SVP, MD, Evidence Synthesis Decision Modeling

Senior Vice President, Managing Director, Evidence Synthesis Decision Modeling

Do you consider yourself a self-starter with a real passion for projects involving innovative methods in health economics and outcomes research?  Are you a confident leader of internal teams? Do you possess business acumen, knowledge of business financials, and have a proven track record of success? Do you have a stellar reputation in the market demonstrated by client base, industry-leading publications, and thought leadership? If so – we want to talk to you!  We are growing and seeking a Senior Vice President, Managing Director to join and lead our ESDM HEOR team.

Position Summary: 

The Senior Vice President, Managing Director, Capability Lead is a member of the Evidence Solutions leadership team reporting directly to the Head of Evidence Solutions. Responsible for the forming, growth and development of the Evidence Synthesis Decision Modeling capability; the SVP, MD builds and creates new business, cultivates key client relationships, and identifies opportunities to enhance and grow current business, manages the revenue and performance of the team, and continues to build and foster a healthy team culture, while effectively collaborating across Evidence Solutions and Precision AQ. 

We are looking for someone who:

• Demonstrates expert understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, medical affairs, and requirements for health technology assessment, evidenced by a track record of relevant publications
• Has experience overseeing evidence synthesis (i.e., systematic literature reviews, indirect treatment comparisons, external control analyses, surrogacy analyses) and economic model development and supporting studies (i.e., utility modelling/mapping or expert elicitation studies)
• Understands the strengths and limitations of alternative approaches and proposes applications/solutions of new or existing methods tailored to a specific research question
• Can clearly explain the rationale, methods/results, and strategy for studies to project teams, clients, and external stakeholders
• Aligns business and team development goals and proactively identifies new business opportunities which fit the broader strategy
• Collaborates across business units on strategy and execution

What you can expect day to day:

• Leading multiple projects and accounts as the person responsible for overall quality, timelines, and financial performance
• Developing recommendations based on expected impact, communicating risks and opportunities to ensure staff alignment, and assuming the role of final decision maker
• Reviewing and signing off on deliverables including protocols, statistical analysis plans, models, technical reports, and slides
• Leading team development and mentoring, encouraging a culture of open and constructive feedback, ensuring staff have clear pathway for career development
• Contributing to short-term resourcing discussions as well as long-term strategic planning in conjunction with other senior leaders
• Helping to develop and maintain processes required for the effective operation of the research team (e.g., onboarding, training, templates etc.)
• Supporting staff to effectively communicate within and across teams, resolving conflicts tactfully, and stimulating morale
• Providing methodological/subject matter input to and signing off on proposals and presentation content
• Establishing trusted partnerships with clients and driving new business opportunities
• Identifying opportunities for growth and recommendations for hiring that aligns with business development
• Support research and scientific leads in client management, project delivery, and sales activities
• Actively participate in and collaborates synergistically with other business leaders to design functional business planning and execution, across the senior leadership of HEOR, Evidence Solutions and Precision AQ; including setting business strategy, participating in initiatives that encourage colleague engagement and satisfaction, promoting business growth, and ensuring operational and methodological excellence.
• Coordinating and prioritizing resource allocation, staffing and delivery plan for projects with resource and project leaders
• Accountable for capability bookings and revenue performance, maximizing people efficiency and project profitability while managing gross margins
• Achieve revenue and sales targets through direct client engagement and support project leads in client management, project delivery and sales activities
• Create new business opportunities and maintain long-term partnerships with clients, pro-actively identifying and proposing technical and strategic solutions