Graduate Degree in Pharmacoeconomics, epidemiology or drug development, an asset
Between 5 to 8 years of experience in a similar position
The ideal candidate should have expertise in market access, pharmacoeconomic and outcomes research with pertinent experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including previous experience directly dealing with payers.
Additional commercial/ business background an asset.
Strong clinical acumen or ability to acquire it quickly.
Strong communication effectiveness, medical writing skills and presentation skills.
Strategic thinking, analytical and data interpretation skills to support the development of compelling value propositions addressing public and private payer needs.
Strong cross-functional leadership skills and team player. Work with field-based Market Access & Government Affairs team, Brand Teams and global Market Access & HEOR organization to develop strategies and tools to fully leverage value stories with customers.
Initiate and Action-driven. Translate market access & HEOR strategies into actionable and realistic plans to maximize reimbursement opportunities for Abbvie products in a timely manner.
Ability to prioritize & project management skills. Ability to manage multiple projects and work well under stress (timelines).
High quality standards & rigor; detail-oriented.
Understanding of public and private drug reimbursement landscape and health technology assessment process and submission requirements in Canada.
Understanding of pharmacoeconomic principles / guidelines and methodological developments, as well as experience in development of economic studies in collaboration with internal (e.g. Medical department, global HEOR) and external (e.g. academic, research organizations) experts.
Understanding of PMPRB and pharmaceutical pricing.
Commercial/business background an asset.
If possible, previous experience dealing directly with payers.
Advance knowledge of French and English, written and verbal
Good knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) as well as Outlook
Incumbent is also required to work with specific databases, such as Payer specific databases (e.g. PharmaStat, RxDynamics, etc.), and clinical trial databases as well as having experience working with Decision modeling (TreeAge) database.