Director, HEOR and Real-World Evidence

Company Description

Statistics show that women and underrepresented groups tend to apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Sobi encourages you to change that statistic and apply. Rarely do candidates meet 100% of the qualifications. We look forward to your application!

At Sobi, each person brings their unique talents to work as a team and make a difference. We are dedicated to developing and delivering innovative therapies to improve the lives of people who live with a rare disease. Our edge comes from our team of people and our commitment to patients.

Our mission and culture at Sobi North America get us excited to come to work every day, but here are a few more reasons to join our team:

• Competitive compensation for your work
• Generous time off policy
• Summer Fridays
• Opportunity to broaden your horizons by attending popular conferences
• Emphasis on work/life balance
• Collaborative and team-oriented environment
• Making a positive impact to help ultra-rare disease patients who are in need of life saving treatments

Job Description

Sobi is currently recruiting for a Director, HEOR and RWE, to join our growing Health Economic and Outcomes Research/Real-World Evidence (HEOR/RWE) team within the Medical Affairs department.  In this position, the individual will be responsible for leading HEOR and RWE scientific strategy, evidence generation, and dissemination plans for Sobi’s North America disease portfolios. This position is remote, but candidate must reside within the US and preferably on central or eastern time zone.

Essential Responsibilities/Scope of the Job

• Lead the design and execution of HEOR and RWE studies/projects for the US market in alignment with the brand strategy and demonstrate the value proposition for assets in the Sobi NA portfolio.
• Partner with Market Access and other internal stakeholders to develop and ensure appropriate dissemination of customer facing HEOR/RWE related materials/tools (i.e. economic/value-based models, evidence blueprints, AMCP dossiers, publications etc.) per FDA guidance and internal SOPs to successfully support reimbursement and access requirements.
• Lead the development of appropriate data dissemination plans and communicate evidence generated via publications and conference presentations.
• Develop strategic partnerships and research collaborations with key external experts, healthcare policy makers, and various thought leaders to support asset strategies.
• Ensure quality in internal / external communications including publications, training support for HEOR studies, and models and/or tools developed for the respective therapeutic areas. 
• Contributes to the development of evidence generation plans and design of RWE studies (e.g., systematic literature reviews, database studies, and observational studies/disease registries)
• Performs statistical analyses using SAS software (or similar statistical software), data management, including data base building, extraction and cleaning of raw data, derivation of new variables, labelling and formatting of raw and derived variables, and multiple imputation

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree (PhD, DrPH, ScD) in health economics, health services research, epidemiology, or biostatistics, or related field with 4+ years professional experience in a pharmaceutical/biotech, consulting, healthcare, academic or research setting
• Master’s degree with 7+ years professional experience in a pharmaceutical/biotech, consulting, healthcare, academic or research setting
• 4+ years of experience in developing economic and value-based models
• 4+ years of experience in study design, research methodology, and statistical analysis
• 4+ years of experience conducting statistical analyses with SAS (Advanced programming skills) or similar statistical software packages.

Preferred:

• Technical expertise in development and evaluation of economic and value-based models is required
• Experience using SAS or similar statistical software packages
• Excellent written and oral communication/presentation skills
• Experience in communicating technical data both internally and externally to non-technical audiences is required.
• Excellent attention to detail and quality, and scientific rigor
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams
• Solid work ethic with demonstrated organizational and problem-solving skills
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with frequent changes in scope or direction of projects
• Experience in immunology, hematology or any rare disease is a plus

Up to 10% travel (including international) as per business needs.

The base salary pay range for this role is $180,000-225,000 annually. Actual pay for this position will take into account factors such as experience and location. In addition to a base salary, this position is also eligible for a competitive 401k match, short and long-term incentives, medical, dental, vision, STD/LTD and life insurance benefits, in addition to other health and wellness programs and offerings.

Additional Information

All Sobi employees need to demonstrate behaviors in line with Sobi's core values: Care, Ambition, Urgency, Ownership and Partnership. Are you ready to be on the Sobi team? Come join a culture that empowers every person to be the person that makes a difference for rare disease.

Why Join Us?

We are a global company with over 1,700 employees in more than 30 countries and are committed to the societies where we operate. With a deeply skilled management team directing our day-to-day wins, and a Board with a stellar track record, we’re ready to take on the world’s diseases, ailments and adversity. Our people believe they have the power to make a positive impact in others’ lives because that’s exactly what we do here. If you’re seeking a career that taps into your talents in a way that makes the world a better, healthier place, we just may have a job for you.

We know our employees are our most valuable asset, and our culture conveys that. We offer a competitive benefits package, to support the health and happiness of our staff.

Sobi Culture

At Sobi, we refuse to accept the status quo. This is because we have witnessed first-hand the challenges facing those affected by rare diseases, and have used this knowledge to shape our business to find new ways of helping them.

As a specialized biopharmaceutical company, we are dedicated to rare diseases. And we see this focus as a strength. By effectively turning our research into ground-breaking treatments, we help make medicine more accessible and open up more possibilities for patients and more opportunities for those caring for them. This has been our approach since day one, but we know we can’t change the world of rare diseases on our own. Accomplishing this requires strong partnerships with patients, partners and stakeholders across the entire value chain. Together, we define how our business can create solutions that serve the needs of those affected by rare diseases while facilitating sustainable growth.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Sobi is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions at Sobi are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veterans and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status or protected groups by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

Sobi is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. Disabled/Veterans. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access this website to apply for a vacancy as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to irina.conc@sobi.com

COVID-19 Policy

For the safety of our employees and all individuals with whom we interact professionally, Sobi North America requires all new hires in the U.S. to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 with proof of vaccination status. We will consider requests for reasonable medical or religious accommodations, as well as any state-specific exemptions, as required by applicable law.