Title: Senior Director, Global HEOR

Location: United States - Remote

Job Description:

United States - Remote

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Be a hero for our rare disease patients

At Ultragenyx, we fundamentally believe that taking real impactful action to care for the needs of patients and our people is always the right thing to do. To achieve this goal, our vision is to lead the future of rare disease medicine. For us, this means going where other biopharma companies won’t go – challenging the status quo and creating a new model that advances our field so more patients and caregivers can benefit from life-changing treatments. We do this by following the science, applying a novel rapid development approach, making innovative medicines at fair and reasonable prices, and creating a collaborative ecosystem to reach patients in ways that are most meaningful for them.

Our commitment and care for patients extends to our people, so culture is an essential cornerstone for Ultragenyx. We remain continuously focused on creating a supportive and inclusive environment of profound learning and growth – so employees can thrive in all areas of their lives, in and outside of work. Ultimately, we want to be an organization where we would be proud for our family, friends and children to work.

If you want to have a meaningful impact, do the best work of your career, and grow a lot, both professionally and personally, come join our team.

Position Summary:

ultradedicated – Your biggest challenges yield rare possibilities

This key position will represent Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) across functional teams for pipeline and commercialized programs.

The Senior Director Global HEOR, is responsible for leading the development and tactical execution of HEOR strategies for pipeline and commercialized programs, working cross-functionally to provide leadership for HEOR across the portfolio of Ultragenyx programs globally. Generate HEOR data to support clinical development and reimbursement filings, including design, implementation and data analysis of HEOR studies and provide consultation as an internal subject matter authority in HEOR to other departments. Research activities can include cost-effectiveness models, budget impact analyses, systematic literature reviews and indirect comparisons, cost-of-illness and burden of illness studies, retrospective data analyses and claims analyses, data analytics and publications.

This global role will lead HEOR assessments using existing bodies of evidence and generating data where they do not exist and will assist with any relevant HEOR and outcomes research, statistical analysis plans, and analysis output as requested across programs.

Work Model:

Remote: Officially documented as working full-time from home, with travel to Ultragenyx's offices or other locations on occasion as needed.

Responsibilities:

Identified as an HEOR subject matter expert, able to provide consultation as an internal HEOR subject matter authority to other departments and responsible for developing HEOR strategy and leadership among cross-functional project teams, to mitigate risk and achieve success, across the portfolio of Ultragenyx programs globally
Generate HEOR data to support clinical development and reimbursement, including design, implementation and analysis of HEOR studies
Proactively collaborates and demonstrates cross-functional leadership across the organization to facilitate alignment around key HEOR endpoints, outcomes and deliverables and partners closely with internal stakeholders, including medical, clinical development, commercial, market access, endpoint development strategy and management team to identify and develop appropriate HEOR strategy to support global development and reimbursement plans across US, Canada, EMEA, LATAM and APAC regions
Identify evidence gaps to inform strategic planning and lead development of new evidence strategies to increase understanding of target patient populations of UGX programs and lead development of new evidence generation strategies to achieve market access across global target patient populations of UGX programs
Review and provide health economics and outcomes research input into clinical development program planning, integrated evidence generation plans, regulatory documents with accuracy and scientific integrity
Provide leadership through influencing without authority across project teams, internally and externally, can identify & lead cross functional teams for external collaborative research partnerships from project inception thru publication(s) and presentation(s)
Represent Ultragenyx as Global HEOR subject matter expert at external professional, scientific meetings and forums

Requirements:

BA/BS in the Life Sciences, Public Health, Epidemiology or Health Economics and MA/MS in the Life Sciences, Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Economics or Pharmacy; Prefer advanced degree in the life sciences (PharmD, PhD, MD)
12 + years of relevant experience in biopharmaceutical industry, with health economics and outcomes research, with clinical background/research experience preferred
Experience in health outcomes research activities including study design, data management and analysis, with experience in analysis of large data assets, de novo evidence generation, input into clinical trial design & analysis and evidence- based synthesis from literature
Effective communication of HEOR strategy and findings, both written and verbal, is required.
Self-motivated with the ability to work independently, to develop credibility with colleagues, and to influence decisions with excellent interpersonal and organizational skills with the ability to work well in a multidisciplinary team and across the matrix.
Strong technical expertise in HEOR principles, and knowledge of analytical applications, demonstrating a sophisticated understanding of, and the ability to interpret, quantitative methods is required
Experience in strategic planning and project management, with proficiency in working cross-cultural/global teams
Experience in Rare Disease experience and Global HEOR experience preferred
Travel: approximate 10-25% #LI-CS1 #LI-Remote

The typical annual salary range for this full-time position is listed below. This range reflects the characteristics of the job, such as required skills and qualifications and is based on the office location noted in this job posting. The range may also be adjusted based on applicant's geographic location.

This position is eligible for annual bonus and equity incentives. Actual individual pay is determined by demonstrated experience and internal equity alignment.

Pay Range

$252,600 - $312,100 USD

Full Time employees across the globe enjoy a range of benefits, including, but not limited to:

· Generous vacation time and public holidays observed by the company

· Volunteer days

· Long term incentive and Employee stock purchase plans or equivalent offerings

· Employee wellbeing benefits

· Fitness reimbursement

· Tuition sponsoring

· Professional development plans

Benefits vary by region and country

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, disability, marital and veteran status, and any other status or classification protected by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. Reasonable accommodation will be provided for all protected statuses or classifications protected by applicable law, including individuals with disabilities, disabled veterans, for pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, and based on sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants can request an accommodation prior to accepting a job offer.

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