Moderna Therapeutics Inc. Looking for Sr. Director, Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Oncology at Cambridge, Massachusetts Full Time

The Role

Moderna is seeking a Senior Director who will be responsible for supporting HEOR activities for Moderna’s broad portfolio, with a focus on Oncology. This role will lead the development and execution of strategies for evidence generation, data analysis and dissemination, and engagement with thought leaders, for the Oncology franchise. You will have the unique opportunity to help shape our development strategy, as opposed to working with inflexible development paths. You will synthesize work across our scientific, clinical, and commercial groups into a coherent plan to develop Oncology that have a positive population impact across the broad healthcare system, as well as establish and communicate the value of the Oncology that Moderna develops to protect populations.

This position is based in Moderna’s Cambridge, MA headquarters.

Here’s What You’ll Do

• Contribute to the design, implementation and management of HEOR studies from concept through publication. HEOR studies may include retrospective database analysis, economic models, prospective research studies, patient-reported outcomes, and payer-focused tools.

• Lead the design of health economic models that can be used to explain the value of Moderna oncology treatments to various stakeholders.

• Collaborate with cross-functional product teams at every stage of development through launch. Partner with the broader Oncology commercial team in presentations to senior internal stakeholders, including our executive committee, and external stakeholders.

• Work closely with other functions including research and development strategy, epidemiology, regulatory, policy, and medical affairs on the development on programs that support broad access and value.

• Deliver best-practice project management oversight for all research and study-related activities.

• Understand the payer landscape and develop networks to engage with thought leaders who can provide input to guide Moderna programs.

• Represent Moderna at meetings where HEOR discussions and data are required.

• Be a key player in building HEOR capabilities within Moderna’s Oncology commercial organization, in partnership with newly formed teams that will blaze trails in new markets and grow Moderna at an accelerated pace.

• Comply with corporate policies and procedures as well as all applicable healthcare laws and regulations.

Here’s What You’ll Need (Minimum Qualifications)

• Minimum of a Master’s degree in Public Health, Health Services Research, Economics, Epidemiology, Health Policy, or a related discipline.

• 10+ years of progressive excellence with HEOR, with a successful track record of building and executing high-value-add research agendas, in the academia or industry

• Prior experience in Oncology / infectious disease modeling

• Experience with HTA submissions in multiple countries

• Peer-reviewed manuscripts published in scientific journals, including economic evaluations

• Demonstrated experience using real-world evidence and comparative effectiveness for health policy decision-making and a high degree of digital fluency are preferred

• Experience with outcomes-based strategies and tactics to meet scientific and commercial objectives and in conducting research studies that apply health economics, patient-reported outcomes, retrospective and prospective data analyses, epidemiology, and health services research

Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table (Preferred Qualifications)

• Doctorate preferred

• Best-in-class examples of leadership in HEOR that has created incremental value across the ecosystem to support market-leading access, defending value from pricing pressures and provided brand differentiation in the face of competition

• Keen understanding of the drug development and regulatory approval process, and of health policy and health care system stakeholders (e.g., managed care, public sector payers, emerging models of care) for Oncology

• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders from a range of key areas, including medical affairs, field team, marketing, communications, physician, trade and consumer channels, pricing and contracting, government payers

• Passion and ambition to excel in a critical role where developing strategies that explain and defend the value for a new scientific platform will be essential

• Excellent communication, presentation, collaboration and influencing skills across internal and external stakeholders

• A desire to make an impact as part of a high-growth, transformational company that is Bold, Relentless, Curious, and Collaborative.

Moderna is pleased to provide you and your family with a comprehensive and innovative suite of benefits, including:

• Highly competitive and inclusive medical, dental and vision coverage options
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical expenses and dependent care expenses
• Lifestyle Spending Account funds to help you engage in personal enrichment and self-care activities
• Family care benefits, including subsidized back-up care options and on-demand tutoring
• Free premium access to fitness, nutrition, and mindfulness classes
• Exclusive preferred pricing on Peloton fitness equipment
• Adoption and family-planning benefits
• Dedicated care coordination support for our LGBTQ+ community
• Generous paid time off, including:
  • Vacation, sick time and holidays
  • Volunteer time to participate within your community
  • Discretionary year-end shutdown
  • Paid sabbatical after 5 years; every 3 years thereafter
• Generous Paid Leave offerings, including 18 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for all new parents
• 401k match and Financial Planning tools
• Moderna-paid Life, LTD and STD insurance coverages, as well as voluntary benefit options
• Complimentary concierge service including home services research, travel booking, and entertainment requests
• Free parking or subsidized commuter passes
• Location-specific perks and extras!

About Moderna

In over 10 years since its inception, Moderna has transformed from a research-stage company advancing programs in the field of messenger RNA (mRNA), to an enterprise with a diverse clinical portfolio of vaccines and therapeutics across seven modalities, a broad intellectual property portfolio in areas including mRNA and lipid nanoparticle formulation, and an integrated manufacturing plant that allows for rapid clinical and commercial production at scale. Moderna maintains alliances with a broad range of domestic and overseas government and commercial collaborators, which has allowed for the pursuit of both groundbreaking science and rapid scaling of manufacturing. Most recently, Moderna’s capabilities have come together to allow the authorized use and approval of one of the earliest and most effective vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Moderna’s mRNA platform builds on continuous advances in basic and applied mRNA science, delivery technology and manufacturing, and has allowed the development of therapeutics and vaccines for infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases, cardiovascular diseases and autoimmune diseases. Moderna has been named a top biopharmaceutical employer by Science for the past seven years. To learn more, visit (url removed).

Moderna is a smoke-free, alcohol-free and drug-free work environment.

Moderna is a place where everyone can grow. If you meet the Basic Qualifications for the role and you would be excited to contribute to our mission every day, please apply!

Moderna is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person’s race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry or citizenship, ethnicity, disability, military or protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital or familial status, or any other personal characteristic protected under applicable law. Moderna is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Belonging, Inclusion, and Diversity are critical to the success of our company and our impact on society. We’re focused on attracting, retaining, developing, and advancing our employees and believe that by cultivating diverse experiences, backgrounds, and ideas, we can provide an environment where every employee is able to contribute their best.

Moderna is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities. Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request to the Talent Acquisition Partner or contact the Accommodations team at (url removed). (EEO/AAP Employer)

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