AbbVie

Senior Director, HEOR Strategy - Neuroscience

AbbVie$150K — $200K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Advanced degree (MD, PharmD, MS) in Economics, Econometrics, or (pharmaco)epidemiology.
  • 12+ years with Master's and 10+ years with PhD in related fields, including fellowship experience.
  • 10+ years of clinical development experience in the pharmaceutical industry or related sectors, with preferred clinical research experience.
  • Ability to navigate complex regulatory landscapes and develop compliant strategies in uncertain environments.
  • Proven track record of resolving inter-project conflicts and resource challenges across multiple programs.
  • Extensive knowledge of global HTA and PR&A regulations and their implications on drug development.
  • Demonstrated leadership ability in guiding cross-functional teams and scientific personnel.

Responsibilities

  • Communicate HEOR findings effectively to executive leadership and external stakeholders.
  • Create and manage strategic plans for all products within the assigned therapeutic areas.
  • Lead HEOR strategy and direct project execution and budget management across product areas.
  • Implement HEOR strategy to expedite new product development and market launch, compliant with regulations.
  • Drive execution of high-quality HEOR programs for pipeline and marketed products, addressing commercial and regulatory requirements.
  • Develop and execute HEOR lifecycle strategies post-marketing, integrating customer value needs and scientific realities.
  • Ensure comprehensive HEOR representation in cross-functional meetings and support market access activities.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive package including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick leave).
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance offerings.
  • Eligible for participation in long-term incentive programs.
  • 401(k) plan for eligible employees.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Sr. Director has responsibility and accountability for HEOR strategic research plans and agendas, execution of studies and projects within those plans a portfolio of assets/brands/indications across a therapeutic area and leads a team of Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR) scientists with global responsibility for demonstrating the health-economic value of AbbVie's pharmaceutical products/assets. Guides and council across TA worldwide management and senior leadership of the HEOR aspects of product value across the multiple indications of the relevant TAs. Able to influence at the enterprise level, effectively manage and prioritize resources and develop and retain a high performing team. Reporting to the VP HEOR Strategy Franchise, the Sr. Director is a member of the LT to the VP and XLT to the head of the function, is expected to influence and shape team culture and capabilities.

Responsibilities
  • Highly effectively communicates findings to internal leadership (Executive Leadership, Area VPs, GMs etc.) and external (e.g. HTAs/Payers, patient advocacy groups and KOLs etc.)
  • Accountable for the creation of strategic plans for all products within the TAs for which he/she has oversight and to ensure strategic plans within his/her TAs are constantly relevant to product development and the marketplace
  • HEOR strategy lead interacting with cross-functional leaders for that TA Direct the design, conduct, and analysis of projects within each product area strategy across multiple programs. Accountable for project execution and budget
  • NDP Development - directs, develops, organizes, and implements the HEOR strategy with concurrence of functional management to allow the development of each NDP to proceed expeditiously and smoothly toward registration, PR&A and market launch in compliance with national and international governmental regulations for various programs for multiple Therapeutic Areas
  • Drive the design and aggressive execution of a high quality HEOR program supporting the therapeutic area strategy for pipeline products as well as on-market products that effectively and efficiently meets ethical, scientific, regulatory, commercial, and quality requirements
  • In the post-marketing setting, this position is responsible for developing and executing HEOR product life-cycle and labeling strategies. Responsible for integrating the expressed needs for value demonstration from customers (payers, physicians and patients), the direction of the commercial organization in product marketing and the realities of the science surrounding a product in developing strategies
  • Assume full scientific HEOR strategic support of commercialization activities including the facilitation of obtaining and maintaining market access and growing the market
  • Accountable for end-to-end delivery of HEOR book of work under their remit, from strategy development to content pull through
  • Accountable to ensuring strong partnership with all relevant HEOR COE functions to ensure a comprehensive HEOR voice is represented in cross-functional meetings


Qualifications

Qualifications
  • Advanced degree, MD, PharmD, MS in Economics, Econometrics, or (pharmaco)epidemiology
  • Minimum of twelve years working experience with Master's, ten years with PhD (can include fellowship experience). Professional training in a health field (MD,PharmD, etc.) is a plus
  • Typically 10+ years of clinical development experience in the pharmaceutical industry, CRO, academia or other health-related consulting company plus having expert knowledge in a relevant therapeutic specialty. Clinical research experience strongly recommended; within pharmaceutical industry preferred
  • Must perform at times in previously uncharted territory with few, if any, established guidelines or procedures. At other times, exceedingly complex governmental rules and regulations must be followed. For problems surrounded by complex rules and regulations, the Senior Director must be able to direct compliance knowledgeably and expeditiously
  • Must be able to develop creative and effective solutions to inter- and intra-project priority conflicts, resource constraints and other problems which may impact project or group goals and deliverables across multiple programs. Experience leading complex products and/or clinical development in support of pipeline development and on-market product support preferred
  • Extensive knowledge of the global regulatory, HTA and PR&A landscape, as well as understanding of other development-related functions as they relate to all phases of drug development
  • Skills to perform the dual roles of leading a cross functional team and managing scientific personnel in clinical research. Must be a self- starter and have a strong desire to see projects achieve commercial success
  • High goal-orientation with the ability to see solutions rather than problems as projects encounter the inevitable ups and downs associated with new drug development or on-market product support
  • Proven people leadership and ability to lead leaders
  • Enterprise strategic influencer


Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
  • 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 thisposting 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 anduntil paid and may be modified at the Company's sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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Founded
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