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Job type full-time
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Role summary
The director, health economics & outcomes research [heor] (meningococcal vaccines), will be responsible for leading heor activities for pfizer’s exciting meningococcal portfolio.
This role will lead development and execution of high quality heor strategic efforts to support optimal reimbursement and access for the launch of our pentavalent meningococcal vaccine, and deliver robust evidence demonstrating the value of our inline portfolio, successfully impacting business objectives on a global basis.
The heor director will be part of the patient and health impact (phi) team and will collaborate as a strategic partner to our scientific, clinical, and commercial groups at every stage of development through launch to ensure there is a single and coordinated view on strategy and delivery from phi to the business.
Patient and health impact (phi) is a group within pfizer that brings together experts in health economics and outcomes research, real-world data, patient-centered outcomes assessment, market access, pricing, strategy and contractingThis group is responsible for ensuring patients have affordable, timely access to medicines and vaccines that can help optimize their overall health by generating evidence of value and working with payers and governments around the world to create accessRecognizing challenges with healthcare sustainability and the evolution to value-based care, this group is also exploring innovative approaches and new partnerships to transform the way pfizer brings medicines and vaccines to marketWe recognize our responsibility to be part of the solution and aim to be a leader in the industry.
Phi offers colleagues a distinct opportunity to support evidence-generation and market access strategies across pfizer’s entire portfolio through all lifecycle stages – from early pipeline to marketed brands to loss of exclusivity and switch to over the counterColleagues in phi have an unparalleled opportunity to grow and develop, while making a meaningful contribution to patient and population health around the world.
Role responsibilities
Lead development and execution of strategic heor activities to support the value of vaccine assets:
Lead development of heor and market access data generation strategy to quantify unmet medical need and demonstrate the broader clinical, humanistic, and economic value of vaccination
Generate heor deliverables needed for vaccine technical committees, hta bodies, clinical development, regulatory interactions, and internal governance milestones
Lead development of value propositions for payers, policymakers, healthcare providers, consumers, and other stakeholders
Maintain awareness of scientific developments, new and innovative methodologies, and trends in the evolving healthcare landscape to ensure incorporation into medical strategy and research plans
Oversee development of health economic models to explain the value of vaccines to stakeholders:
Collaborate with internal asset teams and external experts on the conception, design, specification, and format of health economic models
Lead quality assurance and stress testing of economic models, as well as comparisons with other published modeling efforts
Prepare and deliver publications, presentations and reports communicating health economic results to various stakeholders, including vaccine technical committees
Lead the design, implementation, and management of heor studies from concept through publication:
Generate new evidence to measure burden of disease (disease incidence, treatment patterns, costing, etc.) using real world data and other data sources
Incorporate humanistic and economic endpoints into all phases of product development
Execute and manage research projects with external collaborators and vendors to ensure timely completion and quality of deliverables as well as budget and legal compliance
Generate peer-reviewed publications to communicate study findings in scientific channels in alignment with the product publication strategy
The heor director will also be expected to:
Set the ambition and vision for value-based access to vaccines for strategic assets
Develop effective processes and ways of working to support collaboration with key internal stakeholder groups (e.g.; medical, clinical development, commercial, etc.)
Identify new opportunities for value creation based on an understanding of health care systems and the potential benefits of pfizer medicines
Support development of innovative approaches to evidence generation that meet payer needs and integrate these with the needs of other customers
Prepare for value story and cost effectiveness modeling content to support vaccine technical committee recommendation processes at vaccine launch
Basic qualifications
Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact.
Bachelors degree in health economics, epidemiology, health services research, or other research-focused public health field with minimum of 10 years of experience in heor or relevant related fields is required
Graduate degree (msc or phd) preferred
Demonstrated expert understanding of fundamental health services research methods and tools including but not limited to:
Health economics
Cost-effectiveness / budgetary impact modeling
Prospective and retrospective data analyses
Patient reported outcomes measures
Real world evidence studies
Epidemiology
Statistics
Knowledge and experience in vaccine therapeutic areas is strongly preferred
Experience with vaccines technical review committees’ organizations such as acip, jcvi, stiko as well as experience in hta organizations such as nice, smc is desirable
Strong interpersonal skills and evidence of teamwork in a matrix environment
Proven ability to develop strong partnerships across multiple functions within a large group/company
Executive presence and ability to independently engage all levels of stakeholders within all levels of the organization
Demonstrated ability to assess anticipated value for projects/programs to ensure alignment to business priorities and prioritize accordingly
An “execution mindset” focused on getting things done quickly and simply
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects involving complex processes, significant budget, competing deadlines, and rapidly shifting priorities in a compliant manner
Excellent oral and written english communication skills are required
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Last date to apply for job: october 15th, 2021
Additional location information: new york, ny; collegeville, pa; us - remote; europe - remote; canada - remote
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