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Real World Evidence roles sit at the intersection of clinical data science and regulatory strategy, making them strong candidates for H-1B visa specialty occupation sponsorship. Employers in pharma, biotech, and health economics regularly file LCAs for RWE analysts and scientists, and your epidemiology or biostatistics degree directly supports the specialty occupation requirement. For detailed occupation requirements, see the O*NET profile.
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Location: Morristown, NJ
About the Job
We are an innovative global healthcare company with a focus on immunology that extends to innovation in diabetes and transplant medicine. Across different countries, our talented teams are determined to deliver a best-in-class customer experience using the best of digital, artificial intelligence and personal know-how. With a focus on immunology that extends to innovation in diabetes and transplant medicines, we pursue Progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.
The Real-World Evidence (RWE) team in One Medical Pharmacovigilance and Patient Safety (PSPV) serves as an end-to-end strategy and execution partner to solve business problems using real-world data. We partner with cross functional partners to lead end-to-end planning and execution of RWE strategies.
Join the engine of Sanofi’s mission — where deep immunoscience meets bold, AI-powered research. In R&D, you’ll drive breakthroughs that could turn the impossible into possible for millions.
About Sanofi
We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.
Main responsibilities:
The Real-World Evidence (RWE) Scientific Lead is an essential scientific position responsible for managing the implementation of cutting-edge, effective, and efficient RWE strategy.
As such, you are responsible for the end-to-end high-quality execution of real-world studies, working in close partnership with the global RWE Strategy Leads and internal and external cross functional collaborators.
Your main responsibilities are as follows:
- Partner with the Real-World Evidence Strategy Leads to deliver the value of RWE for the registration, pre-launch and peri-launch of treatments in therapeutic areas that include Type 1 diabetes, transplant, cardiovascular and metabolic disease, neurology, oncology, immunology, rare disease, insulin-based therapies and alliance. The focus of this role will be mainly in Transplant and Oncology.
- Manage the end-to-end planning, execution and communication of specific research studies, ensuring that deliverables are on time, within budget, to specification and of high scientific rigor that demonstrates commitment to quality.
- Deliver strategic scientific input in all stages of RWE study conceptualization through study closure, including study design, cohort construction, protocol & statistical analysis plan development, study operations, data analysis, results interpretation and clinical study report development.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders and relevant internal and external scientific experts based on specific needs of individual RWE studies to ensure that the real-world data and RWE generation is fit-for-purpose to the intended use, whether for regulatory, market access or clinical use.
- Serve as methodological expert in the design and execution of real-world study plans to address critical evidence generation gaps as well as in-house study methodology expert leveraging opportunities to use innovative RWE study designs and analytics to deliver on critical needs.
- Identify and validate external fit-for-purpose data sources, associated institutions and/or organizations, in collaboration with other members of the OneMedical PSPV team.
- Manage the development of budgets for RWE studies in collaboration with relevant internal and external stakeholders, including RWE Operations, Sanofi Global Hub and/or vendors as appropriate, to support the annual strategic and budget planning process and periodic updates.
- Maintain timely communication and close alignment with team members, partners and stakeholders to ensure clear and timely visibility the evidence strategy, study progress and anticipation of challenges and risk mitigation.
- Accountable for supporting OneMedical PSPV medical gaps within the Global Integrated Evidence Generation Plans (IEGP).
About You
You are a self-starter who brings your energy, expertise and experience as well as takes an entrepreneurial approach to solving problems, have a growth mindset and are passionate about unleashing the power of real-world data with data science to improve health.
- Advanced degree in pharmaco-epidemiology, biostatistics, or Health Outcomes (PhD preferred).
- Minimum 5 years in real-world evidence (RWE) generation for pharmaceutical industry with end to end leadership experience.
- Strong publication track record in relevant journals.
- Experience across therapeutic areas, including transplant, diabetes, and cardiovascular.
Soft Skills:
- Ability to influence and motivate teams as well as senior leaders.
- Strategic thinking for innovative evidence generation.
- Urgency, ownership, and proactive attitude.
Technical Skills:
- Expertise in pharmacoepidemiology, HEOR, and RWE study design.
- Working with routinely collected healthcare data.
