Manager Real World Evidence and Health Economics and Outcomes Research, 18-Month Contract

Company Description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at  . Follow @abbvie on  LinkedIn, Facebook ,  Instagram ,  X and  YouTube.

Job Description

Joining AbbVie means you will be part of a team of outstanding professionals dedicated to making a remarkable impact on patients' lives. At AbbVie, we conduct ground-breaking science on a global scale every day. AbbVie Canada is one of the Best Workplaces in Canada.

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AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, vision care, virology, women’s health , and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:

The Manager Real World Evidence (RWE) and Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR) will serve as the primary HEOR/RWE Subject Matter Expert (SME) and provide scientific and methodological expertise to the market access managers and cross-functional teams. They will drive the development and execution of RWE and HEOR projects to support market access, reimbursement and policy shaping strategies for AbbVie’s portfolio.

• Develop and implement Real World Evidence (RWE) and Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR) strategies in partnership with key internal and external stakeholders to demonstrate value and support reimbursement, pricing strategies, clinical guidelines, and health policy decisions related to Abbvie products and therapeutic areas.
• Develop submissions dossiers for CDA, INESSS and private payers, including the development of budgetary impact analyses and the development/adaptation of economic analyses. This requires to:
  • Liaise with the global market access organization to leverage the global value dossier, market access strategies & payer tools
  • Liaise & collaborate with global health economics organization for the adaptation of economic analyses that support reimbursement strategies and submissions requirements to various payers, in alignment with the Canadian guidelines.
• Lead the planning and implementation of RWE and HEOR projects, including study design, data analysis, and dissemination of findings.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Medical Affairs, Market Access, Government Affairs & Policy, Regulatory, and Commercial.
• Ensure effective communication of RWE and HEOR studies progress and results to relevant audiences (e.g. investigators, brand team, payers, policymakers, etc.).
• Prepare abstracts/manuscripts of study results for publication / presentation, as required.
• Liaise (along with medical personnel when appropriate) with patient/disease registries, consultants, contract research organizations, biostatisticians/epidemiologists, medical experts, health economists on various health economics & outcomes research projects.
• Build and maintain a network of contacts at Canadian institutions / organizations that collect relevant data for AbbVie RWE/HEOR studies. Build relationships of trust to enable data access and data quality improvement initiatives.
• Collaborating with clinical research on studies with economic and quality of life endpoints.
• Leverage AbbVie global RWE expertise and capacity as needed to advance Canadian projects.
• Playing an active role on Brand Team to identify opportunities to work collaboratively with cross-functional colleagues to deliver on brand objectives.
• Monitoring timelines and budget expenditures for real world evidence and health economics & outcomes studies.
• Stay current on Canadian healthcare trends, regulations, and data sources; champion innovation in RWE/HEOR methodologies.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and compliance with legal, ethical, and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

Education/Experience Required:

• Advanced degree (Masters/PhD) in biostatistics/epidemiology, health economics, outcomes research, public health, or related field.
• 5+ years’ experience in RWE, HEOR, or related roles within the pharmaceutical industry or consulting, preferably in Canada.
• Strong knowledge of Canadian healthcare system, HTA processes (CDA, INESSS), and data sources (EMR/EHR, claims data, CIHI, disease registries). The ideal candidate should have expertise in real world evidence, pharmacoeconomic and outcomes research with pertinent experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Experience collaborating with government, academic institutions, data aggregators, disease organizations, is an asset.

Essential Skills & Abilities:

• Strong clinical acumen or ability to acquire it quickly, across different therapeutic areas.
• Effective communication, medical writing, technical, and presentation skills.
• Strategic thinking, analytical and data interpretation skills to support the development of compelling value propositions addressing public and private payer needs.
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills and collaborator. Work with field-based Market Access & Government Affairs team, Brand Teams, and global Market Access & HEOR organization to develop strategies and tools to fully leverage value stories with customers.
• Initiative and Action-driven. Translate RWE & HEOR strategies into actionable and realistic plans to maximize reimbursement opportunities for Abbvie products in a timely manner.
• Ability to prioritize & project management skills. Ability to manage multiple projects across different therapeutic areas and work well under stress (timelines).
• High quality standards & rigor; detail oriented.
• Understanding of public and private drug reimbursement landscape and health technology assessment process and submission requirements in Canada.
• Understanding of pharmacoeconomic principles / guidelines and methodological developments, as well as experience in development of RWE and economic studies in collaboration with internal (e.g. medical department, global HEOR) and external (e.g. academic, research organizations) experts.
• Participated in publication process/RWE/data generation projects.
• Previous experience dealing directly with payers, an asset.
• Advanced knowledge of English, written and verbal. Advanced knowledge of French an asset.
• Proficient with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) as well as Outlook. 
• Incumbent is also required to work with databases, such as Payer specific databases (e.g. PharmaStat, RxDynamics, etc.), and clinical trial databases as well as having experience working with Decision modeling (TreeAge) database. Knowledge of Python, R, SAS is an asset.

• Travel: Availability to travel within Canada about 10 % of the time and 10% of the time internationally.
• Valid Passport and driver’s license required.

AbbVie aims to offer a French-speaking workplace in Quebec and has made efforts to limit English requirements. However, advanced English skills are essential for this role because the position involves working with English-speaking employees, clients, and regions outside Quebec.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities to apply.

Additional Information

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. 

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