Head of U.S. Health Economics & Value Assessment (HEVA)

About This Role

This role leads and executes the U.S. Health Economics & Value Assessment (HEVA) strategy for Sanofi's Specialty Care portfolio, ensuring evidence generation and dissemination to drive market access, inform policy, and demonstrate product value.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the U.S. HEVA strategy across all Specialty Care therapeutic areas, aligned with global HEOR, U.S. Medical, and Commercial priorities.
• Serve as a member of both the Global HEOR Leadership Team and the U.S. Specialty Care Leadership Team, ensuring full alignment and integration between global and US regional strategies.
• Translate HEVA evidence into business and policy impact—driving payer engagement, value positioning, and access strategies.
• Anticipate and proactively address U.S. policy and reimbursement dynamics through strategic evidence planning and engagement.
• Represent Sanofi externally as a U.S. HEVA thought leader, advancing the role of evidence in access, policy, and clinical decision-making.
• Oversee design and execution of U.S.-focused HEVA inclusive of RWE program that demonstrate product value across diverse payer and healthcare systems.
• Lead launch excellence and post-launch US specific HEVA strategies, ensuring evidence generation aligns with U.S. access, pricing, and policy needs.
• Develop and guide compliant and impactful US evidence dissemination pathways.
• Collaborate with Value & Access, US Medical Affairs, and Policy teams to deliver evidence that informs value frameworks, PDAB and ICER responses, value-based contracting strategies.
• Lead and develop a high-performing U.S. HEVA team, fostering scientific excellence, collaboration, and accountability.

Requirements

• Advanced degree (PhD, MD, MSc, MPH, or PharmD) in a scientific discipline
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in health economics and outcomes research (HEOR), real world evidence, or related evidence and policy leadership roles
• Proven success leading U.S. HEOR strategy and execution across multiple therapeutic areas within large, matrixed organizations
• Recognized externally as a HEOR leader with credibility among payers, policymakers, and academic peers
• Deep understanding of the U.S. healthcare ecosystem, payer and policy landscape, and evolving regulatory environment
• Demonstrated ability to translate evidence into business impact, influence policy, and drive access outcomes
• Experience managing scientific teams and cross-functional stakeholders at senior enterprise levels

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (PhD, MD, MSc, MPH, or PharmD) in a scientific discipline
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in health economics and outcomes research (HEOR), real world evidence, or related evidence and policy leadership roles

Benefits