Scientific Director, Medical Payer Strategy - Oncology

AbbVie Inc.; South San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 161,000 - 305,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

PTO (paid time off)

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

AbbVie Inc. in California seeks a Scientific Director to lead medical payer strategy in oncology. You will shape payer/HCDM strategies, develop educational initiatives, and translate real-world and economic evidence into value narratives that inform brand and portfolio decisions.

The role requires deep pharma experience, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to work in a matrixed environment. Hybrid work arrangement based in California.

Qualifications

• Advanced Education PhD, PharmD, PA, NP highly preferred. Residency or additional post doctorate highly preferred.
• Typically 8 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry or equivalent; substantial understanding of managed care required and pharmacoeconomic experience preferred.
• Management and leadership experience at project level, experience with strategic initiatives and issues. Proven leadership skills in a cross-functional environment. International experience is a plus.
• Ability to interact externally and internally to support global business strategy. Ability to advance RWE studies or medical affairs directed research independently with little supervision. Knowledge of statistical methodology, regulatory requirements governing RWE and experience in development strategy and the design of RWE protocols.
• Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Works mostly independently with limited guidance.

Responsibilities

• Leads development of medical affairs payer/HCDM strategy for the assigned therapeutic area and assets, translating the clinical, economic, humanistic, and real-world evidence into a differentiated value narrative that shapes access strategy, brand and portfolio priorities, and enterprise decisions.
• Actively participates in relevant cross functional brand, medical affairs and market access teams to provide medical, scientific, pharmaeconomic, and healthcare landscape input into portfolio and product strategies, influences without authority in a matrixed environment.
• Leads development and approval of medical affairs access/HCDM field and omnichannel materials.
• Leads and delivers training to the Medical Outcomes Science Liaison teams
• Partners on the development of integrated evidence plan with Medical Affairs, HEOR to support scientific and business strategy aligned to Medical Affairs Evidence Gaps;
• Develops strategy for payer/HCDM collaborative customer research, thought‑leadership forums, and external partnerships aligned with therapeutic area and AbbVie objectives in partnership with HEOR and medical affairs.
• Monitors scientific, health economic, access and healthcare policy trends through conferences, insights gathering and external engagement; proactively provide and provide proactive inputs into portfolio, therapeutic area and brand strategies.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures. Responsible for understanding the legal and regulatory requirements as well as the healthcare landscape and accountable for complying with those requirements. Serves as the scientific team interface for key regulatory, OEC and Legal discussions.
• May assist with the scientific review, development, execution and communication of medical affairs sponsored or supported RWE research activities.
• Lead cross functional and functional sub teams responsible for discrete projects within the therapeutic area.

Skills

Payer strategy

HEOR

Medical affairs

Pharmacoeconomics

Education

PhD/PharmD/PA/NP

Residency or postdoc preferred

Job description

Scientific Director, Medical Payer Strategy - Oncology

• Full-time
• Salary Min: 160500
• Salary Max: 305000
• Workday Global Grade: 22
• Compensation: USD 160,500 - USD 305,000 - yearly

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.

The Scientific Director provides medical and scientific input into medical market access payer, group purchasing organizations, health systems, guidelines, and pathways oncology scientific objectives and tactics for healthcare access decision makers. Develops and executes medical market access activities such as payer/healthcare access decision maker strategies, educational initiatives (medical education, data, guidelines, pathways, and value proposition), and translates payer/HCMD insights into . Works cross functionally in a highly matrixed environment with commercial, HEOR and medical affairs teams to provide strategic payer/HCDM input into brand strategies and shape integrated holistic value evidence plan .

• Leads development of medical affairs payer/HCDM strategy for the assigned therapeutic area and assets, translating the clinical, economic, humanistic, and real-world evidence into a differentiated value narrative that shapes access strategy, brand and portfolio priorities, and enterprise decisions.
• Actively participates in relevant cross functional brand, medical affairs and market access teams to provide medical, scientific, pharmaeconomic, and healthcare landscape input into portfolio and product strategies, influences without authority in a matrixed environment.
• Leads development and approval of medical affairs access/HCDM field and omnichannel materials.
• Leads and delivers training to the Medical Outcomes Science Liaison teams
• Partners on the development of integrated evidence plan with Medical Affairs, HEOR to support scientific and business strategy aligned to Medical Affairs Evidence Gaps;
• Develops strategy for payer/HCDM collaborative customer research, thought‑leadership forums, and external partnerships aligned with therapeutic area and AbbVie objectives in partnership with HEOR and medical affairs.
• Monitors scientific, health economic, access and healthcare policy trends through conferences, insights gathering and external engagement; proactively provide and provide proactive inputs into portfolio, therapeutic area and brand strategies.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures. Responsible for understanding the legal and regulatory requirements as well as the healthcare landscape and accountable for complying with those requirements. Serves as the scientific team interface for key regulatory, OEC and Legal discussions.
• May assist with the scientific review, development, execution and communication of medical affairs sponsored or supported RWE research activities.
• Lead cross functional and functional sub teams responsible for discrete projects within the therapeutic area.

• Advanced Education PhD, PharmD, PA, NP highly preferred. Residency or additional post doctorate highly preferred.
• Typically 8 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry or equivalent; substantial understanding of managed care required and pharmacoeconomic experience preferred.
• Management and leadership experience at project level, experience with strategic initiatives and issues. Proven leadership skills in a cross-functional environment. International experience is a plus.
• Ability to interact externally and internally to support global business strategy. Ability to advance RWE studies or medical affairs directed research independently with little supervision. Knowledge of statistical methodology, regulatory requirements governing RWE and experience in development strategy and the design of RWE protocols.
• Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Works mostly independently with limited guidance.

Hybrid position based in one of our locations.

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law:

The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.

This job is eligible toparticipatein our long-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.