Senior Director​/VP, Patient-Centered Outcomes

Director Of Patient-Centered Outcomes

Lumanity's Patient-Centered Outcomes (PCO) team is seeking an experienced patient-centered outcomes research professional to serve as our Director of Patient-Centered Outcomes.

As Director, you will be responsible for providing strategic and scientific guidance to internal (i.e., Lumanity project teams) and external (i.e., clients) stakeholders on various projects related to clinical outcome assessments (COAs), including but not limited to literature reviews, gap analyses, COA development, embedded interviews, natural history survey research, and regulatory and endpoint strategy. Working closely with all project team members, you will also supervise more junior staff.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Apply research to meet clients' needs, including providing clients with strategic guidance on COA strategy in the context of drug development
• Review project deliverables (e.g., study protocols, study reports, client presentations) to ensure quality
• Support business development efforts by building relationships with new and existing clients, bringing in new leads, and writing proposals for PCO projects
• Manage projects as needed, including developing plans to accomplish all activities within project scope and timelines, delegating project tasks to project teams and leading client meetings
• Contribute to training and mentoring of more junior staff

You will also be expected to present at scientific conferences and/or publish in peer-reviewed journals to further the patient preference research field and demonstrate Lumanity's capabilities. The individual in this role will also be responsible for an annual business development target.

Requirements include:

• An undergraduate degree in health-related field required (master's or doctorate degree in a health-related field preferred)
• At least 8 years previous relevant work experience with increasing levels of responsibility in the field of PCO
• Comprehensive knowledge of the drug development process and regulatory guidelines pertaining to PCO
• Excellent English oral and written communication skills and comfort liaising with technical and non-technical clients (both internally and externally)
• Experience in consulting
• Published work in peer-reviewed journals and/or presented at conferences

Preferred skills and experience include:

• Experience with economic evaluations and HTA submissions, including but not limited to literature reviews, gap analyses, documenting the humanistic burden of disease, utility elicitation, patient preference studies and global value dossier development
• Mastery of technical skills in at least some of the following areas: expert elicitation, conjoint analysis, contingent valuation, discreet choice experiments, best-worst scaling, time trade-off and standard gamble methods

We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that focuses on what matters to you health and well-being, personal finances, professional development, and a healthy work/life balance.

• Competitive salary plus bonus scheme
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Generous amount of paid time off annually + 10 paid holidays
• Flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care
• Health savings account option with employer contribution
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Paid life insurance at 1.5x annual salary
• Remote working or hybrid if located in the Boston, MA or Long Beach, CA areas

Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $150,000-$270,000. The salary range is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicant's location, skills, prior experience, professional qualifications, and other relevant factors.