Senior Director overseeing HEOR and evidence generation strategies for Encoded Therapeutics. Leading cross-functional initiatives and supporting regulatory and commercial evidence needs for a gene therapy product.
Responsibilities
Strategic planning and implementation: Define and lead the global HEOR roadmap for ETX101, ensuring that strategies drive creation of a strong value story for ETX101 to optimize payer and HTA engagement in alignment with clinical, regulatory and commercial readiness timelines and plans.
Integrated evidence generation: Serve as a key internal expert supporting design of Encoded’s clinical development program to maximize their utility both for regulatory authorities and payers. Design and execute specific studies, including burden-of-illness (BOI; clinical, humanistic, economic), real-world evidence, and patient preference studies. Support development and/or validation of clinically meaningful outcome measures. Oversee development of cost-utility analyses and budget impact modelling.
Stakeholder engagement: Partner with clinical experts, the patient community, HTA bodies/payers, and other external collaborators to disseminate accurate information across channels, including publications, congresses, and symposia.
Operational excellence: Manage vendor selection, budgets, and resource allocation for complex HEOR projects, ensuring timely completion and, in concert with Scientific Communications, high-impact delivery of abstracts, posters, and manuscripts.
Cross-functional support: Contribute to or lead other cross-functional initiatives, as needed, including Medical Affairs, Market Access and Commercial activities (e.g. payer/HTA research, value messaging, launch roadmaps, and CoE and patient journey mapping) to ensure development of innovative approaches that address the unique opportunities and challenges of gene therapy.
Travel domestically and internationally, as required.
Requirements
Education: PhD, PharmD, or MD with 10–12+ years of experience in HEOR within the biotech/pharma industry.
Deep technical knowledge of the unique value drivers for high-cost, one-time therapies and the global HTA landscape (e.g., ICER, NICE, G-BA, JCA).
Understanding of medical terminology, statistical concepts, and the ability to oversee complex observational research studies and cost-effectiveness modelling.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, capable of presenting technical data to payers, investors, and clinical experts.
Strong project management, and proven success managing multiple complex projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
Direct experience of identifying and managing consultants, agencies, or other vendors
Excellent written and verbal communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate across all levels of the organization
Familiarity with gene therapy, rare diseases, or CNS indications preferred
Proven understanding of medical terminology and statistical concepts
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package, including competitive employer premium contributions
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