Principal, Epidemiology

Summary

Join Ramboll's Health Sciences team as a Principal Environmental or Occupational Epidemiologist! Based primarily in Amherst, MA (with remote options considered), this senior-level role requires 15+ years of scientific consulting experience and a proven ability to develop new business. You will provide technical and business leadership, manage projects and client relationships, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams. Responsibilities include identifying business opportunities, guiding staff development, and demonstrating thought leadership through presentations and publications. Ramboll offers flexible work arrangements, generous paid time off, excellent benefits, and investment in your professional development.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to generate revenues sufficient to support 2-3 staff members
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities
• Ability to manage diverse teams as well as external client and regulatory agency relationships
• 15+ years of experience in scientific consulting, including a track record of successful business development
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• An academic degree in Epidemiology, or related discipline
• Strong orientation toward quantitative methods and knowledge of modern causal inference methods

Responsibilities

• Identifying and pursuing business opportunities
• Managing projects, clients, and regulatory agency relations
• Demonstrating thought leadership, through activities such as presenting and publishing scientific findings, testifying at administrative and/or court hearings, and participating in local, national, and international scientific and/or trade group meetings
• Collaborating with colleagues across disciplines and business units
• Guiding staff in their careers and promoting staff development

Preferred Qualifications

The motivation and ability to generate and maintain business to support company growth, being a confident communicator with superior management skills, a collaborative attitude, the ability to motivate multidisciplinary teams across geographical borders, and a commitment to fostering inclusion in the workplace

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent health and retirement benefits
• Investment in your development