HEOR Medical Strategy Lead - Rare/Orphan Diseases (Atlanta, GA)

Make your mark for patients

We are seeking a talented individual to fill the position of HEOR Medical Strategy Lead for Rare/Orphan Diseases. This role could be based out of one of two locations: Our US Headquarters in Atlanta, GA, or our location in Raleigh, NC.

About the role:

The HEOR (Health Economics and Outcomes Research) Medical Strategy Lead will be responsible for planning, implementing, and delivering a health economics and outcomes research strategy aligned with access aspirations. This includes implementing innovative HEOR activities and partnerships that produce scientific insights and evidence to support product value propositions within the US for UCB's rare and orphan portfolio. The HEOR Medical Strategy Lead will play a key role in developing the engagement approach of value propositions and HEOR evidence to key US payers, policymakers, and formulary influencers. They will also lead field engagements for the rare and ultra-rare portfolio.

What you'll do:

• Lead HEOR strategy aligned with payer and corporate objectives
• Translate business needs into actionable HEOR initiatives
• Execute HEOR projects in health economics, PROs, epidemiology, and policy
• Collaborate with clinical teams on PRO strategy in development plans
• Develop and deliver HEOR plans for rare/orphan products
• Lead field payer engagements for rare/orphan portfolio
• Create impactful engagement strategies for payer audiences
• Align with access, medical, and global teams on evidence generation
• Monitor industry trends and maintain best practices
• Training internal teams

Who you'll work with:

• Access Strategy Leads
• National Account team
• Medical
• Commercial
• Global stakeholders

Interested? For this position, you'll need the following education, experience, and skills:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's Degree and a minimum of 15 years of experience in health services research, public health, epidemiology, or health economics in a pharmaceutical/biotechnology environment OR

PhD, PharmD, or MD and 10 years' experience

• Minimum of 3 years of payer experience
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in RWE and publication
• Minimum of 1 year of field HEOR experience
• Must be able to travel 25% of the time

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3 years of experience in rare disease

• 5 years of payer experience
• 5 years of experience in RWE and publication

• 3 years field HEOR experience

• Demonstrated success in contributing to multi-disciplinary teams, including outcomes research, clinical research to support product marketing, reimbursement and formulary acceptance

• Demonstrated ability to communicate scientific evidence, with strong written and verbal presentation skills
• Broad experience in collaborating with research partners/vendors and in managing multiple tasks and complex projects
• In-depth knowledge of the U.S. healthcare system, healthcare regulatory, reimbursement and policy environment/customers

This position's reasonably anticipated salary range is $197,600 to $259,400k per year. The actual salary offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other factors.

Are you ready to 'go beyond' to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!

About us

UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are around 8,500 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.

Why work with us?

At UCB, we don't just complete tasks, we create value. We aren't afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equal opportunities to do their best work. We 'go beyond' to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that's on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential.

UCB is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

UCB invites you to voluntarily self-identify during the application process. Provision of self-identification information is entirely voluntary and a decision to provide or not provide such information will not have any effect on your application for employment, your employment with UCB, or otherwise subject you to any adverse treatment. Any information you provide will be considered confidential and will be kept separate from your application and/or personnel file and will only be used in accordance with applicable laws, orders, and regulations.

Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on US-Reasonable_Accommodation@ucb.com for application to US based roles. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.