Director Health Economics

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Global Lead for development of Health-Economics models for vaccines in conjunction with external vendors to support access in broad range of markets
• Lead Health Economic components of global value dossiers and payer value narrative material development that address LOC access hurdles
• Lead LOC training on HE models Co-lead in conjunction with Medical, timely strategic written responses to NITAGs and Payers
• Support LOC HTA Submissions and payer negotiations
• Support evidence generation activities for HTA submission.

RESPONSIBILITIES Outcomes driven project management of key global Health Economic deliverables

• Strategically drive development of health economics models that address diverse market needs including provincial and national reimbursement across range of markets including EU and emerging markets in LATM and APAC.
• Strategically drive the development of health economic components of key access material (e.g. Global Value Dossier, value messages) ensuring they meet local market access needs and strategically address access hurdles
• Effectively manage external consultants including RFP, selection, execution of contracts, budget management and active strategic guidance of the projects acting as the primary liaison for alignment of Takeda internal strategy and external project delivery
• Demonstrate leadership of cross functional team and ability to drive resolutions in the cross functional development of material
• Define and communicate timelines with proactive mitigation of challenges via timely escalation
• Anticipate challenges and proactively enact solutions as necessary

Technically sound health economic, statistical and evidence appraisal skills to lead

• Critical appraisal of clinical evidence for Value Proposition and HE modelling as well as HE model structure, inputs parameters, sensitivity analyses
• Finalisation of the HE models and ensuring it meets both internal commercial goals and external payer requirements.
• Development of complementary evidence to support HTA submissions with meta-analyses, ITC, RWE studies in collaboration with Medical Affairs, Epidemiology and other relevant functions.

Co-Lead NITAG HTA taskforce timely written responses to NITAG and payer questions

• Strong understanding of HTA process and experience with submission, response to questions across numerous market
• Strategic mindset to lead crafting of response to address broader context beyond the technical specifics
• Excellent communication and project management capabilities to drive coordinated cross functional drafting and review of response

Training of LOCs and collaboration on health economic projects

• Lead LOC training on material to support HTA submissions
• Actively building and maintain knowledge of health economics challenges in the LOC markets
• Frequent communication
• Providing methodological and technical support

Actively seek opportunities to liaise and partner with members of global cross-functional teams

• Strong focus on evidence generation in particular projects that may relate to effectiveness studies and potential reimbursement conditional approval
• Ensure health economic projects are strategically aligned with other functions
• Be a strong voice, helping to steer cross functional work to align on how best to support cost-effectiveness /access hurdles.

Externally focused mindset on building advocacy and awareness via publications

• Role involves management of a number of publications related to country specific cost-effectiveness results and broader publication on the ‘value of vaccines’
• Strategic and big picture mindset required to stage publications in consideration of the evolving payer landscape.

Strategic mindset actively seeking to create solutions to health economic challenges by

• Identifying challenges and researching potential solutions
• Lateral mindset unafraid to challenge the status quo and propose alternative approaches

Anticipate future trends in the Health Economics field

• Monitor changes in the external environment and develops innovative ways of capturing the full economic value of vaccines
• Actively participate in Health Economic Networks / Peer groups/ ISPOR etc.

EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS: Basic Qualifications

• MSc / PhD in Health Economics/Epidemiology/Statistics.
• Proven track record and significant experience of delivering HTA submissions and health economic models within a consultancy or pharmaceutical company
• Proven ability for strategic thinking and working across the business to define, generate and deliver health economics strategy.
• Excellent leadership and influencing skills with the ability to influence and challenge without line management authority
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to a non-technical audience. Strong enthusiasm with a drive to succeed and the ability to work independently
• Project management skills with ability to work on numerous projects in parallel
• Display solid ethics.
• Fluent in English (written and verbal)
• Openness to domestic or international travel will be required, approx. 10% of the time

Preferred Qualifications If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Excellent understanding of vaccines and dengue in particular.
• Experience with HTA submission and access hurdles in Latin America and Asia Pacific
• Experience with WHO and PAHO review
• Motivated by demonstrating the full value of vaccines and shaping health economic movement on how better to address current hurdles. Opportunity to publish and participate in associated networks.