Associate Epidemiologist

Are you looking to join an organization that is growing and dynamic? What about a high-energy, collaborative environment that rewards hard work?

J.S. Held is a global consulting firm that combines technical, scientific, financial, and strategic expertise to advise clients seeking to realize value and mitigate risk. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high stakes matters demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, proven experience, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services, products, and data that enable clients to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situations.

We are seeking an early-career Epidemiologist join our Health Sciences practice. This role is designed for a recent graduate (PhD, ScD, or DrPH in Epidemiology) from a rigorous, research-intensive university who has already gained foundational exposure to consulting environments - whether through full‑time roles, internships, assistantships, or analyst-level experience in technical consulting.

This individual will continue developing technical and applied consulting skills under the mentorship of senior epidemiologists, including experts with long-standing academic and regulatory/litigation experience.

What You’ll Do

• Support epidemiological analyses across environmental, occupational, regulatory, and health sciences projects.
• Conduct literature reviews, assist with protocol development, data management, and statistical analyses (R, SAS, Stata, SPSS, or Python).
• Draft supporting sections of reports, research summaries, and client deliverables.
• Contribute to exposure assessments, causation analysis research, and structured analysis frameworks used in litigation and regulatory matters (in a supporting, non‑testifying capacity).
• Participate in project meetings, help manage small tasks/workstreams, and contribute to quality assurance and project documentation.
• Apply and deepen understanding of core consulting skills (client communication support, budgeting exposure, workflow management).

Build cross-functional familiarity with toxicology, exposure science, industrial hygiene, and risk assessment by collaborating on multidisciplinary engagements.

Required

• PhD, ScD, or DrPH in Epidemiology from an accredited, non-profit, research‑intensive university.
• Strong grounding in epidemiologic methods, biostatistics, study design, and scientific critical appraisal.
• Experience with statistical software (R, SAS, Stata, SPSS, or Python).
• Strong writing and communication skills with the ability to synthesize complex information clearly.
• Demonstrated reliability, organization, and willingness to grow within a structured, fast-paced consulting environment.

Preferred

• Experience or coursework in occupational or environmental epidemiology.
• Experience managing small project tasks, drafting memos, or conducting client‑requested analyses.

Some of the Benefits We Have Include

J.S. Held understands all our employees are people and sometimes life needs flexibility. We work to always provide an environment that best supports and suits our team’s needs.

• Our flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely, when needed
• Flexible Time Off Policy
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401k Match
• Commuter Benefits

A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $90,000 - $130,000. Any offered salary range is based on a wide array of factors including but not limited to skillset, experience, training, location, scope of role, management responsibility, etc.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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EEO and Job Accommodations

We embrace diversity and our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering. We are greater when we are equal! J.S. Held is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin,

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