Assoc. Director, HEOR

Assoc. Director, HEOR This job posting expired and applications are no longer accepted. This job posting was marked by employer as filled and is probably no longer available Location Remote, United States of America Job Type Full-time Remote Remote Description Assoc. Director, HEOR | Rare Disease Product Lead | Commercial-Stage & Profitable Pharma | Remote | RETAINED SEARCH Remote position Profitable, commercial stage, rare disease small pharma with multiple approved drugs Report to Head of HEOR SUMMARY: Cornerstone Search Group’s HEOR/Market Access practice has been retained by a profitable, commercial-stage, and publicly-traded rare disease small pharma for a newly-created and remote-based Associate Director, Health Economics & Outcomes Research position that will serve as the Product Lead for a rare disease drug with multiple high unmet need indications to be launched. This leadership role reports to a personable and highly-skilled Head of HEOR, whom we previously helped our client hire. We know first-hand about this company’s positive work culture from partnering with them to hire multiple professionals into newly-created positions to help them grow. This is a “Best of Both Worlds” opportunity to join a fast-moving, less bureaucratic, smaller company and interact often and closely with senior and execute management to help define the future while at the same time enjoying the stability of working for a publicly-traded, profitable, and commercial stage pharmaceutical company. In this role, you will bring leadership to the execution of HEOR strategies to support evidence-based decision-making, market access, and product value demonstration. You will be responsible for developing and executing robust HEOR, RWE, Epi, and COA plans that are aligned with medical affairs strategies, clinical development plans, and commercial strategies to support product value propositions and optimize market access. You will actively participate in cross-functional teams (US and ex-US) and need to demonstrate strong scientific leadership and strategic thinking that is both patient-centric and commercially oriented. Location Remote based Features 4 HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE FEATURES: (1) Gain Rare / Ultra-Rare Disease Experience: A great opportunity to gain coveted rare and ultra-rare disease experience for a company that has launched both rare and ultra-rare disease drugs. Our client is comfortable hiring an individual who would like to gain rare disease experience as they are more focused on the individual’s HEOR, business, and communication skills as well as EQ. (2) Remote Work Arrangement: This company has had remote-working arrangements prior to COVID and the hiring manager, who is the Head of HEOR, also works remotely. (3) Strong Culture: We have partnered with this client previously and have been impressed by their leadership stability (which is very unusual in this day and age) and the collaborative culture they have forged, which has been greatly enjoyed by the people we have helped them hire. They have done an exemplary job of building a management team comprised of team-first, high EQ leaders who are passionate about working in the rare disease sector and enjoy working with each other. (4) This is a “rare” rare-disease small pharma that has multiple approved drugs, is publicly traded, and is profitable Unlike many small pharmas which are pre-commercial, our client enjoys the stability that comes from having already launched multiple drugs, being profitable, and being publicly-traded. Responsibilities SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES: Strategic Input: Lead the development of HEOR strategy for a first-in-class drug that addresses multiple indications with high unmet need. Critically assess the drivers of, and barriers to, reimbursement and market access and drive cross-functional alignment accordingly by providing strategic input into clinical, regulatory, payer/access, marketing and evidence generation strategies and programs. Proactively identify and address key evidence gaps and competitive threats. Develop strategies to demonstrate the unmet need with a focus on outcomes that are meaningful to patients, payers, clinical decision-makers, and regulators. Provide strategic input into clinical trial design, emphasizing the incorporation of relevant health economic and COA measures . Build and maintain strong relationships with key internal (e.g., global cross-functional teams) and external stakeholders (e.g., key opinion leaders, research institutions). Develop strategic approaches to communicate product value to stakeholders, including payers, HTA agencies, and clinicians. Deliverables: Plan and manage robust real-world evidence studies, economic models, COAs (PRO and other types) to meet the value evidence needs of health systems, clinicians, payers, HTA/reimbursement agencies, and policymakers. Ensure that evidence generation activities are conducted with appropriate scientific rigor and are strategically aligned with cross-functional teams in clin dev, med affairs, market access, reg affairs, etc. Develop and validate clinical outcome assessments (COAs), integrating them into clinical trial endpoint hierarchies and aligning with regulatory requirements to support development programs. Lead HEOR research projects for multiple indications, including planning, budgeting and execution as well as forging external and internal partnerships. Continue to educate yourself and the organization on new scientific and methodological developments within HEOR and the company’s therapeutic areas. Oversee the development of publications, posters, and presentations. Work with Med Affairs, Market Access, and Marketing to package HEOR evidence for field materials. Qualifications / Requirements DESIRED SKILLS, EXPERIENCES & QUALIFICATIONS: MS/MPH, PharmD, or PhD with training in a relevant discipline (e.g., economics, epidemiology, health services research, HEOR, statistics, public health, etc.) so that you have a strong knowledg