, protocol development, cohort definition, outcome and covariate selection, literature review, and interpretation of results.
- Support analyses related to treatment patterns, disease burden, comparative effectiveness, healthcare resource utilization, costs, patient outcomes, and value evidence.
- Prepare and review client-ready deliverables, including reports, slide decks, tables, figures, abstracts, manuscripts, and other research materials.
- Communicate research methods, assumptions, limitations, and key findings clearly to internal teams and client stakeholders.
Qualifications
- PhD required in Epidemiology, Health Economics, Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research, Health Outcomes Research, or Public Health with a focus in epidemiology, health economics, or outcomes research.
- Hands-on experience with real-world healthcare data, especially claims and/or EHR data.
- Experience supporting RWE or HEOR research, including study design, protocol development, literature review, cohort definition, outcome/covariate selection, and interpretation of results.
- Strong quantitative, analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to explain technical methods and findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in pharmaceutical consulting, life sciences research, HEOR, epidemiology, public health research, market access, or healthcare analytics.
- Familiarity with comparative effectiveness research, burden-of-illness studies, treatment pattern analyses, healthcare resource utilization studies, cost analyses, or patient outcomes research.
- Working knowledge of analytical tools such as SAS, SQL, R, Python, Stata, or similar software.
Additional Requirements
- This position may require approximately 10% to 20% travel for client meetings, internal meetings, or business needs.
- Candidates should be comfortable working in a consulting environment with shifting priorities and client-driven timelines.
- This is a primarily onsite position, with an expectation of working in the office three days per week.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $70,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
