Job Description

HEOR Specialist

Delivery of company objectives

Identification, analysis, and communication of economic barriers and gaps to access

Determining outcomes research requirements and developing local data generation strategies in collaboration with a respective TA market access manager

Preparing health technology assessment and dossiers for National listing of essential medicines (NLEM) and tendering submissions

Analysing business environment, payer perceptions, and competitor pricing strategies

Searching literature and critically reviewing, extracting and summarising relevant evidence

Writing reports and presentations as part of the market access team

Supporting the wider external affairs team to engage in evidence-based conversations with key stakeholders as appropriate

Developing strategy and design, in collaboration with medical affairs, of local data generation studies

Real world local data generation (LDG) projects:

Designing LDG projects in alignment with CORE.

Overseeing the data procurement, data analysis, and reporting.

Overseeing the publication of findings and dissemination of finding to commercial teams.

Present at conferences on the topic of health economics and LDG findings to strengthen value and affordability cases to key leaders in the industry.

Develop good relationships with KOLs based on a shared interest in research and scientific methodologies.

Provide strategic input into market access and commercial plans

The building of models to explore different scenarios in order to inform strategic decisions. E.g. alternative reimbursement models, business case models for new product launches, pricing strategies, etc.

Assist with the analysis of current data and trends, partnering with the relevant market access managers in guiding the commercial teams on strategic decisions.

Leadership and strategic counsel

Maintaining up-to-date internal knowledge of pricing, listing and tendering systems, including submissions of PARFs for senior leadership and Global approval

Candidate specification: key selection criteria

Education

Background in science, business or economics – ie postgraduate qualification in a health-related field (e.g. policy, economics, biostatistics, epidemiology)

Experience

Up to 3 years’ experience of health economics, outcomes research, and listing issues in the healthcare sector, academic setting, pharmaceutical industry or consulting

Experience of developing value dossiers, submissions to payors or reimbursement bodies

English language skills

Relevant experience in a priority therapeutic area

Critical competencies for success

Problem-solving skills: proven ability to analyze and address market access barriers

Business acumen: ability to apply commercial management principles to achieve business outcomes

Communication: ability to communicate findings in clear, compelling materials

Knowledge of pharmaco-economics, health technology assessment, outcomes research: maintenance of up-to-date knowledge of health economics and the requirements of pricing, listing and tendering systems

Teamwork: ability to work with others in the market access team to help them understand their needs and achieve their goals

Other personal characteristics

Other desirable personal characteristics include being:

Highly committed

Able to engage a complex set of issues

Attentive to detail

Of impeccable integrity

Calm under pressure

Tenacity and resilience

Digital savvy

Superior communication skills on technical subjects.

Ability to embrace a mindset of Networking, Empowering, Experimenting, Sharing & Learning, whilst maintaining focus on Purpose, High Integrity & Ethics, Patient-Focus and Diversity & Inclusiveness.

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Requisition ID:R307892