HEOR Director, Field - Northwest
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
6 months ago
On-site
San Francisco, CA
Market Access
HEOR Field Director (HEALTH ECONOMICS & OUTCOMES RESEARCH)
Primary Responsibilities:
- Educate payer and market access community on disease and treatment in collaboration with reimbursement and managed market teams
- Partner with Account Managers (AMs) to meet information needs of healthcare professionals and associated plans; manage assigned Key Customer Accounts and national/regional affiliate customer interfaces
- Maintain ongoing scientific dialogue with Managed Care on clinical information, scientific discussions, and health outcomes research for Acadia therapies
- Work with key customers and opinion leaders; support internal collaborators and TA Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) in interpreting scientific data to inform policy decision-makers
- Prepare and deliver fair, balanced, comprehensive responses to clinical and scientific concerns from Population Health Decision makers (managed care, Medicare/Medicaid, plan medical and pharmacy directors)
- Facilitate education and HEOR account-related activities for current and new therapies
- Collaborate with in-house HEOR team on HEOR strategies, including database analysis and vendor proposals that demonstrate/contribute to medical value
- Develop and deliver HEOR collaborations with population health decision makers; demonstrate experience via HEOR-related publications and projects
Education/Experience/Skills:
- PharmD, MD, PhD, or other recognized doctorate-level education with health science background; MPH, MBA, or health services advanced degree highly desired
- 5+ years related field medical or comparable experience in managed care/market access/Medicare/Medicaid policy issues
- 4+ years post-professional degree practice or relevant transferable experience (clinical, academic research, regulatory/scientific)
- Outcomes research training (e.g., fellowship) preferred/considered equivalent
- Highly desired: lead/design/manage field or HQ based HEOR studies
- Highly desired: health plan drug utilization decision-making experience (e.g., P&T Committee, Guideline Panels)
- Strongly preferred: government and private payer relationships and direct payer-environment experience
- Experience communicating health outcomes research results and economic models
- Ability to operate within legal/regulatory guidelines; scientific/pharmaceutical knowledge
- Strong leadership, planning, written/verbal communication; strong presentation/teaching; ability to convey technical clinical and non-clinical information
- Proven ability to work within an MSL team and develop/maintain relationships
- Requires ~60% travel; close to a major airport
Benefits (as stated):
- Competitive base salary; eligible for discretionary bonus and equity awards
- Medical, dental, vision insurance; employer-paid life, disability, business travel and EAP coverage
- 401(k) with 1:1 match up to 5%; Employee Stock Purchase Plan (2-year lock-in)
- 15+ vacation days; 13–15 paid holidays (office closure Dec 24–Jan 1)
- 10 days paid sick time; paid parental leave; tuition assistance
Primary Responsibilities:
- Educate payer and market access community on disease and treatment in collaboration with reimbursement and managed market teams
- Partner with Account Managers (AMs) to meet information needs of healthcare professionals and associated plans; manage assigned Key Customer Accounts and national/regional affiliate customer interfaces
- Maintain ongoing scientific dialogue with Managed Care on clinical information, scientific discussions, and health outcomes research for Acadia therapies
- Work with key customers and opinion leaders; support internal collaborators and TA Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) in interpreting scientific data to inform policy decision-makers
- Prepare and deliver fair, balanced, comprehensive responses to clinical and scientific concerns from Population Health Decision makers (managed care, Medicare/Medicaid, plan medical and pharmacy directors)
- Facilitate education and HEOR account-related activities for current and new therapies
- Collaborate with in-house HEOR team on HEOR strategies, including database analysis and vendor proposals that demonstrate/contribute to medical value
- Develop and deliver HEOR collaborations with population health decision makers; demonstrate experience via HEOR-related publications and projects
Education/Experience/Skills:
- PharmD, MD, PhD, or other recognized doctorate-level education with health science background; MPH, MBA, or health services advanced degree highly desired
- 5+ years related field medical or comparable experience in managed care/market access/Medicare/Medicaid policy issues
- 4+ years post-professional degree practice or relevant transferable experience (clinical, academic research, regulatory/scientific)
- Outcomes research training (e.g., fellowship) preferred/considered equivalent
- Highly desired: lead/design/manage field or HQ based HEOR studies
- Highly desired: health plan drug utilization decision-making experience (e.g., P&T Committee, Guideline Panels)
- Strongly preferred: government and private payer relationships and direct payer-environment experience
- Experience communicating health outcomes research results and economic models
- Ability to operate within legal/regulatory guidelines; scientific/pharmaceutical knowledge
- Strong leadership, planning, written/verbal communication; strong presentation/teaching; ability to convey technical clinical and non-clinical information
- Proven ability to work within an MSL team and develop/maintain relationships
- Requires ~60% travel; close to a major airport
Benefits (as stated):
- Competitive base salary; eligible for discretionary bonus and equity awards
- Medical, dental, vision insurance; employer-paid life, disability, business travel and EAP coverage
- 401(k) with 1:1 match up to 5%; Employee Stock Purchase Plan (2-year lock-in)
- 15+ vacation days; 13–15 paid holidays (office closure Dec 24–Jan 1)
- 10 days paid sick time; paid parental leave; tuition assistance