R309670 Principal Scientist (Director) - Outcomes Research Lead - Oncology

Job Description

This position resides within our company's Value and Implementation (V&I), Outcomes Research organization, which is responsible for real-world evidence generation and outcomes research to enable sustained patient access to our company’s innovations and improve patient health outcomes. Under the guidance of a senior leader, this individual will support one or more V&I, Outcomes Research teams across the Oncology program.

• Support value evidence teams in Oncology and contribute to value evidence strategies for in-line and pipeline products. Obtain senior management approval of value evidence generation plans. Provide outcomes research leadership on cross-functional regional and global teams.

• Critically assess drivers and barriers to reimbursement and market access in collaboration with internal teams, and provide input into clinical, payer/access, marketing and value evidence generation strategies and programs.

• In collaboration with internal teams and external partners, design non-interventional and data synthesis studies, author study protocols, develop measurement questionnaires, case report forms, data analysis plans, final study reports, scientific presentations, and publications.

• Responsible for study-related contracting, budgets, and vendor/partner management.

• Develop American Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) dossiers for US payers, and Global Value Dossiers.

• Develop supplementary clinical data package for submission to Health Technology Assessment (HTA) agencies in close partnership with country affiliates and HTA statistics group.

• Support country affiliates to understand local evidence generation needs, adapt health economic evaluations, customize outcomes research documents, such as protocols and reimbursement dossiers, according to local requirements.

• Work closely with cross functional teams to effectively communicate outcomes research and health economic modelling data internally and to external stakeholders.

• Identify patient-reported outcomes instruments for inclusion in clinical trials and disseminate health-related quality of life results in collaboration with internal teams and external partners.

• Maintain awareness of new scientific and methodological developments within therapeutic area.

• Build relationships with scientific experts worldwide.

• Present outcomes research data at national and international congresses and publish articles in scientific journals.

Minimum education required:

• PhD in a relevant discipline (e.g., Outcomes Research, Health Economics, Epidemiology, Pharmaceutical Administration, Health Policy, Public Health)

Required Experience and Skills: ​

• Advanced or professional degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Outcomes Research, Health Economics, Epidemiology, Pharmaceutical Administration, Public Health, Health Policy, Medicine, or Clinical Pharmacy)

• 5+ years relevant experience following advanced or professional degree

• Oncology experience

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