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Job Description
- We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join us as an Associate Director. Primarily this position will be responsible for the development of ACE Health Economic and Outcomes Research (HEOR) strategies and tactical of YESCARTA launch indications and lifecycle management managing HEOR projects from inception to completion for all phases of research. The role may also support other Kite indications such as Tecartus anitocel or pipeline.
Your role will encompass research design project management analysis interpretation and dissemination of HEOR evidence and the communication of appropriate HEOR key value messages. You will collaborate crossfunctionally with Clinical Development Medical Affairs Market Access Government Affairs Legal & Regulatory and other Commercial functions as well as collaborate with external KOLs and decisionmakers. This position sits in the regional ACE HEOR team reporting to the ACE head of HEOR. The roles is based in Stockley Park London (UK).
Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:
- Supports the development of evidence to establish the clinical economic and patient centered value propositions related to YESCARTA launch indications and lifecycle management.
- Supports the development of systematic literature reviews metaanalysis indirect treatment comparisons realworld outcomes studies including registries and claims data patientreported outcomes (PRO) studies costeffectiveness and budget impact models and other studies to support evidence generation for value prop and core value dossier
- Manages budgets and timelines for vendor activities in support of our evidence generation activities
- Interfaces with crossfunctional partners in Medical Affairs Clinical Development Regulatory Legal/Compliance and Commercial in the development of HEOR strategy and evidence generation
- Represents Kite for HEORrelated activities at external professional scientific meetings and forums
- Collaborates with internal and external experts in the of studies and implementation of fieldbased customerfocused initiatives (e.g. models scientific communications slide kits formulary/regulatory dossiers)
- Provides internal training on HEOR methodologies and data results to key internal colleagues
- Works closely with scientific communications publications and other home office and field colleagues to ensure scientific conference material is appropriate relevant and accurate
- Creates study concept documents protocols analysis plans and final study reports as well as draft manuscripts for studies which include HEOR components
- Develops health economic analyses and/or economic models to assess costeffectiveness clinical practice and/or burden of illness within Kites clinical trial design and study results or external databases or from scientific literature
- Works with Medical Affairs to help influence Phase IV clinical trial design inclusion of appropriate value endpoints/metrics data analysis and publications as appropriate. Manage external HEOR consulting companies
Basic Qualifications:
- MA/MS and extensive experience OR
- BA/BS and extensive experience
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience
- Advanced degree in the life sciences (PharmD PhD MD) or dual degree in related scientific field; will also consider a MS in an outcomesrelated field (e.g. Public Health Epidemiology Health Economics and Pharmacy Administration) a PharmD with HEORrelated education and/or Fellowship experience or an MPH/MS who has strong relevant experience
- Extensive experience in the industry specifically in health economics and outcomes research with clinical background or research experience necessary to support European Canadian and Australian Market Access
- Presentation and strong research experience with Market Access customers
- Prior corporate experience in hematology/oncology therapeutic area is highly preferred
- Experience with economic modeling and/or patient reported outcomes (PROs) is preferred
- Experience with clinical/outcomes research applied to retrospective and prospective HEOR research
- Experience influencing strategy with internal and external customer audiences
- Significant experience in analyzing claims databases and EMRs to assess the burden of disease
Skills/Knowledge
- Superior technical reading writing and verbal communication skills with proficiency in communicating clinical technical information to varied internal and customer audiences
- Strong research design modeling and analytic skills
- Refined methodological quantitative and analytical skills
- Strong track record in HEOR study methodology statistics data reporting and resource development
- Demonstrated ability to manage a large number of complex projects
- High level strategic thinking critical thinking problem solving and decisionmaking skills
- Strong presentation and leadership skills
- Highly motivated to function proactively operate with a sense of urgency bring tasks to completion
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively as a key contributor to multidepartmental teams simultaneously
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
It is the policy of Gilead Sciences Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively Gilead or the Company) to recruit select and employ the most qualified persons available for positions throughout the Company. Except if otherwise provided by applicable law all employment actions relating to issues such as compensation benefits transfers layoffs returns from layoffs companysponsored training education assistance social and recreational programs are administered on a nondiscriminatory basis (i.e. without regard to protected characteristics or prohibited grounds which may include an individuals gender race color national origin ancestry religion creed physical or mental disability marital status sexual orientation medical condition veteran status and age unless such protection is prohibited by federal state municipal provincial local or other applicable laws). Gilead also prohibits discrimination based on any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.
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Required Experience:
Director