USA - Project Manager III (Scientific) (contract)

Job Summary

We are seeking a dynamic and visionary leader to join a forward-thinking pharmaceutical organization at the forefront of patient-centered drug development. This role sits at the intersection of clinical strategy, health value translation, and patient engagement, playing a pivotal part in transforming how evidence is generated and applied across the global drug development pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Represent the Patient and Health Value department at the Global Project Team level, serving as the primary advocate for patient health value in all development decisions
• Lead the development of patient-informed Target Value Propositions and Patient Relevant Information strategies from Phase 2 through Phase 3, in close collaboration with Health Economics and Value Assessment, Market Access, and Medical functions
• Ensure patient-related insights are delivered to key decision-making committees, including Development Working Groups, Therapeutic Area Review Committees, and Integrated Development and Commercial Committees
• Enable and coordinate cross-functional workstreams within Global Project Teams to identify unmet healthcare needs, assess care delivery experience, and define differentiation versus standard of care and key competitors
• Translate patient-informed value propositions into trial designs and evidence generation programs for inclusion in Integrated Evidence Generation Plans
• Collaborate closely with Patient Engagement and Patient Relevant Insights and Outcomes leads to develop patient-centered evidence generation strategies and identify regulatory opportunities for patient-reported outcome and patient experience data inclusion in product labeling
• Foster the integration of innovative methods and technologies, including real-world data, patient preference studies, predictive analytics, machine learning, and natural language processing, to strengthen health value demonstration for patients
• Advance the Patient Relevant Information strategy by expanding beyond traditional patient-reported outcomes to include digital tools, social media listening, care delivery experience, drug delivery device use, and other patient-centric research methods
• Ensure that patient insights gathered through engagement activities are accessible and actionable for Global Project Teams
• Lead agile, therapeutically aligned cross-functional workstreams to ensure Target Value Proposition and Patient Relevant Information strategies are effectively delivered and integrated into development decision-making

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the life sciences industry with a proven track record in research and development
• Demonstrated success in evidence generation for label claims, both pre-approval and post-approval
• Experience with evidence generation strategies beyond randomized controlled trials, including real-world evidence, differentiation strategies, and benefit-risk demonstration
• Working knowledge of public health systems and challenges, market access, pharmaceutical research and development, and commercial functions
• Medical background is strongly desirable to ensure a focused understanding of patient health value and care experience