Science Prospects

Please note this is a prospect posting for application collection only. Applications will be reviewed and candidates will be contacted when a role becomes available that matches your qualifications and interests. 

While we may not have a specific hiring need at Aetion today, we are still interested in building strong relationships with scientific candidates for future opportunities. If you are interested in working with our USA science team, please fill out a prospect application and we will be excited to touch base when an opening becomes available. 

WELCOME to Aetion! We are a global leader in science-driven technology using real-world evidence to provide innovative healthcare solutions. Our Discover and Substantiate applications, powered by the Aetion Evidence Platform, are used to evaluate the safety, effectiveness and value of medications, delivering better outcomes to patients, medical professionals, and clients. We’ve partnered with top biopharma companies and are backed by leading venture capital firms to help increase our medical research and expand our product line. Aetion is headquartered in the US and has expanded throughout Europe with a Research and Development Hub in Barcelona. 

Aetion and Aetion’s leadership are recipients of several prestigious awards: 

• Parity.org’s 2024 List of Best Companies for Equal Advancement Opportunities
• Digital Health New York’s 2024 New York Digital Health 100
• Newsweek's World's Best Digital Health Companies of 2024 

Come join us! 

PERKS of being an A-Teamer:

• Unlimited PTO 
• 401(k) with 4% employer match
• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave 
• Daily in-office lunch stipend (and a fully stocked kitchen)  
• Sabbatical opportunity after five years of employment 
• Commitment to professional development opportunities
• Employee-led programming including regularly scheduled events hosted by our employee resource groups
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage w/ multiple plan options including an HSA plan with annual Aetion contributions.
• Free membership to OneMedical 
• Peer & company recognition programs
• Educational lunch & learns

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Work with client scientists to guide them in designing, creating and delivering scientific through the Substantiate application.
• Work with Aetion teammates to create and implement detailed protocols for scientific use cases and scientific validation studies.
• Develop a deep understanding of the Substantiate application and measurement system, and share that understanding with customers and teammates through 1:1 discussion, written communications and/or demonstrations.
• Develop and maintain scientific assets, such as study templates, outcomes, and measures in the Aetion Measure Library (an extensive library of measurements addressing key clinical conditions) and other deployable scientific components.
• Develop and maintain knowledge base articles, documentation, and other learning materials, in text and video form.
• Respond to and follow-up on customer requests submitted through the Aetion support system.

QUALIFICATIONS: 

Basic Qualifications

• Graduate degree (in epidemiology, biostatistics, health economics or a related field).
• 1+ year of related analytical experience (MSc, MPH) or a PhD with related analytical experience with research methods for epidemiological studies (i.e. prospective cohort study, case control study, confounding control, propensity score methods, multivariate regression).
• Experience engaging with customers (in-person, on the phone and in writing) or demonstrated experience in external facing roles.
• Working knowledge of health care datasets including medical and pharmacy claims, EMR/EHR, genomics, registry data or demonstrated experience and facility with other health care data sets.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cross-functional teams is a plus.
• Ability to travel occasionally to other Aetion offices or to client sites.
• Outstanding attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Strong ability for critical thinking.
• Strong ability to quickly learn new tools.
• Strong ability to self-motivate and manage conflicting priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication in verbal and written form.
• Eager to “get things right.”

Strong proficiency in written and verbal English communication is essential.

Aetion is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Aetion is committed to being an employer of choice, not just a good place to work, but a great and inclusive place to work. To that end, we strive to recruit and maintain a workforce that meaningfully represents the diverse and culturally rich communities that we serve. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disabled status or, genetic information.