Associate Expert Scientific Writer – Health Economics and Value Assessment (HEVA)

Job title: Associate Expert Scientific Writer – Health Economics and Value Assessment (HEVA)

• Hiring Manager: Head/Group Lead/Team Lead HEVA
• Location: Hyderabad
• % of travel expected: Travel required as per business need
• Job type: Permanent and Full time

About the job

Our Team:

Sanofi Business Operations(SBO)  is an internal Sanofi resource organization based in India and is setup to centralize processes and activities to support Specialty Care, Vaccines, General Medicines, CHC, CMO, and R&D, Data & Digital functions. SGH strives to be a strategic and functional partner for tactical deliveries to Medical, HEVA, and Commercial organizations in Sanofi, Globally.

Main responsibilities:

The overall purpose and main responsibilities are listed below:

Create HEVA communication deliverables (including manuscripts, posters, abstracts, slide decks) aligned with HEVA strategy and global HEVA communication plan across relevant business units and product teams. Contribute to execution of HEVA communication plans with relevant medical communication plans to ensure evidence needs for healthcare decision makers are consistently identified and prioritized in communication plans, supporting integrated clinical and health economic evidence in support of the value of products. Manage core HEVA communication processes, templates, and products across the portfolio in accordance with the scientific and value messages aligned with Core Value Dossier, the US AMCP Dossier, and HEVA contributions as appropriate to other submissions. Ensure Core Value Decks for key products are established and maintained, making available a regularly updated synthesis of critical HEVA evidence on the value of products. Maintain accountability for adherence to the publication standard operating procedure (SOP) and other compliance expectations relevant to HEVA communication processes. Seek opportunities to innovate HEVA value communications to increase the relevance and impact of HEVA evidence and inform optimal access and reimbursement decisions. Create complex and specialized content without supervision. Develop and maintain therapeutic area expertise. Coach and review content created by senior and junior HEVA writers and develop and review content created by them. Manage end-to-end publication content development process including documentation and approval in process in iEnvision (previously, Datavision/Matrix). Collaborate effectively with stakeholders: HEVA, RWE, and Scientific communication global and/or local teams.

• People: (1) Maintain effective relationships with the end stakeholders (Medical scientific community) within the allocated GBU and product – with an end objective to develop education and communication content as per requirement for HEVA communications; (2) Interact effectively with healthcare professionals on publication content; and (3) Constantly assist writers (senior or junior) in developing knowledge and sharing expertise                     

• Performance: (1) Create HEVA communications deliverables (including manuscripts, posters, abstracts, and slide decks) aligned with HEVA strategy and global HEVA communication plan across relevant business units and product teams as per agreed timelines and quality; and (2) Provide strategic support with individuals and institutions, which may serve as resources for publications purpose, etc

• Process: (1) Develop complex or priority publications material without supervision; 2) Develop subject matter expertise for the assigned therapeutic area; (3) Work with assigned scientific communication team in conducting comprehensive publication-need analysis; (4) Manage core HEVA communication processes, templates, and products across the portfolio in accordance with the scientific and value messages aligned with Core Value Dossier, the US AMCP Dossier, and HEVA contributions as appropriate to other submissions; (5) Ensure Core Value Decks for key products are established and maintained, making available a regularly updated synthesis of critical HEVA evidence on the value of products; (6) Maintain accountability for adherence to the publication SOP and other compliance expectations relevant to HEVA communication processes; (7) Maintain accountability for adherence to the publication SOP and other compliance expectations relevant to HEVA communication processes; (8) Implement the publication plan and associated activities for the year identified for the region; (9) Work with selected vendors within the region to deliver the required deliverables as per defined process; (10) Leverage advanced training delivery tools and techniques thereby enhancing the effectiveness of training delivery; (11) Design an overall plan of action based on end-user feedback and improve course content and delivery; and 12) Take active participation in designing and/or delivering training

• Stakeholder: (1) Work closely with HEVA global and local teams, RWE global and local teams and scientific communication teams in regions/areas to identify publications needs and assist in developing assigned deliverables; and (2) Liaise with HEVA global and local teams to prepare relevant and customized deliverables

About you

• Experience: 5-7 years of experience in content creation for the pharmaceutical/healthcare industry, or academia
• Soft skills: Stakeholder management; communication skills; and ability to work independently and within a team environment
• Technical skills: Relevant training/experience in health economics, public health, epidemiology, or other relevant health-related scientific discipline (including but not limited to therapeutic area/domain knowledge exposure; knowledge of Good Publication Practice; publication submission; and/or project management)
• Education: Advanced degree in life sciences/pharmacy/similar discipline or medical degree
• Languages: Excellent knowledge of English language (spoken and written)

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