Scientific Director – Medical Payer Strategy, Oncology

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

📋 Description

• Provide medical and scientific insights into oncology market access, payer strategies, group purchasing organizations, health systems, guidelines, and pathways.

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

• Convert insights from payers and healthcare decision-makers into brand strategies and integrated value evidence plans.

• Lead the medical affairs strategy targeting payers and healthcare decision-makers for assigned therapeutic areas and assets.

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

• Engage in cross-functional teams including brand, medical affairs, HEOR, and market access.

• Oversee the development and approval of materials for medical affairs access and healthcare decision-maker across various channels.

• Conduct training sessions for Medical Outcomes Science Liaison teams.

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

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

• Keep abreast of scientific, health economic, access, and healthcare policy trends.

• Contribute to portfolio, therapeutic area, and brand strategies.

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

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

• Lead cross-functional teams and functional subteams responsible for therapeutic-area projects.

• Ensure adherence to corporate, divisional, legal, and regulatory policies and requirements.

⛳️ Requirements

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

• Completion of a residency or additional post-doctoral training is highly preferred.

• Generally, 8 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry or equivalent is required.

• A solid understanding of managed care is essential.

• Pharmacoeconomic experience is preferred.

• Experience in management and leadership at the project level is necessary.

• Familiarity with strategic initiatives and issues is expected.

• Proven leadership capabilities in a cross-functional setting.

• Ability to engage with both external and internal stakeholders to support global business strategies.

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

• Understanding of statistical methodologies is required.

• Knowledge of regulatory guidelines governing RWE is essential.

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

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills are necessary.

• Capability to work primarily independently with limited guidance.

• Must understand and adhere to legal, regulatory, corporate, and divisional standards.

🏝️ Benefits

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

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) plan.

• Eligibility to partake in long-term incentive programs.