Director, HEOR Strategy Lead, Obesity

Role Summary

Director, HEOR Strategy Lead, Obesity

Responsibilities

• Value and evidence strategy lead influencing within cross-functional asset teams and disease area strategy teams. Collaborates within pipeline commercialization model PCM) to lead development of end-to-end holistic value strategy for Obesity/ABBV-295
• Leads development of value framework and narrative
• Leads evidence strategy and alignment through affiliate touch points
• Translates fit for purpose evidence into action (plan—analyze—generate—communicate)
• Drives internal/external evidence partnership, communication and dissemination
• Collaborates with HTA and Regulatory teams to develop evidence packages for submission
• Drive enterprise evidentiary and evidence use capability development
• Oversees the design and conduct of multiple programs as well as effectively communicates the findings and strategic impact of findings to internal (Executive Leadership, Area VPs, GMs etc.) and external (e.g., HTAs/Payors, patient (advocacy groups) and KOLs etc.) audiences
• Drives the design and aggressive execution of a high quality HEOR program supporting the therapeutic area strategy that effectively and efficiently meets ethical, scientific, regulatory, commercial, and quality requirements
• Accountable for end-to-end delivery of HEOR book of work under their remit, from strategy development to content pull through

Qualifications

• Advanced degree, MD, PharmD, MS in Economics, Econometrics, or (pharmaco)epidemiology
• Minimum of ten years working experience with Master’s, seven years with PhD/PharmD can include fellowship experience). Professional training in a health field (MD,PharmD, etc.) is a plus
• Executive presence and ability to engage with senior leaders in a cross functional setting.
• Experience leading complex products and/or clinical development in support of pipeline development and on-market product support. Experience within pharmaceutical industry preferred.
• Must perform at times in previously uncharted territory with few, if any, established guidelines or procedures. At other times, exceedingly complex governmental rules and regulations must be followed. For problems surrounded by complex rules and regulations, the Director must be able to direct compliance knowledgeably and expeditiously
• Must be able to develop creative and effective solutions to inter- and intra-project priority conflicts, resource constraints and other problems which may impact project or group goals and deliverables across multiple programs
• Extensive knowledge of the global regulatory, HTA and PR&A landscape, as well as understanding of other development-related functions as they relate to all phases of drug development. Experience leading complex products and/or clinical development in support of pipeline development and on-market product support
• Proven leadership skills in a cross-functional global team environment. Ability to interact externally and internally to support global business strategy. Additionally, this person must be able to interact successfully with Senior Management globally (Executive staff, Area VPs, GMs etc.) and act as the HEOR project/group champion and spokesperson
• High goal-orientation with the ability to see solutions rather than problems as projects encounter the inevitable ups and downs associated with new drug development or on-market product support. Must be a self-starter and have a strong desire to see projects achieve commercial success. Skills to perform the dual roles of leading a cross functional team and managing scientific personnel in clinical research
• Expertise and value/evidence experience in Obesity is stronger preferred