Executive Director, HEOR & Value

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.•Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ

About The Position

The Executive Director, HEOR and Value is a senior Medical Affairs leader accountable for establishing and advancing Pacira’s integrated health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) and value evidence strategy. The strategy supports differentiated access, reimbursement, adoption, and commercial success across marketed products and pipeline assets. The role sets evidence priorities, directs investment in research and data capabilities, and ensures scientific rigor and relevance to healthcare decision-makers. The Executive Director partners with Medical Affairs, Market Access, Government Affairs, Commercial, Clinical Development, Business Development, and other functions to align evidence plans with payer and health-system needs, clinical development priorities, and product lifecycle strategy. The role leads a team of HEOR professionals, manages functional priorities and budgets, and provides strategic oversight of external research partners and vendors working with large healthcare clinical and administrative databases. The position reports to the Vice President, Medical Affairs and involves travel of up to 60% to scientific and stakeholder meetings.

Requirements

Doctoral degree (PharmD, MD, or PhD) in health economics, public health, epidemiology, health services research, or a related field.
15 or more years of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or healthcare experience, with advanced expertise in HEOR/RWE or related outcomes research.
Deep understanding of payer, reimbursement, managed care, provider economics, and healthcare delivery.
Demonstrated success developing evidence and value strategies for marketed and pipeline products.
Experience building and leading high-performing teams, managing a functional budget, and setting priorities across a matrixed organization.
Enterprise-level strategic thinking, scientific judgment, and ability to influence cross-functional decisions.
Strong understanding of US payer, IDN, health-system, and regulatory/compliance considerations for HEOR communication.
Demonstrated ability to lead and develop direct reports, influence senior cross-functional stakeholders, and oversee external research partners and large healthcare data vendors.
Ability to translate complex evidence into strategic recommendations and prioritize competing research investments.

Nice To Haves

MBA, MPH, MS, or another advanced business, health economics, public health, or healthcare-related degree.
Product planning or launch experience.

Responsibilities

Develop the HEOR strategy and integrated evidence roadmap for marketed products and pipeline assets, aligned with enterprise scientific priorities and product lifecycle needs.
Lead scientific strategy and execution across economic and real-world evidence, cost-effectiveness and budget impact models, patient-reported outcomes, disease-burden and patient journey studies, and claims analyses.
Partner across Medical Affairs, Market Access, Government Affairs, and Clinical Development to align evidence priorities, payer and health-system needs, and clinical research strategy.
Guide integration of HEOR and real-world evidence endpoints, comparative effectiveness questions, and healthcare decision-maker evidence requirements into Phase II/III, Phase IV, and postmarketing evidence plans.
Build relationships with health economic research professionals, population health decision-makers, HEOR associations, and policy experts.
Provide scientific input on pipeline value positioning, lifecycle management, formulary evidence needs, and potential value-based care approaches in collaboration with Market Access; the role does not assume responsibility for pricing or contracting.
Govern HEOR and value components of integrated evidence plans, including research prioritization, investment plans, budgets, external partnerships, and data resources.
Work with Scientific Communications to lead dissemination priorities for peer-reviewed publications and scientific congresses.
Conduct value engagements with external decision-makers in collaboration with Field Medical and Market Access.
Mentor Field Medical, Medical Information, and Market Access teams in HEOR and value.
Serve as a senior scientific advisor on emerging evidence, research methods, stakeholder insights, and strategic implications for Pacira assets.
Build and develop a high-performing HEOR and Value Strategy team; establish scientific standards, decision-making frameworks, and organizational capabilities.
Directly supervise HEOR professionals, including performance management, coaching, development, workload prioritization, and resource planning.
Oversee external vendors and research partners supporting claims, electronic health record, and other real-world healthcare databases, including vendor performance, data quality expectations, scientific deliverables, and governance.