Group Director, Real World Value and Evidence - Immunology

Group Director, Real World Value and Evidence (RWV&E) – Immunology (Horsham, PA)

Purpose:

• Lead US real-world evidence (RWE) research strategy and execution for the portfolio of in-line and pipeline products in alignment with business partners.

Responsibilities:

• Formulate key research questions; design and conduct studies; plan and conduct market access analytics; manage publications; ensure compliant communication and dissemination.
• Integrate RWE/market access scientific support into US business value propositions; lead scientific strategic planning.
• Align strategies/projects with Strategic Imperatives and the Integrated Evidence Generation Plan (IEGP); execute on time.
• Collaborate with internal/external experts to prioritize and generate rigorous scientific data; develop dissemination plans.
• Ensure compliance with US regulatory/legal/commercial requirements and operating procedures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to support access; initiate/manage research studies and related projects.
• Serve as subject matter expert for US-focused value assessments; ensure quality of study design/execution/publications and related models/tools.
• Develop and manage annual budget; ensure quality of internal/external communications.
• Travel: up to 20% (mostly national).

Qualifications:

• Required: Master's degree (Public Health, Statistics, Health Services Research, Economics, Epidemiology, Health Policy, or related).
• Preferred: PhD or PharmD with methodological training in health economics study design/application.
• Minimum 7+ years research experience.
• Expertise in healthcare/clinical knowledge, reimbursement, economic evaluations or patient-reported outcomes, data analysis/statistics.
• Strong leadership, collaboration, influencing, and communication.
• Experience with large datasets, survey techniques, mixed models, comparative analyses, advanced statistics/experimental design (GI preferred).
• Understanding of drug development, regulatory standards for data communication, US healthcare systems/customers, evidence-based medicine/comparative effectiveness, and prior publications.

Benefits (time off):

• Vacation 120 hrs/yr
• Sick 40 hrs/yr (state variations noted)
• Holiday pay incl. floating holidays 13 days/yr
• Work/Personal/Family time up to 40 hrs/yr
• Parental leave 480 hrs/yr (within one year of birth/adoption/foster care)
• Bereavement leave 240 hrs immediate family / 40 hrs extended family
• Caregiver leave 80 hrs (52-week rolling)
• Volunteer leave 32 hrs/yr
• Military spouse time-off 80 hrs/yr