Scientific Director – Medical Payer Strategy, Oncology

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

📋 Description

• Provide medical and scientific expertise in oncology market access, including payer, group purchasing organization, health system, guideline, and pathway strategies.

• Design and implement medical market access activities, which encompass payer and healthcare access decision-maker strategies, educational initiatives, data, guidelines, pathways, and value propositions.

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

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

• Direct the payer and healthcare decision-maker strategy for assigned therapeutic areas and assets within medical affairs.

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

• Influence access strategy, brand and portfolio priorities, and enterprise-level decisions.

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

• Oversee the development and approval process for medical affairs access and field/omnichannel materials.

• Conduct training sessions for Medical Outcomes Science Liaison teams.

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

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

• Keep abreast of trends in science, health economics, access, and healthcare policy.

• Offer proactive input on portfolio, therapeutic area, and brand strategies.

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

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

• Lead cross-functional and functional sub-teams for specific therapeutic-area projects.

• Ensure adherence to relevant corporate and divisional policies and procedures.

⛳️ Requirements

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

• Residency or additional post-doctorate experience is highly preferred.

• Typically 8 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry or a related field.

• Strong understanding of managed care is required.

• Experience in pharmacoeconomics is preferred.

• Management and leadership experience at a project level.

• Familiarity with strategic initiatives and issues.

• Demonstrated leadership abilities in a cross-functional context.

• Capacity to engage both externally and internally to support global business strategy.

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

• Proficient knowledge of statistical methodologies.

• Understanding of regulatory requirements related to RWE.

• Experience in developing strategies and designing RWE protocols.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Comprehension of legal and regulatory requirements and the healthcare landscape.

• Ability to work primarily independently with limited guidance.

🏝️ Benefits

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

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k).

• Eligibility to participate in long-term incentive programs.