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Epidemiologist — Patient Population Sizing

Mercor · 100% remote · Contract · Posted

Pay
$150–175/hr
Location
United States
Languages
English
Hours
10-20 hours over 1-2 week pilot
Openings
Not listed
Level
Expert
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Summary

Create and critique rubrics for evaluating commercial drugs and drug-development programs. Size patient populations for drugs and indications using prevalence, incidence, and patient funnel data, and assess whether estimates are sound and well-sourced.

What you'll do

  • Create and critique rubrics that analyze commercial drugs and drug-development programs
  • Size patient populations for a given drug or indication (prevalence, incidence, diagnosed → treated → addressable)
  • Judge whether a patient-population estimate is sound and well-sourced
  • Flag over- or under-counting in population estimates
  • Apply these rubrics across the pilot's set of drugs and indications

Requirements

  • Be a US-based epidemiologist
  • Have familiarity with biotech/pharma development programs
  • Have experience turning real-world data (claims, EHR, registries) into patient funnels
  • Have 5+ years practising epidemiology
  • Hold a graduate degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, or public health

Skills

  • Epidemiology
  • Biostatistics
  • Public Health
  • Biotech/Pharma Development
  • Real-World Data Analysis
  • Claims Data
  • EHR
  • Patient Funnel Modeling

Full description

Mercor is partnering with a biotech and pharma research team on expert human-evaluation work — creating and critiquing rubrics that analyze commercial drugs and drug-development programs. We're seeking an epidemiologist for a paid pilot, with the potential to continue as the work scales.

Responsibilities

  • Create and critique rubrics that analyze commercial drugs and drug-development programs

  • Size the patient population for a given drug or indication (prevalence, incidence, diagnosed → treated → addressable)

  • Judge whether a patient-population estimate is sound and well-sourced, and flag over- or under-counting

  • Apply this across the pilot's set of drugs and indications

Requirements

  • US-based epidemiologist

  • Familiarity with biotech/pharma development programs

  • Experience turning real-world data (claims, EHR, registries) into patient funnels

  • 5+ years practising epidemiology (graduate degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, or public health)

Engagement Details

  • Duration: Approximately 10–20 hours over a 1–2 week pilot

  • Remote — US-based

Why Participate

  • Help improve expert AI evaluation of drugs and drug-development programs

  • Recurring engagement for strong contributors

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