Skip to main content

This job has expired

You will need to login before you can apply for a job.

Director, Medical Managed Markets and Real World Evidence (US MMM & RWE)

Employer
Sumitomo Pharma America
Location
Brisbane, CA, United States
Start date
Jun 1, 2021

Myovant Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for women's health and endocrine diseases with a mission to become the global leader in women's health. Myovant launched in the spring of 2016 and completed just a few months later, in October 2016, the largest biotech IPO of the year. Since then the company has been on a rapid growth trajectory and is on track to become an exciting new success story. Myovant will have data from five Phase 3 clinical trials for relugolix across three indications (Uterine Fibroids, Endometriosis and Prostate Cancer) in 2019 and 2020. Each of these indications represent major commercial opportunities for which the company has retained full US and EU rights. In addition, Myovant has global rights to a second product candidate, MVT-602, which is being developed for the treatment of female infertility as part of assisted reproduction. We are currently seeking a qualified, highly motivated, experienced individual for the position of Director - US MMM and RWE. The position reports to the Vice President - Medical Affairs Strategy. This is a field based position.

Summary Description

The Director, Medical Sciences, will be a key member of the Medical Affairs team supporting both marketed and pireporting to the VP - US Medical Affairs Strategy. The Director provide will lead external facing interactions with payor medical teams to communicate clinical value of Myovant products. He/she will work with RWE groups within the payor organizations and HEOR vendors to produce data that they will ultimately use in clinical/economic value story. The Director will coordinate and collaborate with the Head of Global RWE & HEOR to set the strategy for both internal company real world evidence & health economic programs. They will provide specialist MMM/RWE scientific and operational input into core US medical activities. Internally, the Director will coordinate with Commercial to ensure alignment between US Medical Affairs and US Commercial Strategy & US Access for Myovant access plans. The MMM & RWE organization must ensure robust insights, high quality value evidence generation, payer-centric and timely real-world/HEOR data production, presentation generation and impactful communication of the value of our products.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

  • Deliver value to market access organizations and payers through clinical presentations and communications focused on evidence based RWE, economic models, dossiers and pipeline overviews on Myovant products and associated disease states.
  • Contribute to the Real-World Evidence and HEOR strategic direction in coordination with the Head of Global HEOR and RWE.
  • Lead the development of US HEOR strategy to address gaps in global plan and to support the US value to payers of Myovant products via collaboration with cross-functional colleagues.
  • Ensure US payer insights' integration into Myovant product plans and partnering closely with the Global Market Access and Global HEOR & RWE groups.
  • Drive partnerships with US payer organizations, HEOR groups and vendors to generate high value collaborative projects. Utilize substantive expertise to direct/oversee collaborations to produce US Real-World and HEOR deliverables that support Myovant product's value propositions. Be accountable for quality, strategic alignment, and compliance in all aspects of the team's operation.
  • Lead by partnering broadly and effectively to enable Myovant to build medical managed markets capabilities.
  • Activities this role is held accountable for include but are not limited to: formulating key research questions, identifying key analytical questions to shape US RWE & HEOR strategy, designing and conducting studies, planning and assisting with the conduct of market access analytics, managing publications, developing communication materials and partnering with field access to ensure effective and compliant communication to payer customers
  • Contribute to the development of deliverables including AMCP dossiers, budget impact models, and any other tools that can support United States reimbursement and access requirements. Generate and/or contribute to the development of value messages to inform creation of customer facing materials. Collaborate with internal partners on the channel strategy to communicate the value and impact of Myovant products to audiences making access and coverage decisions for populations of patients.
  • Serve as the US lead on the cross-functional product team, providing input on observational data or research, RWE scientific strategy, payer insights and other data needs.
  • Build and foster external relationships with thought leaders, value assessors and research partners.
  • Identify and tap into innovative opportunities in evidence generation, advanced analytics, and business processes.
  • Responsible for working with the RWE and HEOR lead to develop, request, and managing the US RWE/HEOR budget for evidence generation, market access analytics and related activities.


Communication & Interpersonal Skills

 

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as the position will interface with key opinion leaders, payors and a wide range of internal employees.
  • Ability to effectively communicate, collaborate and deliver an excellent work product in a fast-paced, and rapidly growing dynamic company.


Significant Contacts

 

 

  • Employees across Myovant including Medical Affairs, Research and Development and Commercial functions
  • External members of the Physician, Payor, Patient and Advocacy communities, associated with Women's Health and Prostate Cancer.
  • Global Market Access, RWE and HEOR.


REQUIREMENTS

Education

 

 

  • Professional or healthcare degree required. Education or training in HEOR or Pharmacoeconomic is preferred.


Experience

 

 

  • A minimum 8 to 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry
  • A minimum of 5 years experience in field medical or medical affairs
  • Experience in HEOR, clinical communications with payers, medical managed markets or related functions is required
  • Experience in Women's Health or Oncology is preferred
  • Knowledge of US Healthcare financing and delivery is required
  • Experience in leading a team in a matrix environment is required
  • Requires ability to facilitate alignment across multiple stakeholders with, at times, misaligned interests
  • Requires a highly motivated, organized, self-starter with a demonstrated track record of leadership and achievement
  • Prior experience as a Medical Affairs Leader in the introduction of a novel new clinical product is highly desired
  • Experience in both large and small bio pharmaceutical companies considered a plus
  • Strong organizational skills and experience in business planning, including development of budgets and adherence to performance targets


TRAVEL, PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

 

 

  • Ability to travel to visit key stakeholders including payors, PBMs, specialty pharmacies, HEOR & RWE vendors and other health care professionals - up to 80% travel
  • Field based position. Bay area residence is a plus.
  • Regularly required to operate standard office equipment
  • Ability to work on a computer for extended periods of time
  • Regularly required to sit for long periods of time, and occasionally stand and walk
  • Regularly required to use hands to operate computer and other office equipment
  • Close vision required for computer usage
  • Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, climb and lift up to 20 pounds


Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Equal Employment Opportunity

 

Get job alerts

Create a job alert and receive personalized job recommendations straight to your inbox.

Create alert