Associate Director, HEOR Strategy, Neuroscience

American Society for Experimental Neurotherapeutics; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Long-term incentive programs

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking an experienced HEOR professional to develop and implement strategies supporting multiple indications within a product or multiple products within a single indication, in US, international or global contexts. This role requires coordinating evidence generation to optimize treatment decisions and support labeling with cross-functional teams.

The position emphasizes leadership, collaboration with centers of excellence, and engagement with payers, regulators, and external

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in health economics or related discipline.
• Five years minimum with a Master’s; three years with a PhD (fellowship acceptable).
• Strong grounding in core HEOR specialties (epidemiology, biostatistics, PROs, health economics).
• Ability to lead HEOR projects from inception through publication with minimal oversight.
• Ability to present complex scientific programs to cross-functional audiences.

Responsibilities

• Actively participates as an HEOR expert in cross-functional teams and brand planning to align HEOR plans.
• Leads and conducts timely, robust, and innovative research.
• Collaborates with HEOR centers of excellence to ensure robust delivery.
• Leverages payer/HTA knowledge to inform COA measurement strategy for trials and regulatory interfaces.
• Partners with cross-functional stakeholders and affiliates to support HTA submissions.
• Develops relationships with external thought-leaders for study design, interpretation, and publication.
• Allocates budget for projects and ensures timely delivery within budget.
• Ensures compliance of HEOR studies with standards.
• Disseminates robust HEOR evidence to payers, providers, patients, and policymakers.

Skills

HEOR expertise

Cross-functional collaboration

Data interpretation

Strategic thinking

Education

Master's degree in health economics

PhD in health economics (preferred)

MD/PharmD or health-related clinical training (a plus)

Job description

ICompany Description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

The AD works independently with guidance from a Director and is responsible for developing and implementing the HEOR strategy and tactics supporting more than one indication within the same product, or more than one product within the same indication, either US, or International or Globally, in compliance with standards and policies. The AD possesses demonstrated technical knowledge, and strategic expertise in identifying, coordinating & delivering innovative health economics & outcomes evidence generation solutions to (1) optimize treatment decisions (2) support label expansion & enhancement (3) maximize registration. They accomplish this by creating a culture that fosters learning and rewards personal development. He or she is able to engage effectively with integral cross-functional team member within the pipeline commercialization model and/or brand/asset teams to integrate, develop, execute & interpret evidence strategies to address these objectives.

Responsibilities

• Actively participates as an HEOR subject-matter expert in key cross-functional teams that are part of the Pipeline Commercialization Model and brand planning process to facilitate alignment and integration of Global HEOR strategies / plans into the broader Integrated Evidence Plans. Must be able to influence activities in a matrix organization.
• Responsible for leading & conducting timely execution of robust & innovative research aligned to strategy.
• Collaborates with HEOR centers of excellence (PCOR & RWE) to ensure delivery of robust research.
• Leverages outcomes research expertise and knowledge of payer/HTA environment to inform COA measurement strategy for clinical trials and interfaces with external global regulatory [e.g. FDA, EMA etc.] to support labeling negotiations.
• Partners with cross-functional stakeholders and country affiliates to support global HTA submissions.
• Develops relationships with key external thought-leaders [e.g. clinical, payer, patient advocacy etc.] and partners on study protocol development, interpretation of findings, and publication of findings.
• Responsible for appropriate allocation of project/asset specific budget & ensuring projects are delivered on time & within budget.
• Assures compliance of HEOR studies with established research standards
• Effectively partners with internal stakeholders (HEOR TA teams, Market Access, Medical Affairs, Global teams, etc.) at strategic and tactical levels to disseminate robust HEOR evidence in support of a broad set of stakeholders including payers, providers, patients, and policymakers.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in health economics or related discipline
• Minimum of five years working experience with Master's, three years with PhD (can include fellowship experience). Professional training in a health field (MD, PharmD, etc.) is a plus
• Firmly grounded in the scientific fundaments of one or more of the core HEOR specialties (epidemiology, biostatistics, patient reported outcomes, health services research, economics)
• Capable of performing health economics projects from inception through publication and application with minimal oversight.
• Ability to present complex scientific programs and data clearly to cross-functional audiences.

Additional Information

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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