Minouk Schoemaker, PhD

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Associate Director Epidemiology at IQVIA | Real-World Data expert | Cancer Epidemiologist

  • Education

    • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

      1996 - 1998
      Master of Science (M.Sc.) Medical Statistics

      Activities and Societies: Resident of the Goodenough College

    • Bart's and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry

      1995 - 1996
      Master of Science (M.Sc.) Radiation Biology

      Full scholarship from the European Commission. Included courses in London, Munich and Salzburg.

    • University of Maastricht

      1991 - 1995
      BSc Environmental Health Sciences

      A 4-year programme including health sciences, environmental sciences, epidemiology and medical statistics

    • University of London

      2003 - 2007
      Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Public Health Medicine
  • Experience

    • European Centre for Environment and Health (World Health Organization)

      Jan 1995 - Jul 1995
      Internship

      Internship researching evidence for health effects of arsenic in drinking water, commissioned by the World Health Organization.

    • St Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry

      Jan 1996 - Jan 1997
      Project epidemiologist

      Investigating thyroid disease in relation to exposure to nuclear fallout from atomic bomb testing in the population of the Marshall Islands. Statistical analyses and field work in collaboration with a team of Japanese endocrine surgeons and experts in dosimetry and radiation biology.

    • London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

      Jan 1997 - Jan 2000
      Medical statistician

      Supervision of data collection, ensuring high quality of data, in epidemiological studies. Data management, analysis and assisting with research publications. Teaching and supervision of students.

    • The Institute of Cancer Research

      Jan 2000 - Feb 2022

      Senior epidemiologist on the Breakthrough Generations Study, a prospective cohort study into the causes of breast cancer involving 100,000+ women in the UK, including study design, supervision and management of data collection, data analysis, evidence synthesis; systematic review; scientific writing and liaison with external collaborators. I co-led the Premenopausal Breast Cancer Collaborative Group, a group bringing together 22 large prospective studies to investigate risk factors of breast cancer in over 1 million young women. I also work on several registry-based studies of cancer risk and mortality. Show less

      • Honorary Senior Staff Scientist

        Feb 2021 - Feb 2022
      • Senior Staff Scientist (Epidemiology and Medical Statistics)

        Jul 2019 - Jan 2021
      • Staff Scientist (epidemiology and medical statistics)

        Jan 2006 - Jul 2019
      • Medical Statistician

        Jan 2000 - Jan 2006
    • IQVIA

      Feb 2021 - now

      Associate Director in Epidemiology, senior oversight of real-world studies in multiple therapeutic areas, leadership responsibilities, line manager of a large team. Senior consultant in epidemiology (and manager from September 2021) working in the EMEA Real World Methods & Evidence Generation team as well in the Global Database Team, helping to improve access to novel medicines and outcomes through the use of real-world evidence #RWE

      • Associate Director in Epidemiology

        Oct 2022 - now
      • Manager Epidemiology at IQVIA, a Human Data Science Company

        Feb 2021 - Oct 2022
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Real-World Evidence in Medicine Development (8-week Course)

      GetReal (Innovative Medicines Initiative)
      Nov 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • Drug Development

      Coursera (taught by University of California San Diego)
      Sept 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • A crash course in Causal Inference

      University of Pennsylvania
      Jan 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • EdX Verified Certificate for Causal Diagrams: Draw Your Assumptions Before Your Conclusions

      EdX
      Apr 2023
      View certificate certificate
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Steering Group Committee member of the Cohort Consortium (of cancer epidemiology cohort studies)

      Issued by The National Cancer Institute Cohort Consortium, Bethesda, USA on Jan 2020
      The National Cancer Institute Cohort Consortium, Bethesda, USAAssociated with Minouk Schoemaker, PhD
    • Member of the Epidemiology subgroup for the Environmental Health Criteria report on Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF EMF)

      Issued by The World Health Organization on Jan 2012
      The World Health OrganizationAssociated with Minouk Schoemaker, PhD
    • Epidemiology expert on the Biological Effects and Policy Advisory Group (BEPAG) on electromagnetic fields

      Issued by The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on Sept 2008
      The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)Associated with Minouk Schoemaker, PhD