Executive Director, Outcomes Research, Pneumococcal Vaccines
Executive Director, Outcomes Research, Pneumococcal Vaccines
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$ 250800 - 394800
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Job Description
Under the guidance of a senior leader the Executive Director leads a team of outcomes research professionals to develop value evidence strategies and generate real world and economic evidence for our companys Pneumococcal Vaccine portfolio to meet the value evidence needs of clinicians payers policymakers HTA/reimbursement agencies and health systems globally. The ability to successfully participate in and lead cross functional teams is a critical part of this role.
The Executive Director has scientific and budgetary oversight for all outcomes research activities conducted by the team. These include prospective and retrospective observational studies to characterize disease burden and epidemiology treatment patterns healthcare resource utilization and costs physician and patient satisfaction surveys clinical and patient reported outcomes assessments systematic reviews and metaanalyses and economic modelling. Key responsibilities also include overseeing the development of American Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) dossiers for US payers and Global Value Dossiers for use by local subsidiaries in their HTA submissions.
The Executive Director is expected to contribute to product development and marketing strategies throughout the lifecycle to ensure that product value is defined and developed to achieve optimal market/patient access and reimbursement. The incumbent is expected to work crossfunctionally with clinical development medical affairs biostatistics market access commercial and country affiliates and may have direct interactions with health technology assessment (HTA) agencies reimbursement decision makers and national immunization technical advisory groups.
Primary Responsibilities:
Lead manage and provide strategic direction to a team of outcomes research professionals.
Lead value evidence and outcomes research strategy development for pneumococcal vaccines through a crossfunctional team.
Accountable for the development and delivery of innovative timely robust health outcomes and economic evidence to support and optimize market access pricing reimbursement HTA formulary listing and promotion of our Companys products.
Develop a strong matrix relationship with clinical development medical affairs market access commercial and key markets to ensure that clinical commercial and access strategies fully reflect payer/HTA requirements.
Represent the perspectives and experiences of their team to shape the strategy and function of the outcomes research organization within the company through involvement in the extended leadership team and leading strategic initiatives.
Develop effective partnerships with internal stakeholders and external thought leaders in real world evidence health economics health care policy and HTA to maintain our understanding of the external environment inform our value evidence strategies and shape the environment for innovative applications of Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR).
Maintain awareness of new scientific and methodological developments within therapeutic area and encourage appropriate application of new methods to outcomes research studies.
Accountable for innovative and effective dissemination of value evidence deliverables through presentations at scientific congresses publications in peer reviewed journals press releases promotional materials and social media.
Education:
Doctoral Degree (PhD DrPH ScD PharmD) in relevant discipline (health services research outcomes research epidemiology public health health economics pharmacoeconomics pharmacy administration).
Required Experience and Skills:
10 years post degree
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Expected US salary range:
$250800.00 $394800.00Available benefits include bonus eligibility long term incentive if applicable health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family) retirement benefits paid holidays vacation and sick days. A summary of benefits is listed here.
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Domestic/InternationalVISA Sponsorship:
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Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