- End-to-end project management for real-world studies.
- Understanding of commercial strategy.
- Fluent English is mandatory, a second European language is appreciated.
Why Choose Us
- Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
- Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
- Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
- Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
- Be part of a pioneering biopharma company that engages patients early in drug development and uses their insights to design studies that reflect real-world needs.
- Help improve the lives of millions of people globally by making drug development quicker and more effective.
- Work at the forefront of drug discovery, harnessing cutting-edge AI, data, and digital platforms to push the boundaries of science.
Sanofi US Services and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers committed to a culturally inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.
GD-SA
LI-SA
vhd
LI-Hybrid
All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.
Job title: Real World Evidence Scientific Lead
Location: Morristown, NJ
About the Job
We are an innovative global healthcare company with a focus on immunology that extends to innovation in diabetes and transplant medicine. Across different countries, our talented teams are determined to deliver a best-in-class customer experience using the best of digital, artificial intelligence and personal know-how. With a focus on immunology that extends to innovation in diabetes and transplant medicines, we pursue Progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.
The Real-World Evidence (RWE) team in One Medical Pharmacovigilance and Patient Safety (PSPV) serves as an end-to-end strategy and execution partner to solve business problems using real-world data. We partner with cross functional partners to lead end-to-end planning and execution of RWE strategies.
Join the engine of Sanofi’s mission — where deep immunoscience meets bold, AI-powered research. In R&D, you’ll drive breakthroughs that could turn the impossible into possible for millions.
About Sanofi
We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.
Main responsibilities:
The Real-World Evidence (RWE) Scientific Lead is an essential scientific position responsible for managing the implementation of cutting-edge, effective, and efficient RWE strategy.
As such, you are responsible for the end-to-end high-quality execution of real-world studies, working in close partnership with the global RWE Strategy Leads and internal and external cross functional collaborators.
Your main responsibilities are as follows:
- Partner with the Real-World Evidence Strategy Leads to deliver the value of RWE for the registration, pre-launch and peri-launch of treatments in therapeutic areas that include Type 1 diabetes, transplant, cardiovascular and metabolic disease, neurology, oncology, immunology, rare disease, insulin-based therapies and alliance. The focus of this role will be mainly in Transplant and Oncology.
- Manage the end-to-end planning, execution and communication of specific research studies, ensuring that deliverables are on time, within budget, to specification and of high scientific rigor that demonstrates commitment to quality.
- Deliver strategic scientific input in all stages of RWE study conceptualization through study closure, including study design, cohort construction, protocol & statistical analysis plan development, study operations, data analysis, results interpretation and clinical study report development.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders and relevant internal and external scientific experts based on specific needs of individual RWE studies to ensure that the real-world data and RWE generation is fit-for-purpose to the intended use, whether for regulatory, market access or clinical use.
- Serve as methodological expert in the design and execution of real-world study plans to address critical evidence generation gaps as well as in-house study methodology expert leveraging opportunities to use innovative RWE study designs and analytics to deliver on critical needs.
- Identify and validate external fit-for-purpose data sources, associated institutions and/or organizations, in collaboration with other members of the OneMedical PSPV team.
- Manage the development of budgets for RWE studies in collaboration with relevant internal and external stakeholders, including RWE Operations, Sanofi Global Hub and/or vendors as appropriate, to support the annual strategic and budget planning process and periodic updates.
- Maintain timely communication and close alignment with team members, partners and stakeholders to ensure clear and timely visibility the evidence strategy, study progress and anticipation of challenges and risk mitigation.
- Accountable for supporting OneMedical PSPV medical gaps within the Global Integrated Evidence Generation Plans (IEGP).
About You
You are a self-starter who brings your energy, expertise and experience as well as takes an entrepreneurial approach to solving problems, have a growth mindset and are passionate about unleashing the power of real-world data with data science to improve health.
- Advanced degree in pharmaco-epidemiology, biostatistics, or Health Outcomes (PhD preferred).
- Minimum 5 years in real-world evidence (RWE) generation for pharmaceutical industry with end to end leadership experience.
- Strong publication track record in relevant journals.
- Experience across therapeutic areas, including transplant, diabetes, and cardiovascular.
Soft Skills:
- Ability to influence and motivate teams as well as senior leaders.
