Director, Real World Evidence

AstraZeneca • Wilmington, DE

237d

About The Position

AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven BioPharmaceuticals business that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world's most serious diseases. But we're more than one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca, we're dedicated to being a Great Place to Work, where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There's no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients, and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration. Always committed to lifelong learning, growth, and development. The US Evidence Team, a strategic function within US Medical, is critical for delivering compelling evidence and subject matter expertise that empowers data-enabled execution of strategies and external practice change for the benefit of patients. The Director, RWE role is key within US Evidence delivering the evidence strategy to secure access for our products as well as enabling delivery of Practice Change to address clinical inertia. The role leads the internal and external communication of the clinical and economic value proposition and of scientific results to achieve maximal scientific impact and commercial success of AZ products throughout their life cycle.

Requirements

• Masters degree in a relevant field (e.g., health economics, outcomes research, health services research, epidemiology, health policy or related fields).
• 5 years of relevant experience (e.g., academia, consulting, and/or industry) or a PhD in a relevant field with 3 years of relevant experience.
• Comprehensive understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of the US healthcare system and its changing needs for health economic and payer analytic information.
• Leadership skills and problem-solving capability as demonstrated by ability to evaluate threats and opportunities for Health Economics strategy and modify as appropriate.
• Well-developed conceptual and integrative thinking with capability to access internal and external resources for advice.
• Able to implement projects, including engagement with key stakeholders, with high degree of autonomy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple functional groups across countries and regions.

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology/medical device industry.

Responsibilities

• Champion the development of the Scientific Narrative and Evidence Generation Strategy to support articulation of clinical and economic value of our products.
• Lead the delineation of the patient journey by developing a thorough assessment of the treatment landscape.
• Develop strategy, study design, along with support protocol development, to support evidence needs as determined by strategy.
• Develop scientific and data driven approach to support Innovative Value Strategies.
• Proactively and independently contribute to research planning process and resolution of complex issues.
• Ensure US evidence strategy alignment with reimbursement strategies.
• Deliver evidence that challenges the clinical inertia to improve patient outcomes.
• Serve as observational research expert within TA as it relates to all data evidence to support payer and HCP interactions.
• Remain actively aware of the product environment by establishing, maintaining, and fostering internal and external interactions with scientific experts.

Benefits

• Inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration.
• Commitment to lifelong learning, growth, and development.
• Opportunities for growth and development.
• Support for reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

What This Job Offers

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