Associate Director, Real World Value and Evidence – Oncology Solid Tumor

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine • Horsham, PA

2d • $137,000 - $235,750 • Hybrid

About The Position

In the current environment of US healthcare with a prominent focus placed on efficiency and affordability, ensuring patients can access innovative treatments is of foremost importance but increasingly challenging. In this environment, the Real World Value & Evidence (RWV&E) function must ensure strategic evidence generation to flawlessly execute product launches and to demonstrate robust value insights translated into timely patient, provider, and payer-centric scientific communications.

In this position, the In-house Associate Director, RWV&E, is responsible for conducting RWV&E evidence generation and dissemination activities for pipeline and marketed products or indications within the Janssen Oncology Franchise. This individual will contribute to medical and market access scientific strategies and value propositions, conduct evidence generation, and work in close collaboration with the respective cross-functional teams to aligned therapeutic areas and products. The position will require the following skills and abilities:
Collaborate with internal and external experts to generate rigorous scientific strategy, execute real-world evidence research projects and economic models, generate real-world data-driven insights, and contribute to scientific communication plans, as aligned with the Integrated Evidence Team (IET) to support the RWV&E strategic plans for the assigned therapeutic areas
Ensure quality of design, execution, and publication of real-world evidence studies, quality of models & tools
Represent RWV&E on cross-functional teams with business partners, such as, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Value and Evidence Scientific Engagement Team, Strategic Customer Group, Global Commercial Strategy Organization, Commercial Excellence, Epidemiology, Government Affairs and Policy, New Business Development and other J&J Operating Companies, as needed
Develop a deep understanding of US payer needs and integrate such insights, in partnership with V&E Field and other business partners, into external communication materials
Champion the approvals of new presentation materials and handling of administrative responsibilities, as needed
Contribute to execution of RWV&E and market access activities such as shaping of payer communication materials to support market access scientific strategies and payer value propositions. Ensures compliance with regulatory, legal and commercial regulations (for example Contract Pricing Committee, Copy Approval Committee) in conducting research and dissemination of scientific information

Requirements

• A minimum of a Master’s degree in health economics, statistics, health policy, pharmacy or related field is required.
• A minimum of 5 or more years of experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry, preferably in health economics, market access or related functions.
• Experience conducting research projects using large datasets, survey techniques, mixed models, comparative analyses and knowledge of advanced statistics and experimental design (in oncology preferred).
• Experience communicating results internally and externally to technical and non-technical audiences is required.
• Demonstrated ability to produce high-quality deliverables on time and within budget.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.

Nice To Haves

• A doctorate (PharmD or PhD) is desirable.
• Knowledge of US healthcare landscape from the HCP and payer perspective is preferred.
• Prior publications and strong written communication experience (solid tumor experience preferred).
• Experience in working in a matrix team environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conducting RWV&E evidence generation and dissemination activities for pipeline and marketed products or indications within the Janssen Oncology Franchise.
• Contributing to medical and market access scientific strategies and value propositions.
• Conducting evidence generation.
• Collaborating with respective cross-functional teams to aligned therapeutic areas and products.
• Collaborating with internal and external experts to generate rigorous scientific strategy, execute real-world evidence research projects and economic models, generate real-world data-driven insights, and contribute to scientific communication plans, as aligned with the Integrated Evidence Team (IET) to support the RWV&E strategic plans for the assigned therapeutic areas.
• Ensuring quality of design, execution, and publication of real-world evidence studies, quality of models & tools.
• Representing RWV&E on cross-functional teams with business partners, such as, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Value and Evidence Scientific Engagement Team, Strategic Customer Group, Global Commercial Strategy Organization, Commercial Excellence, Epidemiology, Government Affairs and Policy, New Business Development and other J&J Operating Companies, as needed.
• Developing a deep understanding of US payer needs and integrating such insights, in partnership with V&E Field and other business partners, into external communication materials.
• Championing the approvals of new presentation materials and handling of administrative responsibilities, as needed.
• Contributing to execution of RWV&E and market access activities such as shaping of payer communication materials to support market access scientific strategies and payer value propositions.
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory, legal and commercial regulations (for example Contract Pricing Committee, Copy Approval Committee) in conducting research and dissemination of scientific information.

Benefits

• Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

What This Job Offers

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