Principal Consulting Epidemiologist

J.S. Held LLC

Principal Consulting Epidemiologist at J.S. Held combining expertise in epidemiology and client development for environmental health and safety consulting.

Posted 6/30/2026full-timeRemote • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $150,000 - $300,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Originate, develop, and expand client relationships across legal, corporate, and regulatory sectors
Maintain and grow a portable book of business, contributing to practice revenue targets
Lead business development efforts, including opportunity identification, scoping, pricing, and proposal development
Collaborate with cross-functional experts (toxicology, industrial hygiene, environmental science, economics) to deliver integrated client solutions
Serve as a consulting and testifying expert in litigation, arbitration, and regulatory matters
Prepare and deliver expert reports, depositions, and oral testimony
Translate complex epidemiologic findings into clear, defensible, and persuasive insights for legal counsel, regulators, and executive stakeholders
Support high-profile and sensitive matters, including mass torts, environmental exposure cases, and occupational health disputes
Lead and manage complex, multi-disciplinary epidemiological engagements
Design and oversee study protocols, including exposure assessment, outcome definition, and causal inference strategies
Ensure rigorous QA/QC processes across all analyses and deliverables
Manage project teams, timelines, budgets, and client expectations in a consulting environment
Apply advanced epidemiologic methodologies, including cohort and case-control studies, time-series and longitudinal analyses, meta-analyses and systematic reviews, survival and sensitivity analyses, and causal inference techniques
Utilize statistical and analytical tools such as R, Python, SAS, or Stata to generate defensible, litigation-ready outputs
Critically evaluate external studies and literature to support expert opinions and rebuttals
Mentor and develop junior consultants and analysts within the Health Sciences team
Contribute to thought leadership, including publications, conference presentations, and client briefings
Support go-to-market initiatives and enhance J.S. Held’s visibility in expert services and advisory markets
Help shape and expand the firm’s epidemiology and health risk capabilities globally.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Doctoral degree (PhD, ScD, or DrPH) in Epidemiology from a regionally accredited, research-intensive (non-profit) university
Approximately 15+ years of post-graduate, client-facing consulting experience, delivering epidemiological analyses within litigation, regulatory, or risk management environments
Demonstrated seller–doer track record, including a portable book of business and consistent delivery against annual revenue and origination targets
Proven experience serving as an expert witness, including authorship of expert reports and participation in depositions and/or courtroom testimony, with the ability to perform effectively under cross-examination
Advanced expertise in epidemiologic methods and strong command of statistical tools (e.g., R, Python, SAS, SPSS, or Stata), with the ability to lead technical teams and guide analytical workstreams
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly present complex methodologies and findings to attorneys, regulators, and senior business leaders.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

Epidemiological AnalysisStudy Protocol DesignExposure AssessmentCausal Inference TechniquesQuality Assurance/Quality ControlMulti-Disciplinary Engagement ManagementComplex Data InterpretationReport PreparationOral Testimony DeliveryBusiness Development

Soft Skills

Exceptional Communication SkillsMentoring And DevelopmentCollaboration With Cross-Functional Teams