Scientific Director, Medical Payer Strategy - Oncology
About The Position
The Scientific Director provides medical and scientific input into oncology medical market access strategies and tactics for payers, group purchasing organizations, health systems, guidelines, pathways, and other healthcare access decision makers. The role develops and executes medical market access activities, including payer and healthcare access decision-maker strategies, educational initiatives, and value propositions, and translates insights into strategic recommendations. The director leads medical affairs payer and healthcare decision-maker strategy for assigned therapeutic areas and assets, translating clinical, economic, humanistic, and real-world evidence into differentiated value narratives that shape access strategy, brand and portfolio priorities, and enterprise decisions. Working in a highly matrixed environment, the role partners with commercial, HEOR, and Medical Affairs teams on brand strategy and integrated evidence planning. The role leads the development and approval of field and omnichannel materials, trains Medical Outcomes Science Liaison teams, develops strategies for collaborative customer research and external partnerships, and monitors scientific, economic, access, and policy trends. It also supports medical affairs-sponsored or supported real-world evidence research, leads cross-functional project teams, and serves as the scientific team interface for key regulatory, OEC, and Legal discussions. The position is hybrid and based in one of AbbVie's locations.
Requirements
- Typically 8 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry or equivalent.
- Substantial understanding of managed care.
- Management and leadership experience at the project level, including experience with strategic initiatives and issues.
- Proven leadership skills in a cross-functional environment.
- Ability to interact externally and internally to support global business strategy.
- Ability to advance real-world evidence studies or Medical Affairs-directed research independently with little supervision.
- Knowledge of statistical methodology and regulatory requirements governing real-world evidence, and experience in real-world evidence development strategy and protocol design.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to work mostly independently with limited guidance.
Nice To Haves
- PhD, PharmD, PA, or NP advanced education is highly preferred.
- Residency or additional postdoctoral training is highly preferred.
- Pharmacoeconomic experience is preferred.
- International experience is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Provide medical and scientific input into oncology market access strategies and tactics for payers, group purchasing organizations, health systems, guidelines, pathways, and healthcare access decision makers.
- Lead medical affairs payer and healthcare decision-maker strategy for assigned therapeutic areas and assets.
- Translate clinical, economic, humanistic, and real-world evidence into differentiated value narratives that inform access strategy, brand and portfolio priorities, and enterprise decisions.
- Participate in cross-functional brand, Medical Affairs, and Market Access teams, providing medical, scientific, pharmacoeconomic, and healthcare landscape input.
- Lead the development and approval of Medical Affairs access and healthcare decision-maker field and omnichannel materials.
- Lead and deliver training to Medical Outcomes Science Liaison teams.
- Partner with Medical Affairs and HEOR to develop integrated evidence plans aligned with Medical Affairs evidence gaps and strategic objectives.
- Develop strategies for payer and healthcare decision-maker collaborative research, thought-leadership forums, and external partnerships in partnership with HEOR and Medical Affairs.
- Monitor scientific, health economic, access, and healthcare policy trends through conferences, insight gathering, and external engagement; provide input into portfolio, therapeutic area, and brand strategies.
- Ensure compliance with applicable corporate and divisional policies, legal and regulatory requirements, and healthcare landscape requirements.
- Serve as the scientific team interface for key regulatory, OEC, and Legal discussions.
- May assist with scientific review, development, execution, and communication of Medical Affairs-sponsored or supported real-world evidence research.
- Lead cross-functional and functional subteams responsible for discrete therapeutic-area projects.
- Advance real-world evidence studies or Medical Affairs-directed research, including developing strategy and designing protocols.
Benefits
- Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick leave.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible employees.
- 401(k) for eligible employees.
- Eligibility to participate in long-term incentive programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
