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November 21, 2008
US Senior Manager of Medical Outcomes Research and Economics
Location: Deerfield, Illinois, USA
Baxter International Inc., assists healthcare professionals and their patients with the treatment of complex medical conditions, including cancer, hemophilia, immune disorders, kidney disease and trauma. The company applies its expertise in medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology to make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives. Baxter’s BioScience division is a leading producer of both plasma-based and recombinant clotting factors for hemophilia, as well as biopharmaceuticals used to treat immune deficiencies, alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency and other blood-related disorders. Baxter also produces vaccines for the prevention of infectious diseases, as well as BioSurgery products used for hemostasis and tissue-sealing in surgery. Baxter BioScience’s breadth and depth of expertise in recombinant protein manufacturing, plasma fractionation and proprietary Vero-cell vaccine manufacturing technologies set it apart from other companies in these fields.
The US Senior Manager of Medical Outcomes Research and Economics is responsible for working with the Director to develop the US health outcomes strategy for Baxter BioScience products. He/She will ensure market access hurdles are minimized through communication of product-specific economic and quality of life benefit for patients, clinicians, and payers.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Analyze pharmacy and medical data to support the value and price of the products and therapies.
- Work with customers to uncover their needs and to develop economic tools and models.
- Assist Director developing the US health outcomes strategy that aligns with overall product strategy.
- Work with Business Alliances and US Product Marketing to identify key customer needs for economic and quality of life data.
- Ensure Health Economics and Outcomes Research deliverables that provide direct value to the marketing and reimbursement of BioScience products through effective customization and communication to US customers.
- Identify and manage the execution of projects that directly support the economic or quality of life strategy for marketed products.
- Contribute from a US perspective to outcomes research strategy development for products in development.
- Design and implement studies that help demonstrate the economic and QOL Value of our product portfolio.
- Design and implement research that support the product coverage and reimbursement strategies along with regulatory submissions.
- Compare and evaluate the economic value of the products and therapies vs. the competition with the clinical and quality of life outcomes data from clinical trials and/or epidemiology studies.
Job Requirements
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to understand and work with cross-functional teams.
- Working knowledge of US reimbursement processes for pharmaceutical / biotech therapies.
- Excellent project management skills.
- Working experience in economic modeling, quality of life (QOL) and database analysis.
Education and/or Experience:
- PhD preferred, minimum Master’s degree in health economics, pharmacy administration, epidemiology, or public health.
- Minimum 4-6 years in health outcomes research with 3 years pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
Please forward resumes to Susan_Simms@baxter.com
For more information about Baxter and to review/apply to Baxter’s career opportunities, please visit http://www.baxter.com/. Baxter is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
