PCOR Lead — Shape Patient Experience Evidence

UCB; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

UCB is seeking a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Lead to shape PRO/COA strategies across development and lifecycle. You will work with Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Health Economics, Market Access, Regulatory Affairs, and Biostatistics to generate patient experience evidence and inform healthcare decisions.

You will lead design, validation, and implementation of PRO/COA measures, contribute to regulatory/HTA interactions, and drive scientific dissemination through publications

Qualifications

• Master's degree, PhD, MD or equivalent qualification in a relevant scientific discipline.
• Significant experience in biopharmaceutical, medical device, or academic environments within PRO/COA, or patient preference research.
• Expertise in PRO/COA development, validation, and implementation in clinical research, including strong knowledge of qualitative and quantitative methodologies and evidentiary requirements by regulatory and HTA bodies.
• Experience in clinical development, regulatory and HTA interactions.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, influencing, and cross-functional collaboration skills in a matrix organization.
• Proven project leadership capabilities with experience managing complex global initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of patient experience evidence strategy on COAs from early development through full lifecycle.
• Lead research activities supporting PRO/COA development, validation, interpretation and implementation.
• Provide SME input into strategic documents, tactical plans and target patient value profiles.
• Provide SME input into regulatory and HTA briefing packages and interactions.
• Lead scientific dissemination (peer-reviewed publications, abstracts) in line with publication strategies.
• Build relationships and partner with external groups to advance methodological frameworks and acceptance of patient experience evidence.
• Be an ambassador to communicate the value of patient experience evidence.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Influencing

Project leadership

Education

Master's degree in relevant discipline

PhD/MD or equivalent

Job description

UCB is seeking a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Lead to shape PRO/COA strategies across development and lifecycle. You will work with Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Health Economics, Market Access, Regulatory Affairs, and Biostatistics to generate patient experience evidence and inform healthcare decisions.

You will lead design, validation, and implementation of PRO/COA measures, contribute to regulatory/HTA interactions, and drive scientific dissemination through publications