Principal Scientist (Director) - Outcomes Research Lead - Lung Cancer

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 serve as an Oncology, V&I, Outcomes Research lead for a Lung Cancer program.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead in value evidence teams in Lung Cancer 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 local 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.

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.

Preferred for Education, Experience and Skills:

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