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Posted Date: Feb 25 2025
Senior Director, Global Real-World Evidence & Health Outcomes Research Lead, Specialty medicines
Robust health outcomes data is necessary to support launch optimization, reimbursement and maintain market position in today’s healthcare environment. Evidence must be developed throughout the product lifecycle as standard of care changes, new competitors are introduced, and patents expire on existing competitors. We need to engage with our customers to understand how they define value and to effectively collaborate with them to ensure we are generating evidence that is impactful for payers, health systems, providers, and patients.
The role of Senior Director, Global Real-World Evidence & Health Outcomes Research Lead is critical to achieving this ambition by ensuring that each medicine GSK brings to market is supported by scientifically credible, high-quality evidence that drives competitiveness and strong evidence-based product positioning, value propositions and value-based pricing. The role is essential for the alignment of evidence with the requirements of customers responsible for marketing authorization, recommendation and reimbursement leading to successful patient access, product use and commercial success.
Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
* Serve as single point accountable lead for a complex priority asset and lead a team of high performing scientists with expertise in real-world evidence and other non-interventional study methods.
* Be a key member of the Global Real-World Evidence & Health Outcomes Research Lead Therapy Area LT and other relevant matrix leadership teams.
* Ensure team members engage closely with medical and matrix stakeholders and partner effectively in data generation plan (DGP) planning, design, execution, translation, and dissemination for the asset.
* Provide leadership, management, and development of the asset team, including recruitment and capability building.
* Partner effectively with matrix stakeholders in planning and design of the DGP for the asset.
* Drive disciplined execution of studies and activities, translate results, and disseminate data and research findings to all relevant internal and external stakeholders.
* Provide scientific leadership for best practice in real world evidence/ non-interventional study methodologies.
* Drive innovation and inform ideas through effective engagement with external experts, clinical guideline groups, HTA agencies, and policy forums.
* Integrate understanding of the evolving global health technology assessment bodies, clinical guidelines groups, policy decision makers and payer environment.
* Lead discussions with key stakeholders on prioritization of evidence generation to meet business and customer needs.
* Deliver materials to inform internal governance decision making (e.g. Medical Review Board, etc).
* Facilitate alignment and partnership to enable effective interactions within the complex stakeholder matrix.
* Represent GSK in external collaborations and scientific evidence requirements with partners and decision makers.
* Drive quality and compliance through the team to ensure trust for the evidence delivered.
* Ensure studies are delivered according to plan and within budget.
Why you?Basic Qualifications:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
* PhD, PharmD or equivalent level qualification in health outcomes, patient reported outcomes, health economics, epidemiology, pharmacy, health, or life sciences.
* Considerable experience working in global pharmaceuticals in a leadership role with line management experience.
* Strong business acumen and ability to translate customer needs into actionable data generation plan.
* Methods expertise to guide and lead team in delivering robust payer evidence deliverables.
* Knowledge of healthcare markets, health technology assessment agencies, and reimbursement decision making globally.
* Understanding of health economics, health outcomes, comparative effectiveness research, and PRO research applications.
* Deep knowledge and strong communication skills for interpreting and translating complex concepts effectively.
* Deep knowledge of drug development and therapy area.
* Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and develop credibility with colleagues.
* Experience across product lifecycles.
* Experience leading a complex portfolio of projects and stakeholders in a senior role.
Preferred Qualifications:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
* Advanced scientific or business degree specialized in Health Outcomes or similar.
* Experience in above country and in country roles.
* Experience supporting assets in complex competitor landscapes.
* Direct Payer experience.
* Launch experience.
* Portfolio of high value publications and/or scientific promotions.
Closing Date for Applications: 11th March 2025 (EOD)
Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert. When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above.
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