Director, HEOR Business Partner

Job Title: Director, HEOR Business Partner

Location: Cambridge, MA,

About the Job

Sanofi Specialty Care has pioneered the development and delivery of transformative therapies for patients affected by debilitating diseases for over 30 years. We accomplish our goals through world-class research, collaboration with the global patient community, and with the compassion and commitment of our employees. Sanofi Specialty Care’s portfolio of transformative therapies, which are marketed in countries around the world, represent ground-breaking and life-saving advances in medicine. Sanofi Specialty Care employees benefit from the reach and resources of one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies with a shared commitment to improving the lives of patients.

Sanofi’s Rare franchise has a diverse and fast-growing portfolio. This includes late-stage launching candidates as well as several promising compounds in the pipeline.  HEOR/HEVA’s mission is to conduct, communicate, and translate evidence to demonstrate the value of Sanofi’s products and support optimal access and treatment outcomes for patients.  The Rare HEOR/HEVA team is responsible for designing and fulfilling evidence generation plans that meet the strategic goals of Rare Diseases portfolio.

This strategic role supports the development and implementation of evidence-based value strategies for a key product within Sanofi's Hemophilia portfolio. The position bridges scientific research with business objectives by collaborating across global teams to enhance the product's value proposition. The ideal candidate will contribute to innovative research programs that generate compelling evidence supporting market access and commercial success throughout the product lifecycle. This role is essential for translating outcomes research into meaningful value demonstrations for both internal decision-makers and external stakeholders.

We are an innovative global healthcare company, committed to transforming the lives of people with immune challenges, rare diseases and blood disorders, cancers, and neurological disorders. From R&D to sales, our talented teams work together, revolutionizing treatment, continually improving products, understanding unmet needs, and connecting communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

Main Responsibilities:

• Design and execution of Health Economic and Outcomes Research (HEOR) research in the forms of economic modeling, database analysis, observational research, systematic literature review, evidence synthesis, value dossier development and other types of HEOR research, and provide trial design recommendations.

• Set the HEOR evidence generation priorities and plan for the assigned Rare Disease indications in life cycle or under development and incorporate them into broader Sanofi planning documents such as the integrated evidence generation plan (IEGP).

• Operate as part of a multi-functional global Brand team and development team that is responsible for designing clinical research programs to meet the evidentiary standards of regulators, health technology assessment (HTA) organizations, reimbursement authorities, third-party payers and other organizations that review evidence relevant to Sanofi medicines.

• Develop collaborative research relationships, e.g Payers, that inform value to decision makers. This role will leverage payer interactions to identify strategies that will improve the impact of research and build advocates for data

• Serve as a subject matter expert to provide input in various commercial, medical, market access teams, and strategy development

• Demonstrate effective communication, organizational and interpersonal skills to be able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.  The incumbent is expected to work independently, but in concert with the direction provided by their management, in accordance with defined functional policies and precedents, budgetary guidelines, company values, ethics and applicable law.

About You

Minimum Qualifications:

• Advanced degree (PhD, MD, MS, MPH, or PharmD) in a scientific discipline

• 7 years of combined experience in health economics, outcomes research, or a related field

• U.S. product launch experience, understand U.S. payer evidence requirements and value demonstration in a competitive market

• Demonstrated experience in applying various HEOR methods to specific research projects and have supported global launches.

• Proficiency in principles of evidence-based medicine and clinical research methodology, economic modeling, and COAs.

• Understands, creates, and applies relevant methods (e.g., observational data, post hoc analysis of clinical trials, meta-analysis, indirect comparison, etc..) to demonstrate product value potential

• Provides recommendations to clinical development programs aimed at ensuring differentiation for payer value demonstration

• Experience in translating Target Value Propositions and access strategies into evidence hypotheses, requirements and generation plans addressing payer/provider/health system unmet needs

• Established track record of scientific and/or methods publications in peer-reviewed journals

• Knowledge of global HTA processes and guidelines, experience with HTA submissions preferred

• Strong ability to partner with colleagues from other (i.e. non-HEOR) functional areas

• Develops and maintains peer relationships to establish HEOR/HEVA as an expert in HEOR

• Anticipates communication needs to cross-functional audiences and pre-empts issues with timely and effective action

• Compliance with all relevant internal SOPs and external laws and regulations

• Timely design and execution experience of HEOR/HEVA plans

• Demonstrated contributions to product success

• Development and execution of strategies that address data gaps and customer needs

Skills & Competencies:

• English fluent, both written and oral

• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, including presentation skills. Significant experience making presentations to senior management is strongly desired

• Understanding of the legal and regulatory environment of the pharmaceutical industry, demonstrated integrity on work-related compliance considerations and solid ethics

• Entrepreneurial and team spirit and ability to develop creative solutions to complex problems

• Strong ability to partner with colleagues from other (i.e. non-HEOR) functional areas

Why Choose Us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.

• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.

• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.

• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.