Associate Director, Value Analytics - job 1 of 6

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

*Remote or Hybrid in AbbVie Location. Position title and grade level will be based on qualifications listed below and location hired.

Purpose

Role is responsible for leading evidence modelling teams to design and execute evidence-synthesis, health economic models. Position applies methodological and analytical expertise to predict the value of AbbVie products and develop strategies on how best to demonstrate this to external payer decision makers. Role will strategically and effectively communicate, and tailor generated evidence to multiple stakeholder audiences.

Responsibilities

Develop core global Systematic Literature Reviews (SLR), Indirect Treatment Comparison (ITC) and Health Economic Models (HEM) for HTA, payer and other Access stakeholder assessments, submissions, and negotiations. Support publications associated with these to meet business objectives.

• Providing strategic, methodological, and analytical support to affiliates with adaptation of the Global Models (ITC, HEM) for local HTA submissions and support the local assessment of HTA strategy. Coordinate data requirements across biostatistics and evidence generations functions (Clinical Development; HEOR and Medical Affairs) to support Pricing & Reimbursement
• Lead evidence modelling teams (cross-functional and multi countries) to source affiliate and other stakeholder needs, develop strategic options and co-create solutions. Tracking progress, motivating, and leading peers in a matrix team.
• Core member of VAT when leading modelling teams contributing to development of integrated access strategy and attend other cross-functional teams as required.
• Identify need for preliminary ITCs and HEMs to inform value proposition, development, pricing and commercial strategic forecast and decisions.
• Lead and facilitate the sharing of best practices and key learnings across affiliates and cross-functional partners.
• Use analytical techniques leveraging available clinical data and published information to inform pricing and market access strategy.
• Collaborate with the Data and Statistical Sciences (DSS) team for trial analyses, HTA challenges, and statistical analyses of clinical trial data.
• Act as a Strategic Partner for key partners from V&E (HEOR Strategy, RWE Analytics) and iMAP (HTA Strategy, Pricing) to ensure alignment to brand and commercial, access and evidence strategy. Ensure optimal utilization of modelling evidence through partnership with teams generating payer & promotional materials, generating regulatory dossiers and publications.
• Provide mentoring and coaching support to junior members of evidence modelling teams and across function.

Qualifications

Advanced degree MS/MSc/Mphil/MPH (required) or PhD (preferred) in Health Economics, Epidemiology, Statistics, Biostatistics, Public Health, Econometrics, or other related field.

• At least 8 years relevant experience in consultancy or pharmaceutical industry in Evidence-synthesis, Health Economics, Health Technology Assessment, or related area
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, and strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Expert knowledge of both health economics and evidence-synthesis disciplines as relevant to HTA, pricing, reimbursement, and value assessment
• Ability to leverage deep expertise to design custom solutions for diverse stakeholder groups.
• Demonstrated leadership in a global matrix environment with multiple stakeholders.
• Proven experience interacting with and/or delivering submissions to HTA agencies, or other payer or decision-making bodies.
• Skills and experience within one of the following core capabilities of the Value Analytics Center
  Health economics
  Economic modelling and budget impact analysis. Working hands-on knowledge of EXCEL for the development of economic models and/or BIMs including VBA
• Skills and experience within one of the following core capabilities of the Value Analytics Center
  Evidence-synthesis
  Designing SLR search strategies, conducting feasibility analysis for Indirect comparisons. Critically appraise reporting of SLRs and ITC/NMAs
• Skills and experience within one of the following core capabilities of the Value Analytics Center
  Statistics
  HTA-relevant statistical methodologies, for example indirect treatment comparisons, survival analysis, or utility estimation. Working knowledge of statistical and data processing software (R preferred)

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs​

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Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. 

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