Associate Director, Economic Modeling

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• Develop best in class innovative modeling methodology (parametric and/or non-parametric economic modelling techniques) that ensures optimal access for J&J Innovative Medicine US portfolio.
• Align on the J&J Innovative Medicine US external strategy to evolve payer methodology in the assessment of the value of J&J Innovative Medicines US portfolio.
• Serve as the modeling SME to strengthen our proposition and capabilities in NA for economic model development, with strong in-house expertise in economic modeling.
• Engage early with product development by supporting clinical trial designs in the US market, which includes guiding go/no-go decision-making for early pipeline products, right patient population and right comparator(s), also to collaborate with Global Health Economics to create US models or adapt models tailored to specific population of interest in the US.
• Horizon scan latest advances in modeling methodology from academia, payers and competitors embedding key learnings.
• Assess urgent modelling requests for IRA (e.g., from ICER) and for health policy evaluations with ongoing collaboration with business partners (e.g., New Products and IRA, Access and Policy Research).
• Lead cost-effectiveness models, budget impact models, and systematic literature reviews in collaboration with cross-functional local, regional and global teams.
• Provide modeling input to Value Story development and updates.
• Lead early-stage and post-launch economic models to inform strategies in collaboration with business partners.
• Interpret clinical studies results and plan additional statistical analyses needed for core models and model adaptations, including indirect treatment comparisons.
• Presenting, obtaining feedback, and re-analyzing model results, with a focus on the NA market needs.
• Assist in design and execution of epidemiological funnel development with in-house expertise in methodology.
• Thought leadership on modeling internally and externally, to help shape the business environment and standards.

• A minimum of a Master’s degree is required, in health economics or related relevant discipline.   A doctorate degree, PhD, is preferred.
• A minimum of 6 years’ experience or 4 years’ experience with a doctorate degree, of relevant prior work experience is required for the Associate Director.
• Experienced in developing health economic models is required.
• Experience working with consumers of health economic information is required.
• Statistical skills, in particular in advanced survival analyses is required.
• Self-motivation, self-initiation, and ability to meet deadlines are required.
• Scientific lead and project management experience is required.
• Experience using Visual Basic, and software such as TreeAge Pro, R, SAS, Stata, SPSS or WinBUGS for model development and data analysis is strongly preferred.
• Academic training and industry or payer experience in statistics, health economics, and outcomes research is preferred.
• Knowledge of economics, epidemiology, psychometrics, and medical writing is preferred.
• Previous experience in multiple disease areas is preferred.
• Strong written and oral communication skills are required.
• Strong project management skills are required.
• Experience with data visualization techniques such as with Tableau and Spotfire is preferred.
• Experience with novel techniques such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, predictive modelling is preferred.
• May require up to 10% travel.

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