Principal HEOR Economist - Endoscopy

Additional Location(s): US-MA-Marlborough

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At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.                

 

About The Role:

The Principal Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Economist is responsible for identifying HEOR evidence gaps for Boston Scientific (BSC) products, developing research strategies, executing HEOR analysis, developing peer-reviewed publications, and communicating results. This is a technical position where you’ll be hands-on in leading evidence strategy, execution, and communication of HEOR projects for the BSC Endoscopy division.  This role does not have direct reports but works closely with other members of the HEOR team to achieve BSC goals.  

 

This role offers a hybrid work schedule of at least three days per week based out of our office in Arden Hills, Minnesota or Marlborough, Massachusetts.

 

Your Main Responsibilities Will Include:

• Develop, implement, and manage health economics and outcomes research activities for the Endoscopy division, partnering with the Health Economic and Market Access (HEMA) team and key internal and external stakeholders to support the market adoption of key products and advance understanding of specific disease areas.
• Lead the development of HEOR projects, including developing research protocols, selecting appropriate statistical methodologies, conducting data analyses using statistical analysis software, interpreting the study results, and communicating key findings to senior leadership.
• Develop and execute HEOR evidence to demonstrate the economic value of our BSC products through economic evaluation (budget impact models/analyses, cost-effectiveness analyses, cost-utility analysis), retrospective claims database analyses, burden of illness analyses, decision modeling, patient-reported outcomes, survey research, and evidence synthesis (targeted literature reviews, systematic literature reviews, clinical and economic dossiers for submission to health authorities, technology assessment boards, and payers). 
• Identify opportunities where HEOR can support challenges facing emerging technologies and commercially marketed products and communicate business impact to senior management.
• Work with new product development teams to ensure HEOR needs are incorporated into product development, clinical evidence plans, and timelines. 
• Author and publish papers in peer-reviewed journals and present research findings and their importance at HEOR meetings and clinical conferences.
• Build relationships with key opinion leaders in the medical devices and the healthcare industry.
• Provide HEOR-related training to sales, marketing, clinical, regulatory, and legal to increase awareness and understanding of HEOR competency and its role in supporting market adoption of products and therapies. 

Required Qualifications:

• Formal training in health economics, Pharmacoeconomics/pharmaceutical Economics, public health, health services research, epidemiology, biostatistics, or related discipline (Masters’ degree, PhD, PharmD, MD, or related fields of study).
• 7+ years of relevant experience in HEOR, preferably with experience working with new medical technologies in medical devices, pharmaceuticals, or biotechnology.
• Proven track record of building and delivering administrati