Gulf Health Economics & Outcomes Research Manager

Job Description

Reporting to the Gulf Market Access Director the Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR) Manager is responsible for supporting the development and execution of an integrated strategy to generate clinical and economic evidence in support of the launch and sustainable access of our Companys strategic assets across all therapeutic areas in the Gulf. This work must align with current and emerging HTA guidelines within the region.

Key responsibilities include:

• Map the existing healthcare data environment HTA landscape and requirements and monitor trends in real-world evidence (RWE) generation across the Gulf region.

• Establish and communicate evidence needs and requirements of healthcare authorities payers and providers as a foundation for RWE generation.

• Contribute to the development of integrated RWE plans to support optimal access pathways and sustain the clinical and economic value of our Companys products across the Gulf.

• Review globally and locally available clinical and economic evidence as part of the economic model input collection process in an efficient and timely manner.

• Conduct payer engagement activities to support economic model development as required.

• Design and execute real-world evidence studies to assess disease burden patient characteristics treatment patterns qualityoflife impact and other evidence requested by healthcare authorities regulatory bodies or payers.

• Maintain strong crossfunctional alignment to support countrylevel value and evidence needs and ensure consistent messaging across internal and external stakeholders.

• Assimilate and clearly communicate the value proposition of our Companys products to internal teams and external decisionmakers.

• Present HEOR data at international and local congresses and publish relevant findings in scientific journals.

• Ensure full compliance with our Companys HEOR-related processes standards and operating procedures.

• Oversee endtoend study execution including vendor onboarding contracting budgeting and reporting.

• Support budget planning prioritization and resource allocation.

Qualifications Skills & Experience

• Pharmacist or other healthcarerelated discipline with:

  • A Masters degree in a relevant field such as Public Health Epidemiology or Health Economics or

  • 35 years of experience in health economics outcomes research market access or a related field within the pharmaceutical industry in the Gulf region.

• Strong knowledge of health economics principles HEOR methodologies costeffectiveness analysis budget impact analysis and economic modeling.

• Understanding of the regulatory environment and healthcare systems across the Gulf region.

• Demonstrated leadership project management capability analytical skills and strong communication abilities.

• Ability to work collaboratively within cross-functional teams.

• Fluency in English and Arabic.

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