Advisor- HEOR Oncology Research Scientist

BioSpace; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 141,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

Lilly is seeking a Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Scientist to lead HO evidence strategy across the portfolio, including real-world evidence, health economics, and patient-focused outcomes. You will partner with cross-functional teams to develop value propositions and communicate findings to stakeholders.

Responsibilities include designing HO research plans, guiding evidence generation, and ensuring timely delivery across development and commercialization, with 10–25% travel and

Qualifications

• PhD with 3-5 years or PharmD/MS with 3-5 years in HO/HEOR outcomes.
• Oncology HEOR experience is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to influence cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive integration of HEOR from early development through commercialization.
• Develop HO research strategy for portfolio and geographies.
• Lead HEOR planning and execution with cross-functional teams.
• Articulate HO findings to internal stakeholders and external audiences.
• Manage HEOR projects to meet timelines and budgets.

Skills

HEOR strategy

Real World Evidence

Health economics

PFO development

Statistical analysis

Economic modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

PhD with 3-5 years

PharmD/MS with 3-5 years

Job description

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.
Organization Overview
At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to create medicines that make life better for people around the world, and Lilly Oncology has been delivering life-changing cancer medicines for more than 50 years. Our oncology pipeline is one of the largest in Lilly's history and spans targeted therapies, immunology, radioligand platforms, and cell therapy.
Position Summary
The demand for high-quality health economic and outcomes research (HEOR) and real-world evidence (RWE) to support drug development, health technology assessment/access decisions, product differentiation, and clinical decision making continues to grow. The purpose of the Lilly Health Economic and Outcome Research team is to accelerate equitable patient access and transform healthcare delivery through the execution and communication of bold, high impact science.
The HEOR research scientist will provide strategic insight/leadership into the health outcomes (HO) evidence needs (e.g., health economics, patient reported outcomes, real world evidence, access and reimbursement) for Lilly’s portfolio.
The scientist will use their knowledge of health outcomes disciplines, therapeutic area knowledge of disease states in the Lilly portfolio, understanding of drug development and commercialization, and geographic market knowledge in the role. Research project ownership and execution is required. The scientist may have duties ranging from developing and articulating product value propositions, patient reported outcomes strategies, real world evidence generation, and differentiation strategies using HO research depending on the individual assignment.
Responsibilities
Strategy

• Drives sustained integration of HEOR from early clinical development through commercialization depending on focus of role.
• Develops and oversees HO research strategy for compounds in the Lilly portfolio in the relevant therapeutic area(s).
• Serves as an HEOR strategic partner on lead/core teams throughout development and/or commercialization
• Formulates and drives Patient Focused Outcome (PFO), Real World Evidence, and/or economic value strategies for priority products and geographies.
• Establishes consistent yet agile HEOR standards across the oncology portfolio, enabling evidence generation to scale as the pipeline evolves.

Study Development and Execution

• Develops bold high impact science for products across the lifecycle, to influence and support evidence needs for Lilly products in support of improving patient outcomes.
• Applies technical expertise appropriate for the role (e.g., scope or depth in statistical analysis, economic modeling, clinical trials, PFO development, observational/ epidemiologic research, and health technology or other value assessment) within a therapeutic area.
• Applies disease state knowledge and research methods to solve HO issues associated with registration, pricing, reimbursement, and access initiatives.

Organizational Leadership and Influence

• Communicates technical expertise with business acumen in a simple, succinct way.
• Leads HO evidence planning and implementation in collaboration with cross-functional teams across the development and commercialization lifecycle.
• Integrates and influences key business partners around HEOR prioritization, trade-offs, and recommendations to achieve strategic goals.
• Provides consultation, input, and strategic direction about how to leverage HEOR to the enterprise
• Triages business partners’ requests with excellent prioritization and timeliness.

Information Dissemination

• Effectively communicates HO information to internal business partners, the scientific community, and customers.
• Drives research dissemination strategies and leads research communication efforts including abstracts, posters, podium presentations, promotional materials, and manuscripts.
• Plan for, align, and drive application of results/deliverables to increase the impact of HO work

Environmental Awareness

• Maintains awareness of significant developments in disease states in the Lilly portfolio and HO field including current HO methodologies and applications and other issues as appropriate for the position.
• Anticipates and evaluates future market needs and trends for HO information within pertinent therapeutic area and geography of interest, including planning HEOR capacity and strategy for an expanding oncology pipeline
• Monitors and influences internal and external environmental factors that shape and impact generation and use of HO research.

Project Management

• Ensures HO projects meet timelines, budget, and scope by coordinating research efforts with cross-functional Lilly business partners and external collaborators as appropriate.

Basic Requirements

• PhD with 3-5 years OR PharmD/MS degree with 3-5 years of experience in creating, executing, and delivering outcomes strategies/projects.

Additional Preferences

• Prior oncology research preferred
• Strong comprehension and communication skills including the ability to translate and disseminate complex scientific information in a clear and concise manner
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate within and across teams
• Demonstrated experience setting and leading HEOR strategy across a portfolio or therapeutic area
• Demonstrated ability to drive research agendas to completion and dissemination.
• Ability to think and act globally with a customer focus and a solution orientation.

Additional Information

• Travel: 10–25% domestic and international.
• Full-time position
• Locations: Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis IN. US-Remote

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia (AMECA), Black Employees at Lilly (BE@Lilly), Chinese Culture Network CCN, EnAble, Evolve, Lilly Indian Network (LIN), Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), Pride (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN) and Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL).
Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education and experience, skills and location. The anticipated wage for this position is
$141,000 – $250,800
Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus in part of company performance. In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g. employee assistance program, fitness benefits and employee clubs and activities). Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.
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