Director, HTA, Value & Evidence – Obesity

• Lead development of the evidence generation strategy for Obesity treatments in the Primary Care Division
• Coordinate input from local country and regional teams and incorporate evidence needs into global market access strategy
• Lead design and execution of global HEOR studies, including network meta-analyses, non-interventional studies, and economic models
• Oversee launch deliverables such as value and evidence strategies, global value dossiers, AMCP/JCA dossiers, systematic literature reviews, economic models, and innovative access tools
• Develop patient-reported outcomes strategy and incorporate humanistic and economic endpoints into clinical trials
• Provide strategic input into clinical trial designs and analyses to support negotiations, reimbursement, and patient access
• Partner with internal stakeholders on customer-facing dissemination of HEOR materials under regulatory guidance and internal SOPs
• Develop strategic partnerships and research collaborations with external experts, healthcare policy makers, payers, and academic and community settings
• Manage health economics and outcomes research to generate data supporting patient access to Obesity treatments
• Collaborate with Primary Care Global Access Strategy and Pricing, US Market Access, cross-functional, and country teams

Requirements

• Graduate degree required, such as MSc, MPH, or PhD
• 7+ years of experience with an MSc/MPH/MBA degree, or 5+ years with a PharmD/PhD/DrPH in HEOR or related fields
• Experience in health economics, epidemiology, health services research, or another research-focused public health field
• Expertise in HEOR strategy and evidence development
• Knowledge of health services research methods and tools, including health economic modeling, patient-reported outcomes, statistics, and real-world evidence studies
• Technical and methodological expertise in registries and observational study design, implementation, analysis, and interpretation
• Ability to independently manage complex non-interventional study projects
• Knowledge and understanding of the drug development process
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to assess project and program value, align with business priorities, and prioritize accordingly
• Strong project management abilities, including contracting, budgeting, and vendor management
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects with significant budgets, competing deadlines, shifting priorities, and stakeholder engagement
• Leadership in cross-functional teams and ability to guide junior team members
• Ability to function within a matrix organization
• Organized and detail oriented, proactive, and able to anticipate and resolve needs
• Comfortable responding to unexpected demands with tight timelines
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally
• Ability to work in all U.S. time zones
• Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer
• Permanent work authorization in the United States required
• U.S. work visa sponsorship is not available now or in the future
• Preferred: knowledge and experience in the Obesity therapy area
• Preferred: experience with HTA organizations such as NICE, CADTH, PBAC, ICER, and other HTA groups
• Preferred: experience supporting global Obesity launch
• Preferred: experience developing evidence strategies for reimbursement and cash-pay/direct-to-consumer channels
• Preferred: experience using AI tools such as ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot and understanding of responsible AI practices

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) strategy, evidence generation, and project management within the Obesity treatment landscape. Capable of leading complex studies and collaborating with cross-functional teams to support patient access and reimbursement strategies.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Health Economics And Outcomes Research (HEOR)
• Evidence Generation Strategy
• Project Management
• Health Economic Modeling
• Patient-Reported Outcomes

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Health Economics
• Epidemiology
• Health Services Research
• Statistical Analysis
• Non-Interventional Study Design
• Economic Modeling
• Real-World Evidence Studies
• Clinical Trial Design
• Budgeting
• Vendor Management

Soft Skills

• Excellent Oral Communication
• Excellent Written Communication
• Organized
• Detail Oriented
• Proactive

Certifications & Qualifications

• Graduate Degree (MSc, MPH, PhD)

Industry Keywords

• Obesity Treatments
• Global Market Access
• Health Technology Assessment (HTA)
• NICE
• CADTH
• PBAC
• ICER
• Value Dossiers
• Systematic Literature Reviews
• Clinical Trials

Tools & Technologies

• AI Tools
• ChatGPT
• Microsoft Copilot