The reimbursement landscape in the US is becoming increasingly more challenging due to budget constraints, loss of patent protection and generic competition. For our drugs to be successful, they must come to market with a robust and reimbursable value proposition supported by health outcomes research data that is maintained throughout the product lifecycle as standard of care changes, new competitors are introduced, and patents expire on existing competitors. The landscape is evolving quickly as trials demonstrating efficacy in an area of unmet need may receive expedited review, or orphan product status designation which affects both GSK and competitors launch timelines and approval requirements. More and more of our customers are developing sophisticated internal health outcomes capabilities and access to real world data that can be used to better understand unmet needs and real-world effectiveness of our medicines.

In order to better understand how our customers define value and to effectively collaborate with them to ensure we are generating value evidence data that includes real world evidence, cost effectiveness analysis that is impactful for payers, health systems, providers, and patients, there is an opening for an Associate Director, US VEO, Oncology.

Key Responsibilities:

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career.  These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Leading the development, management, design, implementation of VEO research studies

• Work closely with the director of MMB (US VEO) to lead cross-functional stakeholder meetings, namely Value Evidence Strategy Team Meetings (VEST)

• Collaborate and communicate with Global VEO and Global medical team

• Develop and maintain a robust VEO plan; present at key internal meetings; attend/present at scientific meetings and forums and represent US VEO on GSK initiative

• Participate in global and/or regional matrix teams to ensure that all relevant planning factors/impacts are assessed in development, pre-launch, launch and post-launch strategies.

• Apply negotiation skills internally and externally to ensure the value of VEO is used to maximum advantage for GSK products.

• Plan, track and adjust regional VEO projects across team and with external contractors and suppliers to ensure delivery on time, to budget and in accordance with the plan. Document any changes from plan.

• Assure quality of deliverables, including review and sign off project specifications, protocols, data analysis plans, final study reports, abstracts, posters and manuscripts, adherence to SOPs.

• Develop and maintain understanding of internal customer needs for VEO deliverables to support the value of our products.

• Develop and maintain strong alignment with the Field Based Payer Medical Teams to obtain insights from the external customers. Adjust plans accordingly to support reimbursement and access for GSK products.

• Ensure all company and departmental required training for self is completed within necessary timeframe and documented appropriately.

• Ensure all company and departmental SOPs are understood and adhered to by self.

• Interface with cross-functional matrix teams. Key matrix partners include Field Based Payer, Medical Teams, Global VEO incl Epidemiology, Quantitative Sciences, US Medical Affairs, Inline Brand team, and Brand Marketing.

• Responsible for the management of vendors in execution of VEO projects.

• Responsible for ensuring regional strategies are implemented throughout the TA.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Master’s degree or PhD in health economics and outcomes research or related discipline (economics, sociology, epidemiology, other)

• Experience in developing & executing health outcomes research plans

• Experience working with reimbursement and access specific to the US market

• Experience in pharmaceutical industry, managed care, hospital, academic or healthcare consulting environment, specifically relating to Health Outcomes, strategy, research and application

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• PhD degree

• Excellent communication, presentation and listening skills

• Ability to see solutions to complex, unique situations where Scientific Engagement principles can be applied

• Operates effectively in multicultural matrix organization and networks readil