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HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of. Join us.

Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR) Director

Live

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world! Reporting to the HEOR Therapeutic Area (TA) Head, the HEOR Director is accountable for developing the comprehensive HEOR plan and executing on the HEOR Book of Work, strategically aligned with the Access Strategy Lead (ASL), for a portfolio of assets across the life cycle management

The HEOR Book of Work comprises generating global-impact payer-relevant evidence, patient reported outcomes (PRO) and clinical outcomes assessment (COA) strategy, and evidence synthesis. Additionally, the HEOR Director is responsible to ensure delivery of global core materials to support Health Technology Assessment (HTA) submissions, including the Global Value Dossier (GVD) and economic models

The HEOR Director role involves both execution of deliverables and overseeing HEOR Senior Managers and/or Managers, as well as engaging with internal and external partners

Responsibilities

This role is global, with tactical execution and managerial responsibilities. The HEOR Director must have expertise in developing a comprehensive HEOR plan across development stages, which includes payer-relevant evidence generation, PRO/COA strategy, evidence synthesis and HTA requirements

The HEOR Director needs to engage effectively with internal customers to align and support the comprehensive HEOR plan, including the ASL, top-10 countries and cross-functional teams: Evidence Generation Team (EGT), Global Medical Affairs Team (GMAT), Center for Observational Research, Real-world Evidence sub-Team (RWEsT), Global Biostatistical Sciences, US Value Marketing, Medical Value & Access.

HEOR Book of Work:

• Payer-relevant evidence generation plan and execution of global-impact and United States local-impact studies.
• PRO/COA strategy
• Evidence synthesis
• Global core materials supporting HTA requirements

The HEOR Director will also engage with vendors and external experts to validate HEOR strategy and technical approach.

The HEOR Director's main responsibilities include:

• Translating strategic objectives into concrete execution via HEOR project plan
• Maintaining strong working relationships with top-10 countries, particularly the United States
• Ensuring compliance with HTA dossier governance
• Leadership and oversight of the HEOR team reporting to the Director

DAI framework:

• D: Drives the development of the comprehensive HEOR plan and the execution of the HEOR Book of Work
• A: Advices on payer-relevant evidence and HTA strategy to ASL and Global Access Team (GAT)
• I: Informed of Integrated Access Strategy (IAS) plans

Win

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The health economics professional we seek is a strong leader with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 4 years of health economics & outcomes research experience

Or

Master's degree and 8 years of health economics & outcomes research experience

Or

Bachelor's degree and 10 years of health economics & outcomes research experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4+ years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources
• Health economics training (on the job or academic)
• Expertise in writing research protocols and publications
• Expertise in developing payer-relevant evidence, including real-world evidence
• Expertise in designing PRO/COA strategy
• Expertise in evidence synthesis (systematic literature reviews, indirect treatment comparisons and meta-analyses)
• Strong strategic and technical understanding of HTA requirements
• Expertise in developing GVDs and AMCP dossiers
• Experience in developing economic models and predictive analytics
• Experience in the United States market
• Expertise in influencing Access strategy with a HEOR lens
• Ability to manage a team to deliver results
• Experience in Amgen products' specific therapeutic areas
• Experience with direct country HTA interactions
• Experience in early HTA engagement
• Ability to work with customers and colleagues based in different time zones
• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and soft skills
• Ability to influence without authority
• Understanding of clinical development process and regulatory evidence needs
• Ability to synthesize complex technical terms for non-technical audience
• Critical thinking, while focusing on tactical delivery

Thrive

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, so we work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

• Vast opportunities to learn and move up and across our global organization
• Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act
• Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits

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for a career that defies imagination

In our quest to serve patients above all else, Amgen is the first to imagine, and the last to doubt. Join us.

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