Total 2 job vacancies by Vertex

Job Description

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR) Associate Director - pain to join the North America HEOR team.  This role will support and develop key HEOR tactics to ensure successful commercialization of novel NaV 1.8 inhibitors for acute and chronic pain in the United States (US) and Canada. This person will work in a highly cross-functional matrix team environment to ensure a seamless alignment of HEOR projects within the broader market access, policy, and medical strategy.  This person is expected to exhibit a strong sense of urgency to achieve corporate objectives while maintaining the highest ethical, regulatory and scientific standards.  This position reports to the Director, Pain launch lead, North America HEOR.

Key Responsibilities

• Own development of tactics for innovative HEOR solutions and deliverables that directly support optimal patient access to in the US and Canada throughout the product’s lifecycle  
• Drive the development of external customer-facing value demonstration tools in accordance with regulatory standards, in close collaboration with formal review bodies (e.g., Commercial Review Committee; Medical Review Committee) while supporting appropriate field teams (e.g., field HEOR, payer team)
• Work closely with global HEOR team to provide the US and Canadian perspective to evidence generation activities and to ensure timely and effective translation of HEOR studies for field use
• Directly engage with external customers (e.g., payer accounts) to deliver HEOR presentations when appropriate/requested
• Own execution of local HEOR studies in partnership with customers (e.g., payers, integrated health systems)

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (e.g. PhD, MD, MPH, or PharmD) in a scientific discipline.  
• Typically requires 8+ years of experience, with substantial background in HEOR, or the equivalent combination of education and experience. US launch experience in pain and/or other primary market experience is preferred.
• Robust understanding of the 2018 FDA Payor Guidance to payer communication in the US is strongly preferred.
• Understanding of the HTA process and methodology; hands-on experience with HTA dossier submission and review is preferred.
• A track record of peer-reviewed publications demonstrating experience in COAs, observational research, and/or health economic modeling.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, including the ability to effectively present to both internal and external audiences
• Results oriented and excellent analytic and project management skills. 
• A strong sense of urgency and commitment to patients

This is a hybrid eligible role requiring at least 3 days on-site in Boston office.

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Job Description

Becoming a Research Co-Op at Vertex will give you a panoramic view of how the industry works, how decisions are made, how pipelines are built and progressed and how important your professional networks, connections and collaborations will be in defining your longer-term career experience. Our mission is to tackle serious diseases and to change lives, for the better, for the future. Our aim is to give you the skills, insights and career guidance to be an important part of that future. To turn your potential into progression. To turn possibilities into reality. To turn your ambition into a clear, defined career path.

Join us and help kick start the path to your career!

We will have various positions within our functional areas, including but not limited to:

•  Discovery Research is at the core of Vertex’s ability to push the science of possibility – and our pursuit of breakthrough discoveries has us seeking innovation both internally and externally. In addition to continuously seeking the best and brightest research scientists to join our team, Vertex places a great emphasis on building collaborative relationships.
• Discovery Core: assay execution support, culture and scale up of recombinant and primary human cells
• Drug Metabolism & Pharmacokinetics: unites key translational disciplines to mitigate risk and increase the probability of successful clinical development
• Vector Core: will learn bioprocessing of viral vectors and assist scientific staff in the process development and production of viral vectors, to deliver AAV materials to support programs across the Vertex Cell and Genetic Therapies (VCGT) portfolio of programs.

Qualifications:

• Majors in the following backgrounds: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Biophysics, Cell Biology, Cell Physiology, Chemistry, Pharmacology, Genetics, or a related field of study.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States
• Enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program
• Candidate must be enrolled in an advanced degree program if graduating before December 2024
• Candidate must be available to work full-time, 40 hours per week from July 10, 2024 – December 20, 2024

Program Dates: July - December 2024, Full Time

DEADLINE TO APPLY: March 31st, 2024

This job posting is for a temporary role with a third-party agency partner that provides services to Vertex.  The individual selected for this role will be offered the role as an employee of that third-party agency; compensation, medical benefits, fringe benefits and other terms and conditions of employment shall be presented by the third-party agency upon offer.

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