Value Evidence Leader – Research, Vaccines

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Site Name: Belgium-Wavre, Belgium, UK - United Kingdom

Posted Date: Jul 7 2023

Are you looking for a high visibility health outcomes role that is both strategic and hands-on and allows you to leverage your expertise to define value and impact research & development?

Are you looking for a role that will help the organization to focus on developing vaccines of value for patients, healthcare professionals, and the health system as a whole?

If so, this senior role in the Value Evidence and Outcomes (VEO) Vaccines therapy area could be the right opportunity for you… GSK are seeking a global Value Evidence Leader – Research to lead the Value Evidence input into Vaccines research and early development.

Come and join us to get ahead of disease together!

Job purpose:

The Value Evidence Leader – Research will report to the Head of Value Evidence – Research and will play a crucial role in driving the strategy to align the development plans for individual vaccines with what will be required in terms of evidence once they reach the market. In addition to the direct support to the individual vaccines programmes, this position will also contribute to the wider Vaccines strategy and ensure that any evidence generation synergies across projects are fully explored.

The Value Evidence Leader – Research will be embedded in the Vaccines R&D organization and, linking up with all stakeholders, ensure that the R&D organization understands that each vaccine GSK brings to market will need to be supported by high-quality evidence aligned with the needs of those responsible for making important decisions around patient access.

Your responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Leading on the development and refinement of the evidence generation strategy and plans, as well as contributing to the vaccines overall strategy
• Contribute to the development of critical vaccine development activities, which include the Integrated Evidence Plan (with a focus on the needs of payers, providers, and patients), the Medicine Profile, and the Value Proposition
• In collaboration with the VEO-matrix and cross functional stakeholders (Clinical, Commercial, Market Access), implement and deliver specific research plans/ studies including the development of early economic models, burden of illness studies, observational research, and patient-reported outcomes instruments
• Bring expertise to strategic discussions regarding the evidence requirements to support reimbursement and funding submissions globally to inform decision making
• Lead or collaborate with other functions, such as Market Access and Medical Affairs, on the direct or indirect collection of insights from patients, physicians, providers, and payers
• Inform clinical trial design to fully capture the economic and humanistic measurements required to deliver a vaccine with differentiated value
• Inform projects as required through key internal development milestones and communicate the evidence generation plans effectively to secure resources, funding, and organizational alignment.
  
  

About You:

This is a leadership position in the matrix organization of Vaccine R&D. The Value Evidence Leader – Research needs to interact with many different partners and project team members, often putting forward a challenging proposition. They will be required to interact with individuals at all levels in the business up and have an ability to influence decision making. As a result, the role requires strong networking and stakeholder management skills.

The role requires an ability to consider multiple viewpoints, assimilate complex information, identify risks and opportunities, and consider the consequences of different trade-offs. They will need both a micro and macro perspective, zooming in on specific studies and projects where required, but always with an understanding of, and appreciation for, the bigger picture – including how our products positively impact our patients. To succeed, the Value Evidence Leader – Research will need to be focused on delivering key objectives, maintaining and monitoring progress of multiple simultaneous projects and balancing the needs of each with strong organizational and multi-tasking skill.The VEO group is a matrixed team with many sub-functions working closely. As such, confidence leading cross-functionally and influencing other leaders is essential. The Value Evidence Leader – Research may present to senior governance bodies so communication skills are important too.

Why you?

Basic qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Master’s degree qualification or higher in Health Economics or a relevant discipline
• Significant experience in health economics, outcomes research, market access or an aligned discipline/ function
• Experience in the Pharmaceutical sector including: 1) Vaccines development experience and 2) Experience of value evidence generation
• Effective leadership leading cross-functional teams in a matrix environment
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Global / above country experience
• Experience in healthcare policy interactions/ discussions
  
  

Job posting end date: Friday July 14th 2023

If you have a disability and require assistance during the course of the selection process, you will have the opportunity to let us know what specific assistance you require in order to make suitable arrangements.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of 2030.

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a workplace where everyone can feel a sense of belonging and thrive as set out in our Equal and Inclusive Treatment of Employees policy. We’re committed to being more proactive at all levels so that our workforce reflects the communities we work and hire in, and our GSK leadership reflects our GSK workforce.

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