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We are looking for a talented individual to fill the position of HEOR Medical Strategy Lead for Rare/Orphan diseases. This role could be based out of one of two locations: Our US Headquarters in Atlanta, GA or our location in Raleigh, NC.

About the role:
The HEOR (Health Economics and Outcomes Research) Medical Strategy Lead will be responsible for planning, implementing, and delivering health economics and outcomes research strategy aligned with access aspirations. This includes implementing innovative HEOR activities and partnerships that produce scientific insights and evidence to support product value propositions within the US for UCB’s rare and orphan portfolio. Further, the HEOR Medical Strategy Lead will play a key role in developing the engagement approach of value propositions and HEOR evidence to key US payers, policymakers, and formulary influencers.

What you’ll do:
• Lead HEOR strategy aligned with payer and corporate objectives
• Translate business needs into actionable HEOR initiatives
• Execute HEOR projects in health economics, PROs, epidemiology, and policy
• Collaborate with clinical teams on PRO strategy in development plans
• Develop and deliver HEOR plans for rare/orphan products
• Create impactful engagement strategies for payer audiences
• Align with Access, RWE, and global teams on evidence generation
• Monitor industry trends and maintain best practices
• Partner with field HEOR to support customer engagement

Who you’ll work with:
• Field HEOR team
• Access Strategy Leads
• National Account team

Interested? For this position, you'll need the following education, experience, and skills:
Minimum Qualifications:
• Master's Degree
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in health services research, public health, epidemiology, or health economics
• Minimum of 5 years payer experience
• Minimum of 1 year field HEOR experience

Preferred Qualifications:
• PhD, PharmD or MD
• Pharmaceutical, Biotech, or medical device industry experience strongly preferred
• Demonstrated success in contributing to multi-disciplinary teams including outcomes research, clinical research to support product marketing, reimbursement and formulary acceptance
• Demonstrated ability to communicate scientific evidence, with strong written and verbal presentation skills, is required
• 2 years’ experience with negotiations with pricing authorities, institutional customers (employers, hospitals, managed care organizations, government) and fund holding authorities
• Broad experience in collaborating with research partners and in managing multiple tasks and complex projects is expected
• In-depth knowledge of the U.S. healthcare system, healthcare regulatory, reimbursement and policy environment/customers

Internal applicants should be in their current job for at least 12 months, must meet performance standards and are not on formal corrective/disciplinary process (PIP), warning, final warning, or compliance warning letters within the last 12 months. Please inform your Manager or your Talent Partner before applying to any internal job opportunities.

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Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on US-Reasonable_Accommodation@ucb.com for application to US based roles. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.

Requisition ID: 90580

Recruiter: Kelly Dickinson

Hiring Manager: Jeannette Novatski

Talent Partner: Yolanda Johnson

Job Level: SM II

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