Manager Market AccessHealth Economics and Outcomes Research

Joining AbbVie means you will be part of a team of outstanding professionals dedicated to making a remarkable impact on patients lives. At AbbVie we conduct ground-breaking science on a global scale every day.

AbbVies mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on peoples lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology oncology neuroscience eye care virology and womens health in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

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The Manager Market Access/Health Economics and Outcomes Research is responsible for developing and executing strategic plans to secure maintain and optimize the reimbursement of AbbVie products with public and private payers.

Reporting to the Head of Market Access Immunology this role leads the creation of submissions to payers health economic studies and strategies based on real-world evidence in collaboration with cross-functional teams and external partners.

This position is required to be in the office 3 fixed days per week Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday.

Key Responsibilities:

• Developing market access health economics & outcomes research strategies to gain / maintain / optimize reimbursement for new and existing products with various public and private payers;
• Developing submissions dossiers for CDA INESSS and private payers including the development of budgetary impact analyses and the development/adaptation of economic analyses. This requires: Liaising with the global market access organization to leverage the global value dossier market access strategies & payer tools;
• Planning and coordinating Canadian health economics & outcomes studies to support strategies to gain / maintain / optimize reimbursement for new and existing products with various public and private payers including
• Develop and co-lead the environment shaping strategy with government affairs and public affairs colleagues.
• Ensuring effective communication of health economics & outcomes studies progress and results to relevant audiences (e.g. investigators brand team etc.).
• Liaising with consultants contract research organizations economic experts etc. on various health economics & outcomes research projects
• Playing an active role on Brand Team to identify opportunities to work collaboratively with cross-functional colleagues to deliver on brand objectives.
• Monitoring timelines and budget expenditures for market access initiatives & health economics & outcomes studies.
• This position reports to the Immunology Head Market access & HEOR
  

Qualifications :

Education/Experience Required:

• Bachelors degree in science; bachelors degree in pharmacy or PharmD.
• Graduate Degree in Pharmacoeconomics epidemiology or drug development an asset.
• 3-5 years of experience in a similar role in pharmaceutical industry
• The ideal candidate should have expertise in market access pharmacoeconomic and outcomes research with pertinent experience in the pharmaceutical industry including previous experience directly dealing with payers and health technology agencies.
• Strong commercial/ business background an asset.

Essential Skills & Abilities:

• Strong clinical acumen or ability to acquire it quickly across different therapeutic areas with a preference for immunology.
• Strong communication effectiveness medical writing (technical) skills and presentation skills.
• Strategic thinking analytical and data interpretation skills to support the development of compelling value propositions addressing public and private payer needs.
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills and team player. Work with field-based Market Access & Government Affairs team Brand Teams and global Market Access & HEOR organization to develop strategies and tools to fully leverage value stories with customers.
• Initiative and Action-driven. Translate market access & HEOR strategies into actionable and realistic plans to maximize reimbursement opportunities for Abbvie products in a timely manner.
• Ability to prioritize & project management skills. Ability to manage multiple projects across different therapeutic areas and work well under stress (timelines).
• High quality standards & rigor; detail oriented.
• Understanding of public and private drug reimbursement landscape and health technology assessment process and submission requirements in Canada.
• Understanding of pharmacoeconomic principles / guidelines and methodological developments as well as experience in development of economic studies in collaboration with internal (e.g. medical department global HEOR) and external (e.g. academic research organizations) experts.
• Participated to publication process/RWE/data generation projects.
• Strong strategic problem-solving skills
• Understanding of a Canadian health care environment and care pathways.
• Previous experience dealing directly with payers an asset.
• Advanced knowledge of English written and verbal. Advanced knowledge of French is desired but not essential.
• Proficient with MS Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint) as well as Outlook.
• Incumbent is also required to work with databases such as Payer specific databases (e.g. PharmaStat RxDynamics etc.) and clinical trial databases as well as having experience working with Decision modeling (TreeAge) database.

Travel: Availability to travel within Canada about 10 % of the time and 10% of the time internationally.

Valid Passport and drivers license required.

AbbVie aims to offer a French-speaking workplace in Quebec and has made efforts to limit English requirements. However advanced English skills are essential for this role because the position involves working with English-speaking employees clients and regions outside Quebec.

Additional Information :

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity driving innovation transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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