Research Fellow in Pharmacoepidemiology (Part-time) Part-time

Research Fellow in Pharmacoepidemiology (Part-time)

UCL School of Pharmacy is one of the world's leading centres of excellence for pharmaceutical science, education and professional engagement, ranked third in the world by QS (2025, Pharmacy and Pharmacology). The Division has a track record in high-quality research across a broad range of drug discovery, pharmacy and patient safety-related areas, and for developing spinout companies that have brought new therapeutic strategies to patients.

The Research Department of Practice and Policy at the UCL School of Pharmacy is a global leader in advancing the safe and effective use of medicines. Our multidisciplinary team focuses on pharmacoepidemiology, utilising advanced statistical methodologies and large-scale healthcare databases to inform clinical practice and public health policy.

This will be an exciting opportunity to join Department of Practice and Policy. This position is funded by a European Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no. 965381, Management of chronic cardiometabolic disease and treatment discontinuity in adult ADHD patients (TIMESPAN).

TIMESPAN is a stellar consortium led by international recognised leaders working together on an interdisciplinary basis, consisting of clinicians, epidemiologists, biostatisticians, geneticists and artificial intelligence computer scientists.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated Research Fellow to support pharmacoepidemiology research using large healthcare databases (e.g., UK CPRD and linked datasets). The postholder will contribute to study design, data management, statistical analysis, and dissemination (reports/manuscripts) across projects including drug utilisation, self-controlled study designs, ADHD and pregnancy-related pharmacoepidemiology.

The postholder will:

• Contribute to the design and delivery of pharmacoepidemiology studies (including protocol development and analytic plans).
• Prepare and manage datasets, including cohort construction, variable definitions, and quality checks.
• Conduct statistical analyses using SAS and/or R
• Undertake drug utilisation analyses
• Support ADHD and pregnancy-related pharmacoepidemiology work
• Contribute to manuscripts, conference abstracts, and presentations, support documentation and reproducible workflows.

This is a fixed-term role until 30th November 2026 available on part-time 0.4 FTE basis (14.6 hours/week). Appointment at Grade 7 is dependent upon having been awarded a PhD; if this is not the case, initial appointment will be at Grade 6B (salary £39,148 – £41,833 per annum, pro-rata for part-time) with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD Thesis.

This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit the human resources website for more information.

About You

It is essential for the candidate to:

• Have PhD awarded or near completion in Pharmacoepidemiology/Epidemiology/Biostatistics/ Pharmacy (or closely related discipline).
• Be a registered Pharmacist in the UK.
• Have strong programming skills in SAS and R for data management and statistical analysis.
• Demonstrable experience applying Target-trial emulation and self-controlled study designs in pharmacoepidemiology.
• Have solid understanding of drug utilisation study design and interpretation.
• Have experience conducting or supporting ADHD and pregnancy-related research in pharmacoepidemiology.
• Have knowledge and hands-on experience with UK CPRD and linked data, including common data limitations and quality considerations.
• Have experience in multinational studies.
• Be able to work independently, prioritise tasks, and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills, with attention to detail.
• Experience with additional databases beyond CPRD would be an advantage.

What We Offer

The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work. As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits on pro-rata status some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

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As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

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