Johnson & Johnson

Target group 

Postdocs & Researchers (3 months). 

About the company 

At Johnson & Johnson (J&J), we are working to create a world without disease. Transforming lives by finding new and better ways to prevent, intercept, treat and cure disease inspires us.  

The Global Epidemiology team’s mission is to advance patient health by enabling informed decision-making through generating reliable real-world evidence (RWE) on the safety and benefits of J&J products. 

The project 

The scope of the project is to lead a systematic literature review on algorithms implemented in routinely collected healthcare databases (i.e., real world data) for preterm birth. This project is part of a larger collaboration to conduct similar reviews across a suite of adverse pregnancy outcomes, which is being conducted by a consortium formed through the Medications in Pregnancy and Lactation (MiPaL) Special Interest Group (SIG) of the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE). This consortium includes investigators from across the pharmaceutical industry, academic institutions, and regulatory agencies. 

The goal will be to review studies that have implemented algorithms for identifying preterm birth in real world data, with a focus on any validated algorithms. The algorithms will be synthesized, summarized, and compared. 

The intern will lead the multidisciplinary work group in this effort which will include (1) designing the search strategy and (2) directing and participating in the screening, review, and data extraction process.  

The intern will work with other epidemiologists both within the department and outside the organization who are part of the collaborative workgroup. The intern will also have an opportunity to participate in other department events (e.g., educational webinars, team meetings, networking, etc.). 

Location: J&J Stockholm Office (Kolonnvägen 45, 170 67 Solna), with a possibility for partial remote work.  

Time period: expected start – Q3 2025 on a full-time basis. 

The candidate 

• Holder of PhD in epidemiology, public health, or a related field. 
• Good experience in systematic literature reviews. 
• Has a good understanding of different types of population-based healthcare databases. 
• Strong interest in pharmaceutical research. 
• Strong interest in pregnancy, reproductive, or pediatric epidemiology. 
• Has good communication, collaboration, and networking skills. 
• Has good presentation skills; fluent oral and written English. 

Contact information 

Name: Andrius Kavaliunas, Associate Director Epidemiology 

Email: akavalin@its.jnj.com  

Telephone: +46 730266487 
Company website: www.jnj.com