Director, Clinical & Value Evidence Liaison

Menarini Stemline; United States; On-site; USD 240,000 - 272,000; Full time

Job summary

Menarini Stemline seeks a Director of Clinical & Value Evidence Liaison to serve as a scientific partner to payer and PHDM experts, advancing understanding of clinical value and supporting evidence generation, including RWE initiatives. The role involves collaboration with Market Access and cross-functional teams, with a travel requirement up to 60% in the US.

The ideal candidate holds an advanced clinical/scientific degree and 5–7 years of relevant experience, including HEOR/RWE.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in scientific/medical field.
• 5–7 years of relevant experience with 2+ years in HEOR/RWE.
• Willingness to travel up to 60% across US.

Responsibilities

• Sustain expertise in disease state management and HEOR/RWE.
• Develop and maintain healthcare landscape understanding to optimize market access.
• Support pre- and post-launch activities and medical affairs programs.
• Engage with external payer and PHDM stakeholders to communicate value propositions.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (Account Management, Payer Marketing, Commercial Sales).

Skills

HEOR liaison

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Verbal communication

Strategic thinking

Education

Advanced degree (PharmD/MD/PhD/DNP)

Job description

The Director, Clinical & Value Evidence Liaison is a field-facing role within Medical Affairs whose main objective is to be a trusted scientific partner to key external payer and other population health decision-maker (PHDM) experts by conducting timely, appropriate scientific exchanges to enhance the understanding of the scientific and clinical value of Menarini Stemline products. In addition, the Director, Clinical & Value Evidence Liaison will develop opportunities to partner with PHDMs in a collaborative research project capacity, meeting shared goals and objectives. External customers include Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), large physician groups, health systems, Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs), Pharmacy Benefit Managements (PBMs), Governmental Agencies (VA/DoD System), Medicare, Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs) and Oncology Clinical Pathway Developers in the assigned region/geography.

The Director, Clinical & Value Evidence Liaison is responsible for supporting and partnering with key internal business partners, primarily colleagues in Market Access that have field responsibilities. This individual will contribute to business planning and internal business partner teams by providing strategic clinical and health outcomes input along with customer insights. They will maintain a high level of key account management and build external relationships with recognized experts in managed markets/healthcare systems.

This individual has a proven leadership track record with exceptional communication, collaboration and prioritizing skills. They will support pre- and post-launch activities. As part of the Medical Affairs team, this position contributes to and supports the company's efforts in communicating the high value of Menarini Stemline products to address unmet medical needs. They also support evidence generation through real-world evidence (RWE) initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Sustains expertise in disease state management, emerging therapies, and competitor products
• Develops and maintains expertise in the ever-evolving US healthcare landscape management and delivery
• Understands dynamics of the health plan’s/PBM’s formulary and positioning of Menarini Stemline product(s) and ways to deliver and enhance product value propositions to optimize market access from a scientific data perspective

SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGE

• Possesses and develops ongoing expertise in the scientific domains of health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) and real-world evidence (RWE) and their role in developing value propositions for medical interventions
• Provides clinical support and delivers data presentations regionally and nationally as needed for the population health decision-maker (PHDM) audience
• Represents and supports Menarini Stemline at relevant scientific or other key stakeholder meetings including congresses, symposia, advisory boards, and investigator meetings
• Captures and documents key insights from PHDMs and analyzes insights into meaningful action items for the organization
• Identifies, understands, and acts on unmet needs of prioritized PHDM stakeholders and utilizes clinical evidence and economic models that differentiate Menarini Stemline product(s), as able
• Provides medical/scientific expertise in the development of content and programs to be used for educating internal support functions and key internal stakeholders
• Actively participates in select medical/outcomes research meetings, advisory boards, and internal meetings with the goal of developing and implementing strategic clinical programs in conjunction with the internal Clinical Development team to impact current and future research strategy and designs, as well as current and future value propositions of both Menarini Stemline commercial and pipeline products
• Contributes to the development, management, and execution of the Medical Affairs Strategic Plan and all related pre- and post-launch activities

HEOR/RWE Research

• Develops and executes opportunities to partner with PHDMs in payer and institutional settings in data‑centric projects (e.g., real-world evidence [RWE] and/or quality improvement [QI] initiatives)
• Possesses excellent verbal and communication skills in multiple settings and the ability to manage multiple activities and projects and prioritize activities accordingly
• Has the ability to develop persuasive communication materials (e.g., slide decks, emails) that advance team goals and objectives for internal and external audiences
• Has demonstrated success in technical proficiency, scientific and/or medical creativity, collaboration with others, and independent thought. Works on extremely complex problems in which analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangible variables. Exercises independent judgment in developing methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
• Collaborates with cross-functional partners in Account Management, Payer Marketing, Commercial Sales, and Clinical Development, to effectively communicate the scientific narrative and value proposition of Menarini Stemline products to critical PHDMs
• Manages project work related to Medical Affairs activities and effectively collaborates with cross-functional partners as assigned, including participation in various initiatives related to scientific and strategic objectives; collaborating with other functional teams; and helping to realize departmental workstream efficiencies
• Builds relationships with Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) and other cross-functional partners in Market Access and Marketing to understand regional external expert thought processes that may facilitate health plan decision-making, and partners with them in field engagements, as appropriate
• Consistently adheres to internal standard processes and complies with regulatory and compliance requirements
• May travel up to 60%
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• An advanced degree required (e.g., PharmD, DNP, PhD or MD); additional master’s degree in scientific research domain preferred (e.g., MS, MPH)
• Generally, 5-7 years of relevant experience, which includes 2+ years working as a Health Economics Outcomes Research (HEOR) Liaison in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry or a combination of experience working within a payer organization and as a HEOR Liaison; also includes 2+ years with direct HEOR/RWE project experience
• Preferred knowledge or experience in the Oncology therapeutic area with experience in Breast Oncology preferred
• Basic knowledge of payer quality and performance measures
• Basic knowledge of health system incentives around pharmaceuticals (e.g., infusion vs oral agents, medically integrated dispensing)
• Familiar with health economics, outcomes research, disease management and practice/pathway guidelines and methodologies, comparative effectiveness research and trends; able to relate these developments to pharmaceuticals
• Must have a demonstrated ability to solve problems with innovative solutions along with strong organizational skills
• Experience working with cross functional medical, market access, and commercial teams is required
• Experience planning and executing HEOR and/or real-world evidence research projects
• This role requires excellent verbal and communication skills in multiple settings and the ability to manage multiple activities and projects and prioritize activities accordingly
• Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills to effectively communicate and build relationships with a broad spectrum of audiences at all organizational levels
• Solid analytical and strategic capabilities and business acumen along with demonstrated work ethic, integrity, and professional conduct
• Candidates must be strong team players, take initiative (roll up your sleeves attitude), think strategically and creatively.
• Must possess excellent project management skills
• Ability to travel, locally and regionally, up to 60% with overnight stays (e.g., Payer meetings, payer/institution locations, internal meetings, medical meetings, congresses, and training).

Base Salary Range of $240,000-$272,000. Menarini Stemline offers generous compensation and benefits packages, including Short- and Long-Term Incentive Programs, Fidelity 401(k) (with 6% company match), Anthem Premier PPO and HDHP insurance plans, Company paid Basic Life & AD&D insurance and pre‑tax FSA/HSA programs.

Menarini Stemline is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.