Director, Health Economics & Outcomes Research

Job Description:

As a privately-owned, biopharmaceutical company, Ferring pioneers and delivers life-changing therapies that help people build families and live better lives. Our independence helps us cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit and long-term perspective that enables us to achieve growth and scale, while remaining agile and true to our ‘people first’ philosophy. Built on a 70-year plus commitment to science and research, Ferring is relentless in its pursuit of science that drives powerful discoveries and therapies to help people build families, stay healthy, and stand up to the world’s oldest enemy: disease.  

As the Director, Health Economics and Outcomes Research you will DRIVE the global health economic and outcomes research strategy for his/her assigned Ferring compounds through lifecycle, with an emphasis on addressing the evidentiary needs of our US operations, to demonstrate product value thereby strengthening commercialization activities for inline, launch and pipeline products. LEAD the development of health economic and patient-reported outcomes evidence. Proactively PARTNER with all relevant internal stakeholders (project directors, clinical development, medical affairs, market access, GMO, regulatory) to ensure that the available clinical evidence is optimized for market access. Continually INNOVATE with the affiliate-based HEOR community and external HEOR advisors (KOLs) to document product value. Apply new, innovative, scientific HEOR evidence methods to strengthen data demonstrating value of Ferring products. 

With Ferring, you will be joining a recognized leader, identified as one of “The World’s Most Innovative Companies” by Fast Company, and honored by Fortune with inclusion on its “Change the World List,” for addressing society’s unmet needs. Ferring US is also Great Places to Work® Certified, distinguishing it as one of the best companies to work for in the country. 

Responsibilities:  

Establish the strategic and tactical direction of value demonstration projects supporting assigned TA and/or products

• Develop and implement economic models and instruments to promote the understanding and appropriate use for Ferring products, as well as the economic implications based on clinical performance and budget impact

• Promote and ensure compliant evidence-based data generation and strategy to support sound principles for economic, humanistic and economic  value demonstration

• Effectively and efficiently manage multiple HEOR related projects and associated resources, including cost center budget, vendors, consultants and other expenses related to /HEOR

• Create policies, procedures and guidelines related to functional role(s), pursuing efficiencies without compromising quality, dependability or accuracy; ensure compliance to departmental, organizational, and global standards and SOPs

Continuously expand HEOR by identifying and implementing outcomes-based research across Therapeutic Areas

• Contribute HEOR input to strategic product publications plan and develop materials supporting product use and reimbursement, including presentations, manuscripts, etc.

• Partner with relevant internal stakeholders to strengthenproduct value propositions to optimize price, patient access, reimbursement and uptake

• Manage the integration of economic and quality of life parameters into Ferring sponsored clinical studies to support the markets

• Deliver US-specific economic models and integrated value dossiers to demonstrate the additional therapeutic value of Ferring’s products

• Identify, select and manage external vendors, as needed to implement and deliver on Value Based Outcomes initiatives

Serve as anadvisor and HEOR subject matter expert

• Work closely with a wide variety of functions such as Market Access, Medical Affairs, Finance, Legal and Compliance to ensure the payer evidentiary requirements are met

• Initiate and maintain relationships with external HEOR experts/Thought Leaders (TLs) to ensure up to date awareness and education in health economics and quality of life research

• Break down barriers to accelerate the delivery and dissemination of information

Act as a key cross-functional scientific communicator and collaborator to develop outcomes strategies, assessment, messaging and quality improvement plans

Requirements: 

• Po