Director, Global Real-World Evidence & Health Outcomes Scientist, Oncology
About The Position
The Director, Global Real-World Evidence & Health Outcomes Scientist, Oncology supports oncology asset teams in generating scientifically credible, high-quality evidence throughout a product’s lifecycle. The evidence is intended to support launch optimization, reimbursement, market positioning, value propositions, and value-based pricing, while aligning with the requirements of customers and decision-makers responsible for marketing authorization, recommendations, and reimbursement. The role contributes to patient access, product use, and commercial success. The position plans and delivers real-world evidence and health outcomes studies, ensures quality and compliance with standard operating procedures, and advises internal and external experts on study design and evidence needs. It also develops knowledge of real-world data resources and customer requirements, and builds strong relationships across medical, market access, R&D, commercial, and external stakeholder groups. The role is offered with a remote or hybrid working model through GSK’s Performance with Choice programme.
Requirements
- MSc or equivalent in health outcomes, health economics, epidemiology, pharmacy, health, or life sciences.
- At least 3 years of experience working in the pharmaceutical industry, preferably at a multinational company.
- Experience in oncology or hematology.
- Experience planning and delivering individual projects, managing budgets, and working in a matrix setting.
- Experience designing a variety of real-world evidence studies, including prospective observational studies, cross-sectional and retrospective cohort studies, chart reviews, and database analyses.
- Proficiency in using evidence to develop HTA submissions, support reimbursement, and/or inform medical engagements.
- Track record of delivering robust payer evidence and credibility to engage meaningfully with external experts and leaders in the field.
- Expertise in the diversity and complexity of healthcare markets, health technology assessment agencies, and reimbursement decision-making globally, regionally, and locally.
- Experience communicating technical and complex concepts and results to varied audiences to influence decision-making.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced scientific degree, such as a PhD, PharmD, or equivalent, in health economics, outcomes research, epidemiology, or a similar field.
- Experience in prostate cancer.
- Experience in global and country roles in oncology.
- Launch experience.
Responsibilities
- Plan, design, and execute multiple studies for an asset, managing timelines, deliverables, and budgets.
- Assure the quality of deliverables, including reviewing and signing off on project specifications, protocols, data analysis plans, final study reports, abstracts, posters, and manuscripts in accordance with SOPs.
- Identify resources, references, and analyses to inform scientific design, and advise internal experts and external experts in support of the asset team.
- Translate evidence needs into study concepts aligned with the asset’s strategic objectives and vision, including developing study protocols and proposing innovative, cost-effective approaches to study development and execution.
- Develop and maintain knowledge of real-world data resources, existing partnerships, and public initiatives; serve as the point person for selected sources and advise on their suitability for research questions.
- Develop an understanding of customer needs, including clinicians’ and HTA requirements, and how different evidence types are accepted and affect decision-making.
- Collaborate with internal teams and participate in best-practice sharing across the non-interventional study organization.
- Build working relationships with stakeholders across medical, market access, R&D, and commercial teams to support strategic alignment and cross-functional collaboration and communication.
- Keep key stakeholders, including therapeutic-area-aligned business leaders, updated on plans through periodic reporting.
- Build working relationships with external thought leaders to support appropriate methods and research agendas in accordance with GSK policies.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Annual bonus based on company performance
- Healthcare and wellbeing programs
- Pension plan membership
- Shares and savings programme
- Annual bonus
- Eligibility to participate in a share-based long-term incentive program, dependent on role level
- Health care and other insurance benefits for employees and family
- Retirement benefits
- Paid holidays
- Vacation
- Paid caregiver, parental, and medical leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
