Director, Patient Centered Outcomes

GlaxoSmithKline

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About The Position

As a Director of Patient-Centered Outcomes (PCO) you will apply technical expertise to plan and support evidence development strategies for Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO)/Clinical Outcome Assessment (COA)-related endpoints across GSK's portfolio. GSK's PCO team plays an integral role in the development of integrated evidence plans to ensure that strong PRO/COA strategies support a patient-centric understanding of our drug development across Respiratory, Immunology and Inflammation, Infectious Diseases, Vaccines and Oncology. Our mission is to deliver by implementing strong measurement science to capture the patient voice in demonstrating the value of our products to patients, physicians, payers, and regulators. The team has educational backgrounds across a range of PRO/COA disciplines and experience in pharmaceutical, regulatory, and academic settings. We work in a matrix environment with close partnership across GSK functions including Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Biostatistics, Medical Affairs, Commercial and Patient Focused Development. We are well connected with external initiatives exploring innovative approaches to define, implement and interpret patient centric endpoints in drug development. The PCO team maintains a sharp focus on the value of patient-centric outcomes across the portfolio. We want to ensure that each clinical program has a well-characterized, innovative PRO/COA strategy that is defined early in the development lifecycle and has clear plans to develop evidence that supports PRO/COA-related endpoints.

Requirements

• Master's or Doctoral degree in Psychology, Psychometrics, Social Sciences, Outcomes Research, Health services research, Public Health, Epidemiology, Pharmacy, or a closely related discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in a related role, including demonstrated experience with PRO/COA development and implementation in a consulting and/or pharmaceutical company environment.
• Experience in pharmaceuticals, particularly in drug and vaccine development, with demonstrated experience in clinical trial planning and execution.
• Experience with FDA Patient Focused Drug Development Guidance.
• Experience with planning and managing PRO development and validation projects.
• Experience in inclusion of COA endpoints in clinical trials and analysis of PRO data.
• Experience in managing internal stakeholders through to executive levels.
• Working knowledge or experience in psychometric methods for the validation of PROs/COA endpoints.
• Working knowledge or experience in the evolving methods and regulatory environment with respect PRO/COA.

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of healthcare markets and regulatory and reimbursement decision making, especially in relation to the global use of PRO data in drug and vaccine development.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and oversee the execution of strategies for the rigorous development and implementation of PRO/COAs across GSK's portfolio.
• Guide the development, validation, analysis, interpretation, and utilization of PRO/COA instruments in the context of clinical trials and/or observational studies.
• Work cross-functionally (e.g., clinical operations, biostats teams) to ensure the value of patient-centric endpoints is communicated clearly and that PRO/COAs are implemented and analyzed appropriately in clinical trials.
• Support key communications with regulatory bodies by developing targeted questions related to the PRO/COA endpoint strategy and identifying the critical evidence needed for meetings.
• Support broader publication strategy by planning for and contributing to external publications (e.g., scientific abstracts and peer-reviewed manuscripts) which present PRO-related results from clinical trials.
• Maintain awareness of scientific and regulatory changes across GSKs drug development programs.
• Pursue ongoing learning to understand and adopt evolving methodologies and guidelines.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits program including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Master's degree