Director, Health Economics and Outcomes Research; HEOR

The Company:

It’s not often you get the chance to make a real impact on the lives of others, while expanding your own possibilities. You’ll find that rare opportunity at Pharma Essentia USA. Join us, and let’s transform lives, together. Pharma Essentia USA Corporation is a rapidly growing biopharmaceutical innovator. We are leveraging deep expertise and proven scientific principles to deliver effective new biologics for challenging diseases in the areas of hematology and oncology, with one product approved in Europe and a diversifying pipeline.

We believe in the potential to improve both health and quality of life for patients with limited options today through the combination of rigorous research and innovative thinking. Founded in 2003 by a team of Taiwanese-American executives and renowned scientists from U.S. biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, today we are listed on the Taipei Exchange (6446) and are expanding our global presence with operations in the U.S., Japan, and China, along with a world‑class biologics production facility in Taichung.

The Director of Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) is responsible for developing and implementing the US HEOR strategy for Pharma Essentia’s therapeutic area(s). This position will design and perform health economic and outcome research projects/studies focusing on value, positioning, and unmet needs in order to support best possible market access. This person will also lead field‑based, customer‑focused initiatives and engage healthcare and access stakeholders in clinical, scientific, and health economic exchange.

• Responsible for developing and executing the US HEOR medical strategy and related evidence generation and stakeholder engagement planning.
• Collaborate with Medical Affairs to incorporate key HEOR initiatives into overall US medical strategy, evidence generation, and stakeholder engagement plans.
• Drive US HEOR evidence generation projects, including development of research plans, protocols, budgets, conduct analyses, and prepare drafts and final reports, abstracts, and manuscripts.
• Act as the key internal HEOR point of contact for evidence generation projects, services, and technologies.
• Provide HEOR and Medical support to cross‑functional initiatives, including partner with Commercial and Market Access to shape brand and access strategy.
• Identify and maintain relationships with HEOR and market access key opinion leaders, healthcare and access decision makers including pharmacy benefit management, specialty pharmacies, and other clinical/academic consultants within assigned responsibility.
• Lead field‑based, customer‑focused initiatives and engage healthcare and access stakeholders in clinical, scientific, and health economic exchange.
• Proactively represent the evidence needs of health care decision makers within HEOR and other internal stakeholders to ensure that unmet needs are identified and prioritized in planning processes.
• Continually educate the organization on the latest developments and thinking in HEOR as it relates to Evidence Based Medicine, regulatory processes, and reimbursement policies.
• Develop and lead high quality presentations that effectively communicate the evolving U.S. healthcare environment, health technology assessment, or other topics.

• PhD, Pharm
  
  D, or MD/DO required.
• 7+ years of relevant field‑based or other pharmacoeconomics professional experience in the diagnostic, biomedical, or pharmaceutical industry, or a managed care, public sector, academic organization, HEOR research organization.
• Demonstrated thorough knowledge of U.S. data sources and payer claims.
• Demonstrates exceptional scientific understanding of health economics and outcomes research (HEOR), combined with knowledge of the U.S. healthcare system.
• Displays strong understanding of the U.S. healthcare environment and applies understanding in support of internal HEOR activities.
• Demonstrated experience in hematology, oncology managed care and access landscape.
• Experience developing and executing HEOR modeling activities (including budget impact, cost effectiveness, etc.) and outcomes…