Associate Director, Health Economics and Outcomes Research, US Medical - Neuroscience

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Job Description

About the role:

Join Takeda as an Associate Director, Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) - Neuroscience, where you will develop health economics and outcomes research for Takeda products within the launch timeframe. You will be part of US Value and Evidence Generation (VEG) within US Medical Affairs and responsible for executing health economics and outcomes research to generate U.S. evidence aligned with strategic objectives and needs of Neuroscience assets. You will report to the Director, Neuroscience TA, Health Economics and Outcomes Research. This is a hybrid role based in Cambridge, MA or Lexington, MA.

How you will contribute:

• Contribute to the overall US HEOR strategy work streams for near-term and/or marketed products related to real-world evidence generation, health economic modeling, value communication, observational research, pragmatic real-world evidence trials, and field tool development to a high standard and business impact

• Work with US Medical and US Business Unit (USBU) teams to understand overall medical strategies and build research/evidence plans that meet internal cross-functional and external stakeholder needs

• Lead and conduct methodologically rigorous and feasible studies that address priority US HEOR evidence needs. Such studies may include, but not be limited to:

• Longitudinal retrospective studies of existing databases to assess patient characteristics, treatment patterns, and associated clinical, economic and/or patient-reported outcomes

• Retrospective or prospective evaluations of disease natural history and treatment patterns, including drug utilization and adherence

• Cross-sectional surveys of patients, caregivers, health care providers/practitioners, and/or payers

• Assessments exploring the burden of illness, patient preference studies and/or comparative effectiveness

• Models of cost-effectiveness and budget impact; indirect treatment comparison models and methodologies

• Take research from concept to publication by managing study quality, resources, project plan, budgets, vendors and editing scientific content

• Work with key strategic partners within US VEG, including:

• Value Access Insights and Solutions to provide advanced scientific support to medical/OR related field tool and appropriate of outcomes research studies

• Outcomes Research & Data Science to conduct exploratory analyses and design potential concepts/tools/plans for collaboration with key regionally and nationally based managed care organizations, pharmacy benefit management, government payers and other customer groups

• Field-based Payer Account Medical Leads (AMLs) to help overall collaborations and effective payer medical interactions

• Clinical Research, Engagement and Innovation to conduct longitudinal prospective observational pragmatic clinical trials; and/or patient registries evaluating clinical, patient-centered, and/or economic endpoints

• Work closely with the US Director and Senior Director, Neuroscience TA, HEOR, and cross-functionally with members of US Medical Unit, Market Access and Channel function, and franchise marketing/brand teams to facilitate in-depth scientific HEOR knowledge, product value, and strategy development

• Collaborate with global partners, e.g., within Global Evidence and Outcomes and Global Health Economics, to understand their work and contribute US HEOR perspectives into their global activities

• Maintain a high level of knowledge wit