HEOR Director, Field - Northwest
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
6 months ago
On-site
Portland, OR
Market Access
Primary Responsibilities:
- Work closely with reimbursement and managed market teams to educate the payer and market access community on disease and treatment.
- Work closely with Account Managers (AMs) to meet information needs of healthcare professionals and associated plans; manage assigned Key Customer Accounts and customer interfaces for assigned national and regional affiliate accounts.
- Manage ongoing scientific dialogue with the Managed Care audience regarding clinical information, scientific discussions, and health outcomes research for all Acadia therapies.
- Partner with key customers and opinion leaders; support internal collaborators and TA Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) in interpreting key scientific data to support policy decision-makers.
- Prepare and deliver fair, balanced, and 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 company therapies.
- Collaborate with the in-house HEOR team on HEOR strategies and activities (e.g., database analysis and vendor proposals).
- Develop and deliver HEOR collaborations with population health decision-makers; demonstrate experience via HEOR publications and projects.
Education/Experience/Skills (Qualifications):
- PharmD, MD, PhD, or other recognized doctorate with applicable health science background; additional MPH, MBA, and/or health services advanced degree highly desired.
- 5+ years of related field medical or comparable experience addressing scientific/clinical policy issues in managed care/market access (Medicare/Medicaid-related role).
- 4+ years post-professional degree practice or relevant transferable experience.
- Specialized HEOR training (e.g., Outcomes Research Fellowship) preferred (or equivalent).
- Highly desired: leading/designing/managing field or HQ HEOR studies.
- Highly desired: experience with health plan drug utilization decision-making (e.g., Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, Guideline Panels).
- Strongly preferred: payer environment experience and knowledge of government/private payer relationships.
- Experience communicating health outcomes research and economic model results.
- Ability to operate within legal and regulatory guidelines.
- Scientific/pharmaceutical knowledge; strong leadership, planning, and written/verbal communication.
- Strong presentation and teaching skills; ability to convey technical clinical/non-clinical information.
- Proven ability to work within an MSL team and build/maintain relationships.
- Travel: ~60% (must be relatively close to a major airport).
Physical Requirements (summary):
- Regular standing, walking, sitting, and use of hands; occasional lifting/moving up to 20 lbs.
- Ability to travel independently by car/airplane and work after hours as needed.
Benefits:
- Discretionary bonus and equity awards (amount varies by experience/performance/location).
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance; employer-paid life/disability/business travel/EAP coverage.
- 401(k) with 1:1 fully vested match up to 5%.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 2-year purchase price lock-in.
- 15+ vacation days; 13–15 paid holidays (including office closure Dec 24–Jan 1).
- 10 days paid sick time; paid parental leave; tuition assistance.
Compensation:
- Salary range: $190,400–$238,000 USD.
- Work closely with reimbursement and managed market teams to educate the payer and market access community on disease and treatment.
- Work closely with Account Managers (AMs) to meet information needs of healthcare professionals and associated plans; manage assigned Key Customer Accounts and customer interfaces for assigned national and regional affiliate accounts.
- Manage ongoing scientific dialogue with the Managed Care audience regarding clinical information, scientific discussions, and health outcomes research for all Acadia therapies.
- Partner with key customers and opinion leaders; support internal collaborators and TA Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) in interpreting key scientific data to support policy decision-makers.
- Prepare and deliver fair, balanced, and 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 company therapies.
- Collaborate with the in-house HEOR team on HEOR strategies and activities (e.g., database analysis and vendor proposals).
- Develop and deliver HEOR collaborations with population health decision-makers; demonstrate experience via HEOR publications and projects.
Education/Experience/Skills (Qualifications):
- PharmD, MD, PhD, or other recognized doctorate with applicable health science background; additional MPH, MBA, and/or health services advanced degree highly desired.
- 5+ years of related field medical or comparable experience addressing scientific/clinical policy issues in managed care/market access (Medicare/Medicaid-related role).
- 4+ years post-professional degree practice or relevant transferable experience.
- Specialized HEOR training (e.g., Outcomes Research Fellowship) preferred (or equivalent).
- Highly desired: leading/designing/managing field or HQ HEOR studies.
- Highly desired: experience with health plan drug utilization decision-making (e.g., Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, Guideline Panels).
- Strongly preferred: payer environment experience and knowledge of government/private payer relationships.
- Experience communicating health outcomes research and economic model results.
- Ability to operate within legal and regulatory guidelines.
- Scientific/pharmaceutical knowledge; strong leadership, planning, and written/verbal communication.
- Strong presentation and teaching skills; ability to convey technical clinical/non-clinical information.
- Proven ability to work within an MSL team and build/maintain relationships.
- Travel: ~60% (must be relatively close to a major airport).
Physical Requirements (summary):
- Regular standing, walking, sitting, and use of hands; occasional lifting/moving up to 20 lbs.
- Ability to travel independently by car/airplane and work after hours as needed.
Benefits:
- Discretionary bonus and equity awards (amount varies by experience/performance/location).
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance; employer-paid life/disability/business travel/EAP coverage.
- 401(k) with 1:1 fully vested match up to 5%.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 2-year purchase price lock-in.
- 15+ vacation days; 13–15 paid holidays (including office closure Dec 24–Jan 1).
- 10 days paid sick time; paid parental leave; tuition assistance.
Compensation:
- Salary range: $190,400–$238,000 USD.