Director Global HEOR

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Sobi is seeking a Global HEOR Director to lead development and delivery of HEOR across a therapeutic area, including cost effectiveness analyses, real world evidence, patient reported outcomes and value dossiers to support reimbursement worldwide. The role demands strategic thinking, cross-functional leadership, and hands-on experience with EU HTA, regulatory interfaces and vendor management, with a track record of guiding multiple projects per year and HTA submissions. You will collaborate with Global Patient Access, country leads and external HEOR experts to ensure clinically relevant, payer aligned evidence. To apply, highlight quantified impact, collaboration and budget planning, and demonstrate readiness to travel up to 20 percent.

Company Description

Statistics show that women and underrepresented groups tend to apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Sobi encourages you to change that statistic and apply. Rarely do candidates meet 100% of the qualifications. We look forward to your application!

At Sobi, the work we do every day redefines the standards of care and transform the lives of people living with rare diseases.

As a diverse team of entrepreneurial people, we are passionate about our growth journey towards becoming a global leader, making a difference for rare disease patients, moving quickly and always challenging the status quo.

We are committed to an inclusive, sustainable and flexible workplace that fosters growth and development.

Job Description

The Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Director is responsible for the development, delivery and management of Global HEOR deliverables for the assigned Therapeutic Area (TA).
These activities include but are not limited to cost effectiveness and comparative effectiveness analyses, real world evidence generation, patient reported outcomes, epidemiological initiatives, development of core value dossiers, and HTA/Reimbursement strategies for in-line and development compounds.
The Director will support the Global Head of HEOR through implementation of HEOR strategic objectives in line with the Brand strategies. This position requires strong interpersonal and matrix team skills, project and vendor management skills, and expertise in HEOR principles, pharmaceutical research design and methods.

Specifically, this individual will

Develop and lead health economic and outcomes projects that are innovative, medically relevant, scientifically valid and appropriately planned, managed, executed

lead effective collaborations with internal stakeholders by understanding medical and commercial needs and developing and implementing strategies that addresses these needs; and

be a key collaborator with external stakeholders and HEOR experts to ensure that SOBI sponsored Global HEOR initiatives are clinically relevant and support the needs of patients, health care providers and payers.       

Main Job Responsibilities:

• Inform and implement the HEOR strategy for assigned TA  or product (s) across all SOBI commercial territories
• Be an integral part of the overall Global Patient Access group, securing tight liaison and collaboration with other members of the group, both globally and locally in-country
• Work closely with the in-country patient access leads to ensure that that country level health outcome and value tactical plans align with the global Patient Access strategic plans for each brand
• Support Global HEOR business objectives and budgetary plans with a 3-5 year perspective through HEOR evidence generation, synthesis, dissemination, communication and refinement
• Identify, design, develop, and lead Global HEOR projects including leading strategies for prospective and retrospective protocol  development, economic models, scientific publications, and vendor supplied research proposals in assigned therapeutic area for both in-line and development products
• Closely monitor the changing healthcare and economic landscape to anticipate and address potential impact on the business
• Play a key role in Global HEOR business planning process that is aligned with the therapeutic area/product strategy and contribute to the brand Global Value Dossier in line with local HTA needs for the assigned therapy areas
• Represent SOBI at external HEOR conferences and meetings
• The HEOR Director is responsible for developing the evidence to support reimbursement and the value proposition for SOBI products throughout the product’s lifecycle.
• The HEOR Director will support multiple projects (5-15) and HTA (1-10) and/or reimbursement submissions per year with several products across the SOBI portfolio.

Qualifications

• Post-graduate degree in Health Economics, Economics,  Pharmacy, Life Sciences, Medicine or Epidemiology combined with a minimum of 5-7 years experience in Health Economics Outcome Research within the pharmaceutical industry, or related HEOR consultancies
• Deep understanding and knowledge of European HTA, reimbursement systems and health economics/outcomes research
• Good working knowledge of Market Access and expertise in leveraging outcomes data in the appropriate clinical context
• Understanding of regulatory bodies (EMA, MHRA, FDA…) and major HTA bodies (EFPIA, NICE, AMNOG, HAS, TLV, AIFA) as they relate to HEOR and Patient Access
• Demonstrated interpersonal relationship and collaboration skills working within cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated strategic thinking, problem solving and decision making skills
• Strong self-starting capabilities; Creative “out-of-the-box” thinker with experience managing multiple brands 
• Excellent spoken and written English and readiness to travel approximately 20% travel required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with excellent presentation and organizational skills
• Ideally:
  • Knowledge of EU and emerging markets health care systems and experience in outcomes research, pharmacoeconomics, health economics, clinical research, epidemiology  and health policy  
  • Experience in working with co-promotion or business partners
  • Experience with orphan drugs or speciality pharmaceuticals

Additional Information

How to apply

We have an ongoing selection process in this recruitment and ask you to send your application as soon as possible. Click apply and include your resume in English. 

Why Join Us?

Here at Sobi, our mission and culture get us excited to come to work every day, but here are a few more reasons to join our team:

• Emphasis on work/life balance
• Collaborative and team-oriented environment
• Opportunities for professional growth
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Competitive compensation for your work
• Making a positive impact to help ultra-rare disease patients who are in need of life saving treatments

We are a global company with over 1,900 employees in more than 30 countries and are committed to the societies where we operate. With a deeply skilled management team directing our day-to-day wins, and a Board with a stellar track record, we’re ready to take on the world’s diseases, ailments and adversity. Our people believe they have the power to make a positive impact in others’ lives because that’s exactly what we do here. If you’re seeking a career that taps into your talents in a way that makes the world a better, healthier place, we just may have a job for you.

We know our employees are our most valuable asset, and our culture conveys that. We offer a competitive benefits package, to support the health and happiness of our staff.

Sobi Culture

At Sobi, we refuse to accept the status quo. This is because we have witnessed first-hand the challenges facing those affected by rare diseases and have used this knowledge to shape our business to find new ways of helping them.

As a specialized biopharmaceutical company, we are dedicated to rare diseases. And we see this focus as a strength. By effectively turning our research into ground-breaking treatments, we help make medicine more accessible and open up more possibilities for patients and more opportunities for those caring for them. This has been our approach since day one, but we know we can’t change the world of rare diseases on our own. Accomplishing this requires strong partnerships with patients, partners and stakeholders across the entire value chain. Together, we define how our business can create solutions that serve the needs of those affected by rare diseases while facilitating sustainable growth.