HEOR Director, Field - Northwest
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
6 months ago
On-site
Salt Lake City, UT
Market Access
Primary Responsibilities:
- Educate the payer and market access community on disease and treatment; partner with reimbursement and managed market teams.
- Work with Account Managers (AMs) to meet information needs of healthcare professionals and associated plans; manage assigned Key Customer Accounts and national/regional affiliate account interfaces.
- Maintain ongoing scientific dialogue with managed care on clinical information, scientific discussions, and health outcomes research for all therapies.
- Partner with key customers and opinion leaders; assist internal collaborators and TA Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) in interpreting 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/pharmacy directors).
- Facilitate education and HEOR account activities for current and new therapies.
- Collaborate with the in-house HEOR team on HEOR strategies (e.g., database analysis and vendor proposals) that demonstrate medical value.
- Develop and deliver HEOR collaborations with population health decision makers (including experience via HEOR publications and projects).
Education/Experience/Skills:
- PharmD, MD, PhD, or other recognized doctorate level education with health science background; MPH, MBA, and/or health services advanced degree highly desired.
- 5+ years related field medical or comparable experience in managed care/market access (Medicare/Medicaid-related role) addressing scientific and clinical policy issues.
- 4+ years post-degree practice or relevant transferable experience (clinical practice, academic research, regulatory/scientific).
- HEOR specialized training (Outcomes Research Fellowship preferred; may be considered equivalent).
- Highly desired: leading/designing/managing field or HQ HEOR studies.
- Highly desired: experience with health plan drug utilization decision-making (e.g., P&T Committee, Guideline Panels).
- Strongly preferred: knowledge of government/private payer relationships and direct payer environment experience.
- Experience communicating health outcomes research results and economic models.
- Ability to operate within legal/regulatory guidelines.
- Strong team leadership, planning, written/verbal communication, presentation/teaching skills.
- Ability to convey complex clinical and non-clinical technical information; work within an MSL team; develop/maintain relationships.
- Requires ~60% travel; close to a major airport.
Benefits/Compensation (as stated):
- Discretionary bonus and equity awards; salary range $190,400–$238,000 USD.
- Medical, dental, vision; employer-paid life/disability/business travel/EAP; 401(k) match (1:1 up to 5%); ESPP; 15+ vacation days; 13–15 paid holidays; 10 paid sick time; paid parental leave; tuition assistance.
- Educate the payer and market access community on disease and treatment; partner with reimbursement and managed market teams.
- Work with Account Managers (AMs) to meet information needs of healthcare professionals and associated plans; manage assigned Key Customer Accounts and national/regional affiliate account interfaces.
- Maintain ongoing scientific dialogue with managed care on clinical information, scientific discussions, and health outcomes research for all therapies.
- Partner with key customers and opinion leaders; assist internal collaborators and TA Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) in interpreting 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/pharmacy directors).
- Facilitate education and HEOR account activities for current and new therapies.
- Collaborate with the in-house HEOR team on HEOR strategies (e.g., database analysis and vendor proposals) that demonstrate medical value.
- Develop and deliver HEOR collaborations with population health decision makers (including experience via HEOR publications and projects).
Education/Experience/Skills:
- PharmD, MD, PhD, or other recognized doctorate level education with health science background; MPH, MBA, and/or health services advanced degree highly desired.
- 5+ years related field medical or comparable experience in managed care/market access (Medicare/Medicaid-related role) addressing scientific and clinical policy issues.
- 4+ years post-degree practice or relevant transferable experience (clinical practice, academic research, regulatory/scientific).
- HEOR specialized training (Outcomes Research Fellowship preferred; may be considered equivalent).
- Highly desired: leading/designing/managing field or HQ HEOR studies.
- Highly desired: experience with health plan drug utilization decision-making (e.g., P&T Committee, Guideline Panels).
- Strongly preferred: knowledge of government/private payer relationships and direct payer environment experience.
- Experience communicating health outcomes research results and economic models.
- Ability to operate within legal/regulatory guidelines.
- Strong team leadership, planning, written/verbal communication, presentation/teaching skills.
- Ability to convey complex clinical and non-clinical technical information; work within an MSL team; develop/maintain relationships.
- Requires ~60% travel; close to a major airport.
Benefits/Compensation (as stated):
- Discretionary bonus and equity awards; salary range $190,400–$238,000 USD.
- Medical, dental, vision; employer-paid life/disability/business travel/EAP; 401(k) match (1:1 up to 5%); ESPP; 15+ vacation days; 13–15 paid holidays; 10 paid sick time; paid parental leave; tuition assistance.