Director, HEVA (HEOR) Business Partner

About This Role

This role will develop and execute Health Economic and Outcomes Research (HEOR) strategies to support the value proposition of Rare Disease products within a complex biopharma environment. The incumbent will work within market access, medical affairs, and commercial teams, both globally and in the US, to generate robust evidence for Sanofi's transformative therapies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute Health Economic and Outcomes Research (HEOR) strategy and tactics for Rare Disease products
• Design and execute HEOR research including economic modeling, database analysis, observational research, and literature reviews
• Set HEOR evidence generation priorities and plans for assigned Rare Disease indications
• Operate as part of a multi-functional global Brand team, designing clinical research programs
• Develop collaborative research relationships with payers to inform value to decision makers
• Serve as a subject matter expert, providing input to commercial, medical, and market access teams
• Demonstrate effective communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills working independently with multidisciplinary teams

Requirements

• Advanced degree (PhD, MD, MS, MPH, or PharmD) in a scientific discipline
• 5+ years of combined experience in health economics, outcomes research, or a related field
• Demonstrated experience applying various HEOR methods to specific research projects
• Proficiency in principles of evidence-based medicine and clinical research methodology, economic modeling, and COAs
• Ability to understand, create, and apply relevant methods (e.g., observational data, post hoc analysis of clinical trials, meta-analysis, indirect comparison) to demonstrate product value potential
• US product launch experience and understanding of US payer evidence requirements and value demonstration
• Experience translating Target Value Propositions and access strategies into evidence hypotheses and generation plans
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, including presentation skills
• Understanding of the legal and regulatory environment of the pharmaceutical industry and compliance considerations

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (PhD, MD, MS, MPH, or PharmD) in a scientific discipline
• Minimum of 5 years of combined experience in health economics, outcomes research, or a related field

Nice to Have

• Supported global launches
• Provided recommendations to clinical development programs for payer value demonstration
• Publication in peer-reviewed journals
• Knowledge of global HTA processes and guidelines
• Experience with HTA submissions
• Knowledge of US payers and guidelines
• Experience with US submissions
• Demonstrated understanding of disease physiopathology, drug mechanism of action, clinical development principles, epidemiology, biostatistics, statistical programming COA development, systemic literature reviews, and network meta-analyses

Benefits