Director, HEOR Strategy, Migraine

Company Description

Abb Vie 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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about Abb Vie, please visit us at  Follow Abb Vie on X, Facebook, Instagram, You Tube, Linked In and Tik Tok.

The Director, Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR) Strategy for Migraine leads the development & execution of projects for on-market and/or pipeline development assets, who is the brand/asset leader representing HEOR on cross functional asset/brand teams and in the pipeline commercialization teams. He or she is accountable for HEOR strategies and execution for at least one asset and/or at least one indication for US or international.

The director may have 1-2 full-time direct reports.

• Oversees the design and conduct, of projects and effectively communicates the findings and strategic impact of findings to internal and external audiences
• Provides product leadership to HEOR strategic direction for consistent with business goals established in conjunction with the appropriate cross functional partners.
• Ensures project plan integrates and aligns with the product strategic plans from matrix teams as well as commercial interests. Provides updates on execution of plans to product as well as functional management, owns, then shares project execution decisions. In the development of product strategic plans he/she liaises with other members of the product team to generate innovative ideas and create buy-in to strategies
• 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
• Executive presence and ability to engage with senior leaders in a cross functional setting.

• Advanced degree in health economics or related discipline
• Minimum of seven years working experience with Master s, five year with PhD (can include fellowship experience). Professional training in a health field (MD, Pharm
  
  D, etc.) is a plus
• Preferred:
  PhD in Economics, Econometrics, or (pharmaco) epidemiology or any other related field with 3 years of relevant experience. Clinical research experience strongly recommended; within pharmaceutical industry preferred. Experience leading complex products and/or clinical development in support of pipeline development and on-market product
• Typically 3+ 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
• Proven leadership skills in a cross-functional global team environment. Ability to interact externally and internally to support global business strategy.
• The Director 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 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.
• 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.
• 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…