Head of U.S. Health Economics & Value Assessment (HEVA)

Role Summary

The Head of U.S. Health Economics & Value Assessment (HEVA) is a senior strategic and scientific leader responsible for shaping and executing the U.S. HEVA strategy for Sanofi’s Specialty Care portfolio, the company’s largest and most complex market and region. This market-facing, enterprise-critical leadership role translates global evidence into US regional impact, delivering US-specific evidence generation and dissemination, shaping payer and policymaker dialogue, and ensuring HEVA evidence directly influences pricing, access, and policy decisions. The position leads a team of U.S. HEVA Therapeutic Area Leads who deliver the evidence and insights needed to ensure access and demonstrate value throughout the product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the U.S. HEVA strategy across all Specialty Care therapeutic areas, aligned with global HEOR, U.S. Medical, and Commercial priorities.
• Serve as a member of both the Global HEOR Leadership Team and the U.S. Specialty Care Leadership Team, ensuring full alignment and integration between global and US regional strategies.
• Translate HEVA evidence into business and policy impact—driving payer engagement, value positioning, and access strategies.
• Anticipate and proactively address U.S. policy and reimbursement dynamics through strategic evidence planning and engagement.
• Represent Sanofi externally as a U.S. HEVA thought leader, advancing the role of evidence in access, policy, and clinical decision-making.
• Oversee design and execution of U.S.-focused HEVA including RWE programs that demonstrate product value across diverse payer and healthcare systems.
• Lead launch excellence and post-launch US-specific HEVA strategies, ensuring evidence generation aligns with U.S. access, pricing, and policy needs.
• Develop and guide compliant and impactful US evidence dissemination pathways—publications, payer dossiers, field materials, and digital platforms.
• Partner with U.S. Medical Affairs/Value & Access to ensure appropriate use of HEOR evidence in field communications and training.
• Champion data-driven storytelling that enhances HEVA’s impact and visibility in internal and external forums.
• Collaborate with Value & Access, US Medical Affairs, and Policy teams to deliver evidence that informs value frameworks and responses, and participate in policy engagement with key stakeholders.
• Lead engagement with policy stakeholders to represent Sanofi’s HEVA perspectives and scientific rigor.
• Support external advocacy, guidelines, and evidence education initiatives to shape practice and reimbursement in the US.
• Lead and develop a high-performing U.S. HEVA team, fostering scientific excellence, collaboration, and accountability.
• Empower U.S. TA Leads to act as strategic partners to the business and thought leaders in their therapeutic areas.
• Promote a culture of innovation, inclusion, and continuous learning aligned with HEVA's goals.
• Model integrity, transparency, and ethical leadership in all scientific and operational activities.
• Establish and track US HEVA performance metrics that demonstrate measurable business impact.
• Ensure alignment between U.S. and global HEVA priorities, creating a two-way bridge for knowledge sharing and best practices.
• Oversee budgeting, resourcing, and operational excellence to ensure effective and compliant delivery for the US business.
• Maintain full compliance with enterprise, legal, and regulatory standards in evidence generation and dissemination specific to the US.

Qualifications

• Education: Advanced degree (PhD, MD, MSc, MPH, or PharmD) in a scientific discipline.
• Experience:
  • Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in health economics and outcomes research (HEOR), real world evidence, or related evidence and policy leadership roles.
  • Proven success leading U.S. HEOR strategy and execution across multiple therapeutic areas within large, matrixed organizations.
  • Recognized externally as a HEOR leader with credibility among payers, policymakers, and academic peers.
  • Deep understanding of the U.S. healthcare ecosystem, payer and policy landscape, and evolving regulatory environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate evidence into business impact, influence policy, and drive access outcomes.
  • Experience managing scientific teams and cross-functional stakeholders at senior enterprise levels.
  • Approximately 25% travel expected, primarily domestic with occasional international trips.

Skills

• Leadership across strategic, operational, and people dimensions with a track record of team development.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, including the ability to convey complex evidence to senior management and external stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of the U.S. healthcare, policy, and regulatory environment with a commitment to compliance and ethics.
• Entrepreneurial and collaborative mindset with the ability to develop creative solutions to complex problems.

Education

• Advanced degree (PhD, MD, MSc, MPH, or PharmD) in a scientific discipline.