Are you an experienced pharmacoepidemiologist eager to advance your career in a dynamic and supportive environment? This position might be the perfect fit for you! Join us at Utrecht University, where cutting-edge research and inspiring teaching converge to make a meaningful impact on public health.

Your job
Supervise and mentor PhD candidates and/or MSc students in their research. You will work with real-world data (RWD) to address critical questions about the safety and effectiveness of medicines and the impact of regulatory decisions on public health. The research mainly focusses on post-marketing safety studies or intervention impacts. Your contributions will help shape the future of pharmacoepidemiology and its role in advancing healthcare. In this role, you will:

• research the application and evaluation of pharmacoepidemiologic methods to generate evidence on effectiveness and safety of medicines, including measuring impact of regulatory decisions on public health;
• contribute and support ongoing research projects and collaborations with external partners;
• supervise and mentor PhD candidates and MSc students in their research;
• coordinate and teach in real-world evidence related courses on pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacotherapy, and medication policy for the Bachelor's and Master's programmes in Pharmaceutical Sciences (taught in Dutch) and the Pharmacoepidemiology Summer Programme (taught in English).

With 80% of your time dedicated to research and management and 20% to teaching, this role offers a diverse and interesting mix of responsibilities, enabling you to grow both professionally and personally.

We are seeking a candidate with a passion for pharmacoepidemiology and a strong interest in real-world data (RWD) studies. You have a proactive attitude, a drive for personal and professional growth, and the ability to collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams. Besides that, you have:

• a PhD in (bio)medical sciences, (bio)statistics, pharmaceutical sciences, or a related field, with demonstrated experience working with real-world data, such as electronic medical records, claims, or registry data;
• a proven track record of scientific creativity and productivity, evidenced by recent publications in international, peer-reviewed journals;
• experience in and enthusiasm for teaching and coordinating academic courses, with experience in supervising MSc students;
• excellent communication skills in both Dutch and English;
• an efficient and driven work ethic, with a passion for advancing the field and making an impactful contribution to healthcare.

We offer:

• a position for two years;
• a working week of 38 hours and a gross monthly salary between €3,345 and €5,278 in the case of full-time employment (salary scale 10 under the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU));
• 8% holiday pay and 8.3% year-end bonus;
• a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave and flexible terms of employment based on the CAO NU.

In addition to the terms of employment laid down in the CAO NU, Utrecht University has a number of schemes and facilities of its own for employees. This includes schemes facilitating professional development, leave schemes and schemes for sports and cultural activities, as well as discounts on software and other IT products. We also offer access to additional employee benefits through our Terms of Employment Options Model. In this way, we encourage our employees to continue to invest in their growth. For more information, please visit Working at Utrecht University.

Universiteit Utrecht

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Working at the Faculty of Science means bringing together inspiring people across disciplines and with a variety of perspectives and backgrounds. The Faculty has six departments: Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Information & Computing Sciences, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Together, we work on excellent research and inspiring education. We do so, driven by curiosity and supported by outstanding infrastructure. Visit us on LinkedIn and discover how you can become part of our community.

The Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS) is the research institute of the department of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Utrecht University. UIPS focuses on processes around discovery, development, and use of drugs and medical nutrition using molecular and technological principles from the Natural and Life Sciences. This research translates new findings into potential solutions to urgent societal medical needs, which are addressed in the Faculties of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. Every year around 400 peer-reviewed articles are published and around 30 PhD candidates defend their thesis.

You will be employed in the division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology. It consists of a multidisciplinary team of young and internationally oriented researchers. The research programme is directed at several epidemiological, therapeutic, and policy aspects of chronic drug use with a focus on advanced affordable biomolecular and cellular therapies.

The Centre for Pharmacoepidemiology is embedded in the division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology. The centre aims to apply, develop, improve, and evaluate innovative observational pharmacoepidemiologic methods to obtain reliable information on benefits and harms of medicines after marketing in real life.

For more information, please contact Professor Helga Gardarsdottir at h.gardarsdottir@uu.nl .

Do you have a question about the application procedure? Please send an email to science.recruitment@uu.nl.