Scientific Director, Medical Payer Strategy – Oncology

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Offer medical and scientific insights for oncology market access strategies involving payers, group purchasing organizations, health systems, guidelines, and pathways.

• Create and implement strategies and educational initiatives targeting payer and healthcare access decision-makers.

• Convert insights from payers and healthcare decision-makers into strategic recommendations.

• Collaborate with commercial, HEOR, and medical affairs teams across functions.

• Direct the medical affairs strategy for payers and healthcare decision-makers within the assigned therapeutic area and assets.

• Transform clinical, economic, humanistic, and real-world evidence into distinct value propositions.

• Shape access strategies, brand and portfolio priorities, and enterprise-level decisions.

• Participate in cross-functional teams focused on brand, medical affairs, and market access.

• Oversee the creation and approval of medical affairs access and healthcare decision-maker field and omnichannel materials.

• Conduct training sessions for Medical Outcomes Science Liaison teams.

• Collaborate on integrated evidence plans alongside Medical Affairs and HEOR.

• Formulate strategies for collaborative customer research, thought-leadership forums, and external partnerships targeting payers and healthcare decision-makers.

• Keep abreast of scientific, health economic, access, and healthcare policy trends via conferences, insights gathering, and external engagement.

• Contribute insights into portfolio, therapeutic area, and brand strategies.

• Act as the scientific team liaison for key regulatory, OEC, and Legal discussions.

• Support medical affairs-sponsored or supported real-world evidence research initiatives.

• Lead both cross-functional and functional subteams for specific therapeutic-area projects.

• Ensure adherence to relevant corporate and divisional policies along with legal and regulatory standards.

⛳️ Requirements

• Advanced degree: PhD, PharmD, PA, or NP is highly preferred.

• Residency or additional post-doctoral training is highly preferred.

• Generally requires 8 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry or a similar field.

• A strong understanding of managed care is essential.

• Pharmacoeconomic experience is preferred.

• Management and leadership experience at the project level is required.

• Experience with strategic initiatives and relevant issues is necessary.

• Demonstrated leadership capabilities in a cross-functional setting.

• International experience is advantageous.

• Capability to interact with both external and internal stakeholders to support global business strategies.

• Ability to independently advance RWE studies or medical affairs-directed research with minimal supervision.

• Familiarity with statistical methodologies is required.

• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks governing RWE is essential.

• Experience in developing strategies and designing RWE protocols is necessary.

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills are required.

• Must be knowledgeable about legal and regulatory guidelines and comply with applicable policies and procedures.

🏝️ Benefits

• Paid time off (including vacation, holidays, and sick leave).

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) retirement plan.

• Eligibility to participate in long-term incentive programs.