Health Economics & Payer Evidence Director

AstraZeneca is a global scienceled patientfocused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery development and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the worlds most serious diseases.

Were all here to make an impact to achieve our bold ambition of eliminating cancer as a cause of death.

In the Oncology Business Unit we relentlessly follow the science challenging the status quo to deliver more effective treatments to patients in need. Our commitment means we purposefully push back the limits of knowledge to change the practice of medicine. To ensure no patient is left behind no matter what stage of disease.

WHY JOIN MARKET ACCESS AT ASTRAZENECA

Join a highly valued strategic team that is fundamental in realizing the potential of our lifechanging medicines. Its through our work that AstraZeneca can ensure the right access is provided to our transformative medicines.

Working with new drugs new digital approaches and everchanging environments its crucial that we remain flexible and on top of the detail. Running thinking and acting fast to make smart decisions and get the right medicines to patients at the right time.

We lead the way for the industry with our pioneering valuedbased agreements and Innovative Value Strategy solutions. Its our determination and unwavering belief in the power of our medicines and the science sitting behind them that drives us to ensure their value is realized.

Inspired by our people patients and pipeline we work crossfunctionally to leverage our shared skills knowledge and entrepreneurial spirit to change the way medicines are assessed and perceived and turn ambitions into reality.

Were pioneering Market Access innovations: this is the place to unlock opportunities and feed our love for the challenge. United by an unrivalled passion for patients and science and always performing at the top of our game.

HEALTH ECONOMICS AND PAYER EVIDENCE DIRECTOR WHAT YOULL DO:
The HEPE Director will lead the global health economic and payer evidence strategy and plan working closely across two key disease areas: haematology and immunooncology. They will be pivotal in shaping and preparing for launch across our key countries. The successful candidate will work closely with the pricing and market access director the simulation and modelling teams our marketing companies (local affiliates) and cross functionally with an expectation that they will make impact into strategic discussions across R&D medical and commercial.

• Collaborate with cross functional R&D commercial regional and country teams to develop launch and commercialize AstraZeneca Oncology medicines.

• High quality health economics and payer evidence input into pharmaceutical development projects payer evidence strategy and plans and market access & pricing strategies

• Manage a cross functional team to support the development of payer strategy and evidence including payer statistical analyses patient reported outcomes health economics and realworld evidence.

• Delivery of health economics and payer evidence related activities and contribute to work streams to ensure optimal access of our life changing medicines to patients

• Deliver clear customerfocused and robust Global Reimbursement Dossiers (GRDs)

• Ensure target product profiles and target claims can meet payer needs and necessary supporting evidence is developed.

• #Apply your knowledge to support decisionmaking processes value demonstration and commercialization of products including through Health Technology Assessment (HTA).

• Advocate and champion the need for scientifically sound trial and nontrial data (including RWE economic modelling metaanalyses observational studies and PRO approaches).

• Collaborate with marketing companies/local affiliates in preparing evidence that satisfies their local payer requirements

• Contribute to peer reviewed scientific publications as well as effective communication of complex ideas for use with both payers and other stakeholders

• Participate in external health economics and payer evidence departmental activities via technical presentations committee membership publication reviews and other similar activities

• Interact with HTA authorities and advisors/key external experts in preparing materials for scientific advice or reimbursement submissions
  

Essential Requirements

• Graduate degree in biomedical science business quantitative disciplines or economics.

• Oncology therapy area experience

• Local or global launch experience having worked at a senior level within a health economic consultancy or several years in a pharmaceutical company (either at a marketing company/local affiliate or global level).

• Ability to communicate technical matters in a clear compelling and impactful way with others via a range of media (e.g. face to face teleconferences video conferences formal presentations strong scientific writing for reports analysis plans and emails).
  

Desirable Requirements

• Global payer launch experience and global payer evidence development experience.

• Postgraduate degree in health economics or a related quantitative discipline
  

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  09May2025

  Closing Date

  29May2025Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations please complete the section in the application form.