Associate Scientific Director, HEOR
Neurocrine Biosciences
August 09, 2026
Remote friendly (San Diego Metropolitan Area)
United States
Market Access
About The Role
Emerging internal thought leader and discipline expert driving Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) and epidemiology real-world evidence (RWE) across a portfolio of research projects. Leads design, review, execution, and oversight of product/disease-specific projects to establish prevalence, disease burden, epidemiology, and health outcomes. Partners with cross-functional teams (Global Clinical Development, New Product Planning, Drug Safety, Biostatistics, Medical Affairs) to achieve corporate strategic objectives.
Your Contributions
- Design, develop, and implement disease/product-specific HEOR and/or epidemiology projects to inform clinical strategy, value assessment, and market access
- Recommend scientific and business operating plans; help create department vision and goals
- Execute complex epidemiological and real-world data projects and communicate HEOR insights
- Lead highly complex technical research aligned to strategic goals and budget
- Support evidence generation for product launches pre- and post-launch
- Oversee and analyze large data methods (data collection criteria/tools, literature searches, data abstraction)
- Develop reports, manuscripts, and presentations
- Serve as SME with internal/external stakeholders (e.g., patient advocacy partners, academics)
- Guide evidence generation for population prevalence/incidence with commercialization, safety, and clinical development teams
- Partner with business units to address external evidence needs
- Advise/mentor teams and oversee/mentor external consultants and lower-level employees; manage vendors
Requirements
- Master’s (MPH or life sciences) with 12+ years related experience OR PhD with 5+ years related experience
- Strong presentation, computer, and written communication skills (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)
- Interpersonal skills; leadership and project management
- Expertise in data analytics, epidemiology, and statistical modeling (R, SAS, STATA or similar); expert Excel
- Robust publication/medical writing experience (peer-reviewed track record)
- Experience with large commercial claims/real-world datasets
- Ability to synthesize complex clinical/statistical information and influence stakeholders
Emerging internal thought leader and discipline expert driving Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) and epidemiology real-world evidence (RWE) across a portfolio of research projects. Leads design, review, execution, and oversight of product/disease-specific projects to establish prevalence, disease burden, epidemiology, and health outcomes. Partners with cross-functional teams (Global Clinical Development, New Product Planning, Drug Safety, Biostatistics, Medical Affairs) to achieve corporate strategic objectives.
Your Contributions
- Design, develop, and implement disease/product-specific HEOR and/or epidemiology projects to inform clinical strategy, value assessment, and market access
- Recommend scientific and business operating plans; help create department vision and goals
- Execute complex epidemiological and real-world data projects and communicate HEOR insights
- Lead highly complex technical research aligned to strategic goals and budget
- Support evidence generation for product launches pre- and post-launch
- Oversee and analyze large data methods (data collection criteria/tools, literature searches, data abstraction)
- Develop reports, manuscripts, and presentations
- Serve as SME with internal/external stakeholders (e.g., patient advocacy partners, academics)
- Guide evidence generation for population prevalence/incidence with commercialization, safety, and clinical development teams
- Partner with business units to address external evidence needs
- Advise/mentor teams and oversee/mentor external consultants and lower-level employees; manage vendors
Requirements
- Master’s (MPH or life sciences) with 12+ years related experience OR PhD with 5+ years related experience
- Strong presentation, computer, and written communication skills (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)
- Interpersonal skills; leadership and project management
- Expertise in data analytics, epidemiology, and statistical modeling (R, SAS, STATA or similar); expert Excel
- Robust publication/medical writing experience (peer-reviewed track record)
- Experience with large commercial claims/real-world datasets
- Ability to synthesize complex clinical/statistical information and influence stakeholders