Senior Vice President, Evidence Synthesis

Do you consider yourself a self-starter with a real passion for projects involving innovative methods in health economics and outcomes research? Are you a confident leader of internal teams and in front of clients? If so – we want to talk to you! We are growing and seeking a Vice President to join our team in Europe (working 100% remote OR out of our London office).

Our culture is similar to that of a start-up, but in a well-funded established global portfolio organization. We pride ourselves on being leaders with vision in our field! Below are some examples of recent work we have published as part of our efforts to support our clients:

• Smare C, Lakhdari K, Doan J, Posnett J & Johal S. Evaluating Partitioned Survival and Markov Decision-Analytic Modeling Approaches for Use in Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Estimating and Comparing Survival Outcomes. PharmacoEconomics 2020 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40273-019-00845-x
• Cope S,Chan K, Campbell H, et al. A Comparison of Alternative Network Meta-Analysis Methods in the Presence of Nonproportional Hazards: A Case Study in First-Line Advanced or Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma. Value in Health. 2023; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2022.11.017
• Ayers D,Cope S, Towle K, Mojebi A, Marshall T, Dhanda D. Structured expert elicitation to inform long-term survival extrapolations using alternative parametric distributions: a case study of CAR T therapy for relapsed/ refractory multiple myeloma. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 2022;22(1):272. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-022-01745-z

We are looking for someone who:

• Demonstrates expert understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, medical affairs, and requirements for health technology assessment, evidenced by a track record of relevant publications
• Has experience overseeing evidence synthesis (i.e., systematic literature reviews, indirect treatment comparisons, external control analyses, surrogacy analyses) and economic model development and supporting studies (i.e., utility modelling/mapping or expert elicitation studies)
• Understands the strengths and limitations of alternative approaches and proposes applications/solutions of new or existing methods tailored to a specific research question
• Can clearly explain the rationale, methods/results, and strategy for studies to project teams, clients, and external stakeholders
• Aligns business and team development goals and proactively identifies new business opportunities which fit the broader strategy
• Collaborates across business units on strategy and execution

What you can expect day to day:

• Leading multiple projects and accounts as the person responsible for overall quality, timelines, and financial performance
• Developing recommendations based on expected impact, communicating risks and opportunities to ensure staff alignment, and assuming the role of final decision maker
• Reviewing and signing off on deliverables including protocols, statistical analysis plans, models, technical reports, and slides
• Owning relationships with clients and being viewed as subject matter expert; proactively managing client expectations and working with team members to implement strategies to problem solve on a client or project-basis
• Leading team development and mentoring, encouraging a culture of open and constructive feedback, ensuring staff have clear pathway for career development
• Contributing to short-term resourcing discussions as well as long-term strategic planning in conjunction with other senior leaders
• Helping to develop and maintain processes required for the effective operation of the research team (e.g., onboarding, training, templates etc.)
• Supporting staff to effectively communicate within and across teams, resolving conflicts tactfully, and stimulating morale
• Providing methodological/subject matter input to and signing off on proposals and presentation content
• Establishing trusted partnerships with clients and driving new business opportunities
• Identifying opportunities for growth and recommendations for hiring that aligns with business development
• May require travel domestically and/or internationally including overnight stays

Requisite experience and qualifications:

• 15+ years’ experience in high-impact HEOR publications, business development, consulting, and/or leadership, including a proven track record of success
• Master’s degree in a subject related to health services research e.g., health economics, public policy, health policy, epidemiology, biostatistics, or public health, or science (biology/biochemistry etc.)
• Experience leading a team of researchers comprised of both direct and indirect reports
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office

Who We Are:

For today’s innovators of tomorrow’s cures, Precision AQ HEOR, part of Precision Medicine Group LLC, has the results-driven scientists, strategists and solutions our client's need to go from promises to proof, and evidence to access.We provide our clients with unified health economics and outcomes research, global pricing, access strategy and analytics, payer, and physician pull-through, and data management. We have locations across the US, as well as in Vancouver, BC and London, England.