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Schering-Plough is an innovation-driven, science-centered global health care company. Through our own biopharmaceutical research and collaborations with partners, we create therapies that help save and improve lives around the world. We apply our research-and-development platform to human prescription and consumer products as well as to animal health products. Schering-Plough's vision is to "Earn Trust, Every Day" with the doctors, patients, customers and other stakeholders served by our colleagues around the world.

Director, Health Outcomes
Requisition Number: 22332BR



Description:

Reporting to the Executive Director, the position will be responsible for leading the design, implementation and interpretation of strategies and activities associated with health economic and outcomes research to support the Global Pharmaceutical Business units and Schering-Plough Research Institute. In performing this function, alignment and coordination with interdisciplinary clinical research, medical affairs and commercial functions throughout the SP organization, as well as identify and interface with a variety of clinical and academic investigators, key thought leaders, and health economic and outcomes research contract agencies throughout the world.

Major activities and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- The Global Health Outcomes (GHO) group works to demonstrate, document, and communicate the value of SP products throughout the lifecycle to support pricing, access and marketing efforts. GHO amplifies and translates clinical benefit into meaningful value propositions for diverse stakeholders and values the clinical impact of disease and healthcare interventions and helps communicate this value to these stakeholders. The GHO group reports to the Group VP of Global Market Access within SP's Global Pharmaceutical Business.

- Lead the development and implementation and interpretation of health outcomes and economic strategies and tactics supporting the Global Pharmaceutical Business units and Schering-Plough Research Institute.

- Responsible for the overall quality, applicability and timely output of health outcomes and economic activities.

- Responsible for the development of materials to support product access and reimbursement. Must have in-depth knowledge of global health care access and reimbursement systems, including managed care organizations, CMS, HTA bodies.

- Responsible for demonstrating SP's Leader Behaviors, such as, shared accountability and transparency; cross-functional teamwork and collaboration; listening and learning; benchmark and continuously improve; coaching and leading others; and business integrity.

- This position will be responsible for leading and mentoring junior level staff.

Qualifications:
- Doctoral degree (PhD, Dr.PH, ScD) in health services research, public health, epidemiology, or health economics or a Doctoral degree in a clinical discipline (medicine, pharmacy, nursing) with a Masters degree (MSc, MPH) in health services research, public health, epidemiology, or health economics.

- At least 5+ years of experience working in health outcomes research. Industry experience across multiple phases of product development and global experience required.

- In-depth knowledge in the following: pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacoeconomics, patient reported outcomes, health technology assessments, evidence base medicine research, comparative effectiveness research, clinical research and clinical study design.

- Prior people supervisory experience preferred.

- Excellent interpersonal skills required. Demonstrated ability to understand and respond to multiple internal and external stakeholder needs. Ability to handle conflict constructively, negotiate, and influence with limited supervisory support.

- Ability to exercise good triage and judgment to manage a significant volume of activities with potential competing timelines.

- Publication and presentation track record.

- Excellent oral and written English communication skills.

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