Director, HEOR Strategy, Neuroscience

Responsibilities

• Oversees the design and conduct of multiple programs as well as effectively communicates the findings and strategic impact of findings to internal and external audiences.
• HEOR strategy lead interacting with cross-functional brand teams.
• Determine, in collaboration with cross-functional leaders, the global development strategy for new or marketed products and contribute to the Therapeutic Area Long Range Plan and Portfolio Planning.
• Drives the design and aggressive execution of a high-quality HEOR program supporting the therapeutic area strategy for pipeline products as well as on-market products that effectively and efficiently meets ethical, scientific, regulatory, commercial, and quality requirements.
• In the post-marketing setting, this position is responsible for developing and executing product life-cycle and labeling strategies in collaboration with scientific and commercial team members across the TA portfolio.
• Ensures the scientific and communication excellence of all data elements agreed to by the matrix team.
• Accountable for end-to-end delivery of HEOR book of work under their remit, from strategy development to content pull through.
• Accountable to ensuring strong partnership with all relevant HEOR COE functions to ensure a comprehensive HEOR voice is represented in cross-functional meetings.
• Executive presence and ability to engage with senior leaders in a cross-functional setting.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree, MD, PharmD, MS in Economics, Econometrics, or (pharmaco)epidemiology.
• Minimum of ten years working experience with Masters, seven years with PhD (can include fellowship experience).
• Professional training in a health field (MD, PharmD, etc.) is a plus.
• Experience leading complex products and/or clinical development in support of pipeline development and on-market product support.
• Experience within pharmaceutical industry preferred.
• Must perform at times in previously uncharted territory with few, if any, established guidelines or procedures.
• Must be able to develop creative and effective solutions to inter- and intra-project priority conflicts, resource constraints and other problems which may impact project or group goals and deliverables across multiple programs.
• Extensive knowledge of the global regulatory, HTA and PR&A landscape, as well as understanding of other development-related functions as they relate to all phases of drug development.
• Proven leadership skills in a cross-functional global team environment. Ability to interact externally and internally to support global business strategy.
• Additionally, this person must be able to interact successfully with Senior Management globally (Executive staff, Area VPs, GMs etc.) and act as the HEOR project/group champion and spokesperson.
• High goal-orientation with the ability to see solutions rather than problems as projects encounter the inevitable ups and downs associated with new drug development or on-market product support.
• Must be a self-starter and have a strong desire to see projects achieve commercial success.

Skills

• To perform the dual roles of leading a cross-functional team and managing scientific personnel in clinical research.