Associate Director, Oncology Outcomes Research

AstraZeneca • Gaithersburg, MD

1d • $150,202 - $225,304

About The Position

At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation – ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe. Do you have expertise in, and curiosity for leading Medical Affairs teams in Oncology? Apply your experience to changing the way cancer is treated at AstraZeneca, a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines. Help to advance our incredible pipeline by applying expertise and accelerating our pathway to finding a cure. A dedicated Oncology Business Unit (OBU), this is the place to build a best-in-class career. AstraZeneca’s vision in Oncology is to help patients by redefining the cancer-treatment paradigm with the bold ambition to eliminate cancer as a cause of death. We are proud to work on ground-breaking science with one of the broadest and deepest Oncology pipelines in the business. The Associate Director, Oncology Outcomes Research is an individual contributor role and will be a key member of an Asset team that is collectively responsible for delivering strategic plans and executing projects. The Associate Director, Oncology Outcomes Research reports to the Asset Lead and will be responsible for supporting the development of strategy and leading the execution of health outcomes and real-world strategies and studies on a global and US market level. This role is also responsible for working with key internal stakeholders in the design, execution and communication of studies. This position requires an individual with scientific knowledge of HEOR and its application throughout development process, business acumen, and interpersonal skills.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years’ experience, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry, graduate degree strongly preferred (PhD, MS, MPH) in health economics, epidemiology, outcomes research and/or related disciplines.
• Understanding and knowledge and application of epidemiological/health outcomes methodology within pharmaceutical industry at an international level.
• In-depth expertise with research methods for real world research, HEOR projects including pharmacoepidemiologic models.
• Knowledge of the Global and US healthcare systems and their changing needs for health economic and payer analytic information.
• Scientific expertise in oncology with knowledge of different data sources.
• Demonstrated expertise in analytical, judgment and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced Scientific degree
• Developed conceptual and integrative thinking with capability to access internal and external resources for advice.
• Standout teammate and supports the asset team within the O2R organization.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills as well as interpersonal skills.
• Oncology experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the execution of the Asset strategy including real world evidence, and other activities to assess, quantify and communicate the value proposition for the asset.
• Responsible for supporting the development and leading the execution of asset specific Global and US Regional health outcomes strategy.
• Responsible for strategically communicating and influencing a diverse group of internal and external collaborators in GMA, OBU and ORD.
• Supports the asset lead in key review and governance meetings to ensure the scientific difficulty of AZ sponsored research including ERT.
• Present research findings at scientific congresses and participate in the development and writing of manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
• Translate output from research into tools and resources for field teams.
• Manage relationships and budgets with vendors to ensure timely completion of high quality, projects.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of the disease state, market & customer dynamics, the competitive landscape, and reimbursement issues.

Benefits

• qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]
• paid vacation and holidays
• paid leaves
• health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level