Director, HEOR Strategy

Summary

Join AbbVie as a Director, HEOR Strategy, US Access Evidence Strategy and Execution and be accountable for developing and executing Immunology Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) value & evidence strategies. You will work with cross-functional teams, including Government Affairs and R&D, to navigate the IRA's impact on AbbVie's immunology portfolio. Responsibilities include educating the team on IRA operational readiness, providing thought leadership, overseeing project design and execution, and ensuring alignment with strategic plans. You will need an advanced degree in health economics and at least seven years of relevant experience. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k). This role can be remote.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in health economics or related discipline
• Minimum of seven years working experience with Master’s, five year with PhD (can include fellowship experience)
• Proven leadership skills in a cross-functional global team environment
• Ability to interact externally and internally to support global business strategy
• The Director must perform at times in previously uncharted territory with few, if any, established guidelines or procedures
• At other times, exceedingly complex governmental rules and regulations must be followed
• For problems surrounded by complex rules and regulations, the Director must be able to direct compliance knowledgeably and expeditiously
• Must be able to develop creative and effective solutions to inter- and intra-project priority conflicts, resource constraints and other problems which may impact project or group goals and deliverables across multiple programs
• High goal-orientation with the ability to see solutions rather than problems as projects encounter the inevitable ups and downs associated with new drug development or on-market product support
• Extensive knowledge of the global regulatory, HTA and PR&A landscape, as well as understanding of other development-related functions as they relate to all phases of drug development
• Skills to perform the dual roles of leading a cross functional team and managing scientific personnel in clinical research
• Must be able to interact successfully with Senior Management globally (Executive staff, Area VPs, GMs etc.) and act as the HEOR project/group champion and spokesperson
• Additionally, must be a self- starter and have a strong desire to see projects achieve commercial success globally (Executive staff, Area VPs, GMs etc.) and act as the HEOR project/group champion and spokesperson
• Additionally, must be a self- starter and have a strong desire to see projects achieve commercial success

Responsibilities

• In coordination with IRA Navigation and Possibilities (NAP) Leads, Government Affairs, other Pan IMM team leads, HEOR IMM leadership, evaluate immunology evidence strategies
• Educate and embed IRA operational readiness into IMM HEOR team to accelerate and optimize IRA engagement outcomes
• Provide thought leadership to immunology R&D, MHI, and PCS leadership and coordination with Government Affairs to ensure a deep and discreet organizational understanding of IRA impacts to immunology access evidence strategy
• Oversees the design and conduct, of projects and effectively communicates the findings and strategic impact of findings to internal and external audiences
• Ensures project plan integrates and aligns with IMM access strategic plans from matrix teams as well as commercial interests. Provides updates on execution of plans, owns, then shares project execution decisions
• Accountable for end-to-end delivery of HEOR book of work under their remit, from strategy development to content pull through
• Accountable to ensuring strong partnership with all relevant HEOR COE functions to ensure a comprehensive HEOR voice is represented in cross-functional meetings
• Executive presence and ability to engage with senior leaders in a cross functional setting

Preferred Qualifications

Professional training and experience in the US private and/or public payer setting is strongly preferred

Benefits

• Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Short-term incentive programs
• Long-term incentive programs