Associate Director/Director, HEOR Oncology (US)

Company: Astellas
Location: Northbrook
Posted on: May 28, 2023

Job Description:

Do you want to be part of an inclusive team that works to develop innovative therapies for patients? Every day, we are driven to develop and deliver innovative and effective new medicines to patients and physicians. If you want to be part of this exciting work, you belong at Astellas! Astellas Pharma Inc. is a pharmaceutical company conducting business in more than 70 countries around the world. We are committed to turning innovative science into medical solutions that bring value and hope to patients and their families. Keeping our focus on addressing unmet medical needs and conducting our business with ethics and integrity enables us to improve the health of people throughout the world. For more information on Astellas, please visit our website at www.astellas.com. This position is based in Northbrook, Illinois. Hybrid work from certain states may be permitted in accordance with Astellas' Responsible Flexibility Guidelines. Candidates interested in hybrid work are encouraged to apply. Purpose and Scope:Responsible for pro-actively formulating, consolidating, and implementing Astellas HEOR strategies and ensuring that (sub)regional HEOR perspectives and strategies are integrated within the MA core medical plans, integrated global value plans, integrated evidence generation plans, brand plans, and launch excellence plans.Responsible for development, management and delivery of regional and adapted local health economic, comparative effectiveness, patient reported outcomes, and epidemiologic data, and real world evidence, budgetary impact and cost effectiveness analyses/-modeling , Health Technology Assessment including early scientific advice and assessments post-approval for assigned in-line and late stage development compounds that are medically relevant, scientifically and technically valid, address business needs, support patient access and HTA/reimbursement requirementsThis position requires excellent interpersonal and matrix leadership skills to support effective partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders including global/regional/local HEOR leaders, Department Heads, TA Heads, CMT Leads, Development, Regulatory Affairs, and Market Access. Essential Job Responsibilities:Medical Affairs LeadershipCo-create development of integrated global value plan, provide regional input into integrated global brand planAccountable to develop HEOR strategies and tactics that are evidence based, scientifically and technically valid, and medically relevant; of clinical, humanistic, and economical importance; patient focused; are integrated in the Core Medical Plans and integrated evidence generation plans, and address the needs of regional regulators, HTA, patients, health care providers, and policy makers and regulators and in line with regional brand planAccountable for successful execution of all MA HEOR activities and deliverables for assigned product across region and to ensure these are delivered with high quality and within timelines and budgetOversee regional and local adaptation of core value dossiers and core economic models to local HTA requirements and ensure alignment with the global value messagesDepartmental and People LeadershipServe on and/or lead organizational initiatives and taskforces as appropriate to shape the strategic direction of the regional and global HEOR functionMay lead a sub-region team and oversee one or more junior colleagues within the (sub)regionMatrix LeadershipActively participate global value team and core health economics teamMaintains an integrated partnership within global/regional/local Medical Affairs and cross-functional colleagues including global/local Market Access to identify collaborative opportunities, ensure optimal alignment, leverage resources, and support business prioritiesActively promote strategic collaborations with other Astellas HEOR colleagues across the globe to share and replicate best practices and advance HEOR initiatives to support the Astellas product portfolio and patient accessScientific / HEOR technical ExpertiseMaintains in depth knowledge of Astellas products/disease states for assigned productsSupport preparation and coordination for HTA/payer advice, mock preparations, submissions, face to face meetings and objection handling in regionActively monitor the changing healthcare landscape to identify emerging regional HEOR trendsMaintain in depth knowledge about patient access and HTA/reimbursement requirements, processes and best practices to inform HEOR strategiesRepresent Astellas on HEOR issues at regional / global forums, conferences and professional associations and trade associations, including monitoring ad communicating activities by such forums to executive leadershipMedical GovernanceProvide oversight and strategic and scientific input for HEOR projects, data interpretation, protocol development, regulatory documents, scientific publications, and independent research proposals for assigned products within assigned regionEnsure the timely completion of assigned HEOR projects that include appropriate outcome assessments, analysis plans and final reports with expectations for peer-reviewed publications relevant to HEOR evidence generation strategiesEnsures all HEOR deliverables support Astellas' commitment to integrity and delivery of the highest standard of quality and in compliance with all applicable regulations, external policies and ethical standards Quantitative Dimensions:The Regional HEOR Product Lead develops innovative, cutting edge economic, epidemiological and clinical outcomes data generation activities and related medical tools (appr 10 annually) across assigned high complexity / highly strategic important products that are designed to shape the medical value proposition for Astellas products throughout their life cycle including early development compounds. The HEOR Regional Product Lead will provide matrix leadership to represent local HEOR local and (sub)regional HEOR within the GVT. The role has a regional scope and is also supporting all countries within region with no country resources, overseeing all countries in region's needs within the GVT. He/she is accountable for managing resources, priorities and workload across products and includes direct budget responsibilities of $1-1.5 mln annually. The results produced by the HEOR Regional Product Lead must be scientifically sound and in compliance with regulations. The individual is assigned to the most strategically important / key in line and/or late-stage priority product for region. May have oversight of one or more colleagues in (sub)region.Organizational Context:The HEOR Regional Product Lead reports to the Regional HEOR (TA) Lead and functions with minimal supervision. They will have multiple cross-functional collaborative project teams and matrix responsibility across the broader Astellas organization.The HEOR Regional Product Lead will collaborate with the following colleagues:Medical Affairs: TA Heads, Executive Directors, CMT leads, Senior Medical Directors/CMT members, HEOR LeadersMarket Access: Senior DirectorsOther: Senior Director/Director Legal, Ethics & Compliance, Brand General ManagersExternal: Executive leadership of Astellas partners and organizationsPDN-990b160a-7112-4c47-9977-17c84531a7f7

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