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Job Advert Title Lead, Regional Value Evidence MA, International Markets Location Turkey Function/Business Area Medical & Clinical Employment Class PermanentDescription
Lead, Regional Value Evidence MA, International MarketsAbout Astellas:
At Astellas, experience is coupled energised with a relentless challenger spirit.
Our global vision for Patient Centricity is to support the development of innovative health solutions through a deep understanding of the patient experience. At Astellas, Patient Centricity isn’t a buzzword - it’s a guiding principle for action. We believe all staff have a role to play in creating a patient-centric culture and integrating an awareness of the patient into our everyday working practices, regardless of our role, team or division.
We are unusual in our ability to combine the experience, expertise and resources of an established company with the agility, flexibility and tenacity of a start-up. Relentless curiosity and a hunger for discovery flows throughout our entire organisation.
We harness the latest technology and insights from big data with our research expertise to create powerful solutions that could transform the way doctors and nurses treat and care for their patients. We are accelerating product development, driving operational efficiencies and gaining a better understanding of the needs of patients and their healthcare providers.
We partner and collaborate with academic research institutes and biotechnology companies who share our passion for bringing breakthrough discoveries to patients.
The Opportunity:
As the Lead, Regional Value Evidence (VE) MA, International Markets (Int-M) you will develop innovative, cutting edge value evidence data generation activities and related tools across assigned products and/or countries that are designed to shape the value proposition for Astellas products throughout their life cycle. You will represent VE within Regional Brand Team and as extended member in the Local Brand Team (when no local VE exists). The role has a regional / above country scope.
This position reports to the Head, Regional VE. They will have multiple cross-functional collaborative project teams and matrix responsibility across the broader Astellas organization.
Hybrid working:
At Astellas we recognise that our employees enjoy having balance between their professional and home lives. We are proud of our hybrid approach which empowers you to have flexibility on whether to work from home or in the office.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead strategic discussions of Value Evidence needs, priorities, challenges and impact as core or extended members of assigned Local and Regional Brand Team.
- Responsible for delivery and dissemination of value evidence including but not limited to real world evidence (including both primary data collection and secondary data use), comparative effectiveness, patient reported outcomes, post hoc analyses, epidemiologic data, and patient experience data for assigned Astellas products, address business needs, and supports patient access and HTA/reimbursement requirements with expectations for peer-reviewed publications relevant to VE strategies including but not limited to publications and development of medical materials.
- Ensure prioritization of value evidence generation activities balancing external stakeholders’ needs including but not limited to Payer/HTA, HCPs, Regulators, and other healthcare decision makers, and patients.
- Responsible for critical evaluation and interpretation of generated evidence to enable impactful and compelling value evidence communication/dissemination.
- Responsible to validate medical and scientific accuracy of local economic model adaptations and local value/HTA dossiers.
- Deliver Value Evidence for Regulators, HTA/payers, HCP, and other stakeholders to inform unmet clinical and economic need, disease burden, epidemiology, treatment landscape, treatment patterns, real-world experience, and competitive differentiation.
- Actively monitor the changing local health care landscape to anticipate future needs of internal and external stakeholders and collaborate with Astellas leadership to address those needs.
Essential Knowledge & Experience:
- Proven experience in at least one of the following fields: Outcomes Research, Health Economics, Clinical or Outcomes Research, Epidemiology, Health Policy ideally across multiple markets / regions.
- Expertise in understanding interface between clinical practice and outcomes research.
- Expertise in leveraging outcomes data in the appropriate clinical context.
- Thorough understanding of global guidelines as they relate to Outcomes Research.
- Expertise in local HTA/payer reimbursement and market access requirements.
- Effective Communication and presentation skills including the ability to influence.
- Fluency in Business English.
Preferred Knowledge & Experience:
- A collaborative style of working and a strong sense of ethics, compliance and integrity.
- Expertise in pharmaceutical research design and methods as well as excellent project and vendor management skills.
Education/Qualifications:
- Advanced Degree (PharmD, PhD, MD) with consideration for MPH or other advanced degree in Life Sciences, Health Economics or Epidemiology or equivalent.
Additional information:
- This is a permanent, full-time position.
- This position is based in Istanbul, Turkey.
- This position follows our hybrid working model. Role requires a blend of home and a minimum of 1 day per quarter in office. Flexibility may be required in line with business needs.
- Travel time – Up to 20%.
What We Offer:
- Being part of a global organization contributing towards improved patient lives.
- Opportunity and support to continuous development.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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