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July 1, 2008
European Health Outcomes Associate Director
Location: Belgium
Leading Global organisation
Excellent salary & package
Exclusive with Skills Alliance
My client, a leading global organisation, is recruiting for an Associate Director of Health Outcomes. The overall objective is to develop & drive the Health Economic and Reimbursement strategy for Europe and for Key European subsidiaries to:
- Support pricing and reimbursement strategies for new and developing technologies and services
- Ensure evaluations of pharmaco-economic and outcomes research required to support these strategies
- Working with Govt Affairs and the business influence Governments, Key Opinion Leaders and Patient Associations through the macro-economics advantages of products and services
- Influencing to produce EU required data to support the reimbursement of new and developing technologies and services.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
- Collaborate with functional and Country leadership teams to develop effective economic and reimbursement information and deliver such to key constituents including public policy makers, healthcare executives and physicians.
- Work cross functionally to prospectively prepare EU reimbursement and pricing dossiers that will be used as basis for country dossiers.
- Practical business application of health economics: data evaluation, synthesis and analysis of market information to create favourable evidence of priority products, therapies and services.
- Effectively manage projects, outsourced to external consultancy(s)
- Work with the sales and marketing organizations to develop training programs for incorporating economic messages into product detailing in support of the achievement of sales goals and objectives.
- Liaise with academic groups and key opinion leaders to ensure most robust and up to date methodology are included within projects
Travel requirement is approximately 30%
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate has matured a credible technical know-how in Health Economics and European Reimbursement systems. They are currently working within the Health Economics/Reimbursement Department either of a major Pharma/Healthcare/Med Device company (Corporate or Regional Headquarters).
Essential:
- English to business standard – written and spoken
- Understanding of Reimbursement systems in key European Markets
- Ability to think strategically around business needs from a health economic, reimbursement and pricing perspective.
- Experience in the practice, design and implementation of health economic studies including:
- modelling - including Markov and Monte Carlo simulations;
- retrospective and prospective health economic studies;
- economic evaluations including cost-effectiveness analyses, cost-utility, cost-consequence and cost of illness;
- application of quality-of-life research in clinical development and health economic studies
- understanding of global development processes and how to ensure European regional needs input into this process
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Ability to negotiate and influence senior level Country leadership teams
- The ability to make effective independent decisions within a matrix environment under minimal supervision
- Proficiency with Internet and multiple software applications including Microsoft Office, statistical and decision analysis software
Desirable: Fluency in a language in addition to English is a plus.
Required Education and/or Experience:
Essential:
- Degree in economics or life sciences / medicine
- A minimum of five years experience in a pharmaceutical/medical device environment in the field of health economic practice, research or strategic consulting
- Demonstrable record of collaborative working, and personal delivery to agreed timelines
Desirable:
- Postgraduate qualification in health economics (essential if first degree is not in economics)
- Experience of managing external suppliers
Most relevant will be his/her personal characteristics:
- high level of energy, enthusiasm, sense of urgency
- excellent communication and negotiating skills
- positive and proactive attitude and team spirit
- willingness to “roll up the sleeves”, flexibility and adaptability
- strong international sensitivity
To apply please send your CV to minesh.ghelanil@skillsalliance.co.uk
For any other opportunities within HEOR, Pricing and Market Access or for a confidential conversation please contact:
Minesh Ghelani
Managing Consultant
HEOR, Pricing and Market Access
T> +44 (0) 870 350 1000
F> +44 (0) 870 831 1705
E> minesh.ghelani@skillsalliance.co.uk
