Medical Evidence & Outcomes Director

Who We Are :

At Neurocrine Biosciences, we pride ourselves on having a strong, inclusive, and positive culture based on our shared purpose and values.

We know what it takes to be great, and we are as passionate about our people as we are about our purpose - to relieve suffering for people with great needs, but few options.

What We Do :

Neurocrine Biosciences is a neuroscience-focused, biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose : to relieve suffering for people with great needs, but few options.

We are dedicated to discovering and developing life-changing treatments for patients with under-addressed neurological, endocrine and psychiatric disorders.

The company’s diverse portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia, Parkinson’s disease, endometriosis* and uterine fibroids*, as well as clinical programs in multiple therapeutic areas.

For three decades, we have applied our unique insight into neuroscience and the interconnections between brain and body systems to treat complex conditions.

We relentlessly pursue medicines to ease the burden of debilitating diseases and disorders, because you deserve brave science.

in collaboration with AbbVie

About the Role :

As the subject matter expert, this role leads the EAME medical evidence generation and outcomes research activities across disease areas and portfolio research projects.

As a Director leading the EAME activities, the role will be responsible for leading EAME medical evidence and epidemiology activities to inform, support, and strengthen global development and commercialization activities.

The role will draw on extensive expertise in epidemiologic study design, evidence generation methodology and a strong familiarity with real-world data.

The role will lead on building relationships and executing disease specific projects across EAME with Key Evidence Generation Leaders (KEGLs) and critical real-world evidence (RWE) centers of excellence.

The role will focus on ensuring Neurocrine Biosciences has access to high quality real-world data sets, which in turn, will inform and support the design, conduct, and reporting of real-world evidence (RWE) studies.

This role will lead on the designs, review, and execution of product / disease specific projects to establish prevalence, burden / epidemiology of disease / symptoms , and health outcomes from disease states and or treatments.

The role will work closely with the Medical Affairs, HEOR, Clinical Development, New Product Planning, Drug Safety, Biostatistics and Market Access and Commercial teams to achieve EAME and corporate strategic objectives.

Your Contributions (include, but are not limited to) :

Leads the design, development and implementation of multiple projects to using disease(s) or product(s) specific evidence to contribute to clinical strategy, medical evidence publications, value assessment and market access

Conducting observational research, generally using local datasets or large healthcare databases to generate a better understanding of disease and real-world outcomes

Developing and / or reviewing protocols and statistical analysis plans for studies assessing the epidemiology, natural history of disease, burden of illness, treatment patterns, healthcare resource utilization / costs, and (comparative) effectiveness of treatments

Critically reviewing literature and querying real-world data to estimate the incidence and prevalence of disease

Supporting the authoring epidemiology sections of regulatory documents

Collaborating with Medical Affairs and HEOR colleagues and other internal partners to disseminate RWE in compliance with company, industry, and regulatory requirements

Maintaining an up-to-date awareness of guidance documents and communications that may impact RWE strategies and RWE generation

Contributing to the advancement of the field of medical evidence generation, RWE / epidemiology and being recognized as an expert by publishing high-quality research in leading journals, presenting at scientific conferences

Collect and analyze data using targeted and systematic large data methods, including developing data collection criteria, collection tools, performing literature searches, and abstracting relevant data

Develop written materials (reports, manuscripts, presentations) for presenting project results

Participate and effectively communicate in internal cross functional team discussions and in meetings with external stakeholders and clients

Work closely within EAME and global product planning cross functional teams to be responsible for population prevalence and incidence content

Collaborates with internal business partners to meet the evidence needs of external consumers (e.g. Health Technology Assessment bodies (HTA))

Lead on the recruiting of RWE experts for meetings, advisory groups, or panels; contributing to or reviewing proposals; assisting with problem-solving;

researching potential solutions, manage vendors

Contributes to the creation of EAME Medical Affairs and global HEOR functional vision and goals

Other duties as assigned

Requirements :

Degree and Master's degree in public health or life sciences and 10+ years of similar experience shown above OR

PhD in Public Health or life sciences and 7+ years of similar experience shown above OR

Excellent presentation and highly proficient computer skills (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint,)

Effective interpersonal skills including the ability to build successful relationships with internal experts / teams and other stakeholders

Strong written communication skills

Expert data analytic skills

Sees broader picture, impact on multiple programs / projects, teams and / or departments

Show leadership skills and lead / mentoring lower level employee and / or indirect teams

Excellent project management skills

Job Specific Knowledge & Qualifications :

Have used large commercial claims and publicly accessible data sets as the foundation of research

Epidemiology experience

Expert statistical modeling including using tools and programs such as R, SAS, STATA or similar statistical programming

Expert knowledge of Excel

Strong publication / medical writing experience is required

Ability to synthesize, analyze and summarize data, think critically, manage projects, influence others

Ability to work in a team environment, across multiple departments

Ability to synthesize complex clinical and non-clinical statistical and medical information to effectively communicate medical and scientific information

The role requires : Having the ability to work cross-functionally and present to senior management. Having a desire to work for a highly accomplished team that strives for excellence.

Thrive working in a rapid response environment and importantly, want to have an impact on patient lives.

Neurocrine Biosciences is an EEO / AA / Disability / Vets employer.

We are committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, and we recognize there are a variety of ways to meet our requirements.

We are looking for the best candidate for the job and encourage you to apply even if your experience or qualifications don’t line up to exactly what we have outlined in the job description.