Here are a few notable items:
From the International Journal of Epidemiology, an important contribution relating to privacy legislation and its negative impacts on epidemiological research: http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/37/3/678?etoc
Associate Director of Epidemiology opportunity with MedImmune:
- Will be developing/maintaining epidemiological data resources for research and projects;
- Evaluating technical/data component of epidemiology and Phase IV research proposals and provide leadership to clinicians, project teams and other customers;
- Responsible for evaluating external technical contracts and vendors;
- Designs database studies with various methodologies and designs employed in Phase IV and epidemiological research;
- Provide expertise on database resources available for Phase IV and epidemiological research/studies and liaison with parent company (AstraZeneca) as necessary;
- MS or PhD, looking for about five years Pharma/biotech industry experience.
The position is located at Gaithersburg, Md., facility and does include relocation assistance.