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Health Economics and Real-World Evidence Scientist (PhD in Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Economics, or related fields) Job post summary Date posted: September 1, 2026

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$70,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year Job description: About us Cobbs Creek Healthcare is a healthcare analytics and consulting firm serving pharmaceutical and life sciences clients. Since 2008, our team has supported evidence-generation projects across therapeutic areas by combining healthcare data, research methods, and client-focused analytics. Cobbs Creek Healthcare was recognized by CIO Review as one of the Top 10 Healthcare Consulting & Service Companies in 2021. Position Summary Cobbs Creek Healthcare is hiring a PhD-level Real-World Evidence (RWE) / Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Scientist to support research projects involving real-world healthcare data, observational study design, and health economics and outcomes research. This position is designed for a doctoral-level researcher with training in Epidemiology, Health Economics, Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research, Health Outcomes Research, or Public Health with a focus in epidemiology, health economics, or outcomes research. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience working with real-world healthcare data, especially administrative claims and/or electronic health records, and will be comfortable contributing to both scientific research activities and client-facing deliverables. Key Responsibilities Design and support observational research studies using real-world healthcare data. Work with claims, EHR, registry, literature-based, and other observational evidence sources. Support protocol development, cohort construction, variable definition, outcome and covariate selection, and interpretation of analytic results. Conduct or support literature reviews and evidence synthesis to inform study design, therapeutic area background, and results interpretation. Contribute to studies involving treatment patterns, disease burden, comparative effectiveness, healthcare resource utilization, costs, patient outcomes, and value evidence. Prepare and review reports, slide decks, tables, figures, abstracts, manuscripts, and other client-ready research materials. Communicate research methods, assumptions, limitations, and 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 real-world evidence or HEOR research, including study design, protocol development, literature review, cohort definition, outcome/covariate selection, and interpretation of results. Strong quantitative and analytical skills. Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical methods and findings to both technical and non-technical audiences. Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a consulting environment. Preferred Qualifications Experience in pharmaceutical consulting, life sciences research, market access, HEOR, epidemiology, public health research, or healthcare analytics. Familiarity with comparative effectiveness research, burden-of-illness studies, treatment pattern research, healthcare resource utilization studies, cost analyses, or patient outcomes research. Working knowledge of SAS, SQL, R, Python, Stata, or similar analytical tools. Experience contributing to client deliverables, research reports, abstracts, manuscripts, posters, or presentations. Additional Requirements This is a full-time role in a consulting environment. Candidates should be comfortable working on multiple projects, adapting to client-driven timelines, and collaborating with researchers, analysts, project leads, and internal team members. This position may require approximately 10% to 20% travel for client meetings, internal meetings, conferences, or business needs. 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