- Strategic thinking for innovative evidence generation.
- Urgency, ownership, and proactive attitude.
Technical Skills:
- Expertise in pharmacoepidemiology, HEOR, and RWE study design.
- Working with routinely collected healthcare data.
- End-to-end project management for real-world studies.
- Understanding of commercial strategy.
- Fluent English is mandatory, a second European language is appreciated.
Why Choose Us
- Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
- Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
- Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
- Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
- Be part of a pioneering biopharma company that engages patients early in drug development and uses their insights to design studies that reflect real-world needs.
- Help improve the lives of millions of people globally by making drug development quicker and more effective.
- Work at the forefront of drug discovery, harnessing cutting-edge AI, data, and digital platforms to push the boundaries of science.
Sanofi US Services and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers committed to a culturally inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.
GD-SA
LI-SA
vhd
LI-Hybrid
All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Real World Evidence Jobs
Align your degree to RWE's specialty occupation criteria
RWE roles require a directly related degree, so epidemiology, biostatistics, health informatics, or pharmacoepidemiology all map cleanly. If your degree is in a broader field like public health, document your coursework concentrations before interviews start.
Search DOL LCA data for active RWE filers
Pharma sponsors like large CROs and health economics consultancies file LCAs under job titles like 'Outcomes Research Scientist' or 'Health Data Analyst.' Check OFLC public disclosure files to confirm which employers are actively certifying these roles before you apply.
Use Migrate Mate to find verified RWE sponsors
RWE sponsorship is concentrated in a narrow set of employers. Migrate Mate shows which companies have verified LCA filing history for outcomes and evidence roles, so you spend your applications on employers already familiar with the process.
Request the LCA job title matches your actual duties
RWE encompasses outcomes research, pharmacovigilance, and HEOR work. The LCA job title must reflect your specific duties, not a generic data analyst title. Misalignment between the LCA and your offer letter is a common RFE trigger USCIS flags during adjudication.
Verify your prevailing wage tier before accepting an offer
RWE scientists are often slotted at Level II or III on the OFLC Wage Search. If your offer is at Level I but your role requires independent research design, the LCA may not survive a DOL audit or a USCIS specialty occupation review.
Confirm your employer's PERM timeline if you need a green card path
RWE roles in pharma often qualify for EB-2 sponsorship, but PERM labor certification adds 12 to 18 months before an I-140 can be filed. Ask HR whether the company has an established PERM program for research scientists during the offer negotiation stage.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Real World Evidence role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, in most cases. USCIS evaluates specialty occupation based on whether the role normally requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a directly related field. RWE positions typically require epidemiology, biostatistics, health informatics, or a related discipline, which satisfies that standard. Roles that accept any degree in any field do not qualify, so the job description wording matters significantly.
Which visa types are realistic for RWE candidates without employer sponsorship history?
H-1B is the primary path and requires employer sponsorship along with an LCA filed with DOL. F-1 students can use OPT or STEM OPT to work in RWE roles while pursuing H-1B sponsorship. TN visa is available to Canadian and Mexican nationals if the role maps to a qualifying USMCA profession like scientist or statistician. The E-3 visa is available to Australian citizens in specialty occupations.
How do I find employers who actively sponsor RWE roles?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified LCA sponsorship history for outcomes research and health data roles, so you can target companies that have already navigated the process. RWE sponsorship tends to cluster in large pharmaceutical companies, contract research organizations, and health economics consultancies rather than general technology or staffing firms.
Does a master's degree strengthen an H-1B petition for a Real World Evidence analyst?
A master's degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, or health outcomes research strengthens the specialty occupation argument because it demonstrates that the role demands advanced, field-specific training. It also makes you eligible for the H-1B advanced degree cap of 20,000 slots, giving your registration two selection chances during the annual cap process rather than one.
What is the typical H-1B status duration for an RWE scientist, and can it be extended?
Initial H-1B status is granted for up to three years and can be extended to a total of six years. After six years, continued H-1B extensions are possible if an I-140 immigrant petition has been approved or a PERM labor certification has been pending for more than 365 days under AC21 provisions. Many RWE employers in pharma have established pathways for this transition.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Real World Evidence jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.