HEOR Director, Field - Northwest
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
6 months ago
On-site
Seattle, WA
Market Access
Primary Responsibilities:
- Work closely with reimbursement and managed market teams to educate payer and market access communities on disease and treatment
- Partner with Account Managers (AMs) to meet healthcare professional and plan information needs; manage assigned Key Customer Accounts and national/regional affiliate accounts
- Manage ongoing scientific dialogue with managed care audiences regarding clinical information, scientific discussions, and health outcomes research for Acadia therapies
- Work with key customers and opinion leaders; assist internal collaborators and TA Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) to interpret scientific data supporting policy decision-makers
- Prepare and deliver fair, balanced 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 activities for current and new therapies
- Collaborate with the in-house HEOR team on HEOR strategies, including database analysis and vendor proposals that demonstrate medical value
- Develop and deliver HEOR collaborations with population health decision-makers; build a track record of HEOR publications/projects
Education/Experience/Skills:
- PharmD, MD, PhD, or other recognized doctorate-level health science degree; additional MPH, MBA, and/or health services degree highly desired
- 5+ years related field medical or comparable experience addressing policy-relevant scientific/clinical issues in managed care/market access/Medicare/Medicaid
- 4+ years post-degree practice or relevant transferable experience (clinical practice, academic research, regulatory/scientific)
- Specialized HEOR training (e.g., Outcomes Research Fellowship) preferred
- Highly desired: leading/designing/managing field or HQ HEOR studies; health plan drug utilization decision-making experience (e.g., P&T committees, guideline panels)
- Strongly preferred: knowledge/experience with government and private payer environments
- Experience communicating health outcomes research and economic model results
- Ability to operate within legal/regulatory guidelines; strong scientific/pharmaceutical knowledge
- Strong leadership, planning, written/verbal communication, and presentation/teaching skills
- Ability to convey technical clinical and non-clinical information; work within an MSL team; build/maintain relationships
- Requires ~60% travel; proximity to a major airport required
Physical Requirements:
- Regularly stand/walk/sit; use hands; reach; climb/balance; stoop/kneel/crouch; see/talk/hear in office/remote settings
- Occasionally lift/move up to 20 pounds
- Ability to travel independently (car/air) and work after hours if required by schedule
Benefits (explicitly stated):
- Competitive base, discretionary bonus, and equity awards; medical/dental/vision insurance; employer-paid life/disability/business travel/EAP
- 401(k) match 1:1 up to 5%; Employee Stock Purchase Plan; 15+ vacation days; 13–15 paid holidays; 10 days paid sick time; paid parental leave; tuition assistance
- Work closely with reimbursement and managed market teams to educate payer and market access communities on disease and treatment
- Partner with Account Managers (AMs) to meet healthcare professional and plan information needs; manage assigned Key Customer Accounts and national/regional affiliate accounts
- Manage ongoing scientific dialogue with managed care audiences regarding clinical information, scientific discussions, and health outcomes research for Acadia therapies
- Work with key customers and opinion leaders; assist internal collaborators and TA Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) to interpret scientific data supporting policy decision-makers
- Prepare and deliver fair, balanced 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 activities for current and new therapies
- Collaborate with the in-house HEOR team on HEOR strategies, including database analysis and vendor proposals that demonstrate medical value
- Develop and deliver HEOR collaborations with population health decision-makers; build a track record of HEOR publications/projects
Education/Experience/Skills:
- PharmD, MD, PhD, or other recognized doctorate-level health science degree; additional MPH, MBA, and/or health services degree highly desired
- 5+ years related field medical or comparable experience addressing policy-relevant scientific/clinical issues in managed care/market access/Medicare/Medicaid
- 4+ years post-degree practice or relevant transferable experience (clinical practice, academic research, regulatory/scientific)
- Specialized HEOR training (e.g., Outcomes Research Fellowship) preferred
- Highly desired: leading/designing/managing field or HQ HEOR studies; health plan drug utilization decision-making experience (e.g., P&T committees, guideline panels)
- Strongly preferred: knowledge/experience with government and private payer environments
- Experience communicating health outcomes research and economic model results
- Ability to operate within legal/regulatory guidelines; strong scientific/pharmaceutical knowledge
- Strong leadership, planning, written/verbal communication, and presentation/teaching skills
- Ability to convey technical clinical and non-clinical information; work within an MSL team; build/maintain relationships
- Requires ~60% travel; proximity to a major airport required
Physical Requirements:
- Regularly stand/walk/sit; use hands; reach; climb/balance; stoop/kneel/crouch; see/talk/hear in office/remote settings
- Occasionally lift/move up to 20 pounds
- Ability to travel independently (car/air) and work after hours if required by schedule
Benefits (explicitly stated):
- Competitive base, discretionary bonus, and equity awards; medical/dental/vision insurance; employer-paid life/disability/business travel/EAP
- 401(k) match 1:1 up to 5%; Employee Stock Purchase Plan; 15+ vacation days; 13–15 paid holidays; 10 days paid sick time; paid parental leave; tuition assistance