Associate Director, Evidence Generation & Value Communications (Global Dossiers)

This is a work from home opportunity; the candidate must reside in the United Kingdom.

Under the general direction of the Team Lead for Global Dossiers, and in close collaboration with team members across the broader Evidence Generation & Value Communications (EG&VC) service line, you will play a critical role in developing scientific and medical content that helps pharmaceutical, biotech, and device companies to successfully commercialize innovative medical treatments and technologies in complex and cost-constrained global markets.

As an Associate Director, you would primarily be responsible for leading projects (40/50% of duties) for global deliverables including (but not limited to): global value dossiers (GVDs), region-/country-level submission documents (including AMCP Format and EU JCA), targeted literature reviews, HTA decision reviews, payer objection handlers, abstracts and posters for presentation, and Microsoft PowerPoint slide decks. Other key responsibilities also include responding to new business development opportunities, growing our client base, as well as team training and mentoring, line management, and other initiatives to support growth of the global dossier team. This role offers the chance for an experienced individual to join our dynamic growing team of like-minded, experienced, detail-orientated, friendly writers and researchers to produce high quality deliverables that are aligned with Cencora’s core mission and vision.

Responsibilities:

As an Associate Director within the Global Dossiers team, your key responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring high-quality project delivery resulting in successful client relationships through effective leadership and collaboration within and across project teams for GVDs and other payer-focused market access communication deliverables as required (including value stories, US AMCP Format formulary dossiers, EU JCA dossiers, manuscripts, abstracts, slide decks, objection handlers, landscape assessments). You may take on a range of roles within a project, including:

  • Providing strategic oversight to steer the project direction and approach; support for client manager; be accountable for internal project metrics to stay on budget and/or identify scope creep; reviewing content and providing useful, constructive feedback to the medical writing team to align with client strategy, ensure compliance with high standards and internal processes, and to support their professional growth.

  • Be the direct client manager, coordinating internal and external communications, leading internal and client-facing meetings (primarily via teleconference) including kick-off and regular project calls, provide status updates, and discuss client comments and feedback; project planning and appropriate task delegation within the team; attending face-to-face meetings if required.

  • Be the direct content developer in some instances as needed to develop concise, accurate, referenced content across a diverse range of disease areas; undertaking targeted literature searches (including familiarity with MEDLINE/EMBASE/OVID) to identify and obtain relevant source materials appropriate for the project.

• Working closely with the Value Communications Service Line Lead and Team Lead on business development strategies to support revenue growth. Independently leading responses to new business development opportunities (e.g. initial RFP discussions with new/existing clients, coordinating proposal development [scope, costing, internal review], bid defenses, capabilities presentations etc) with minimal guidance.

• Line management to support team growth and development; conducting quarterly and annual reviews and goal-setting; supporting team-building/motivation initiatives.

• Working collaboratively and flexibly within a team environment, receive and take on-board constructive feedback, and coordinate input from other Cencora subject matter experts as required to meet project expectations and adhere to internal processes

• Taking responsibility for workload management, and contribute to on-time and on-budget delivery of projects, while maintaining high quality standards; working directly with the Team Lead to communicate internal team metrics.

• Leading internal initiatives including dossier-focused technology solutions, content marketing, conference attendance etc.

Experience:

• Advanced degree in clinical, life sciences or related scientific discipline is preferred; 10+ years practical experience in a relevant market access or medical writing role within a consultancy setting.

• Able to demonstrate direct experience of dossier delivery relevant to role, project leadership (eg, client-facing, appropriate task delegation/planning, working within a team), line management, new business development (sales) and understanding of business metrics/internal reporting needs.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as demonstrating a professional etiquette towards both colleagues and clients to foster a positive and inclusive work environment based on respect and collaboration.

• Passion for writing with a high attention to detail and ideally experience across a variety of therapy areas; experience with fact-checking and copy-editing; agility to pivot easily between different projects and ability to become familiar with new topics quickly.

• Direct experience with presenting complex scientific literature, clinical trial data, health economics studies and real-world evidence in a straightforward, accurate manner; adapting writing styles for different audiences.

• Strong project management skills, including the ability to proactively organize, prioritize, and maintain high quality work output and team motivation in a fast-paced dynamic environment while working on multiple projects.

• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, global market access, and health technology assessments (HTAs).

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams) and associated software (e.g. EndNote).

Work Location

This is a work-from-home opportunity; the candidate should ideally reside in the United Kingdom. Travel requirement <10%.

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Education:

• A postgraduate degree (eg, Ph.D., DrPH, M.D., Pharm.D.) in a relevant discipline preferred.

• Master's degree (in Health Economics, Pharmacy Administration, Biostatistics, Health Services Research, Clinical Epidemiology, Public Health Policy, or Business Administration) as the minimum educational requirement with at least 8+ years of practical experience and 8+ years supervising professionals.

Skills:

• Possesses and applies comprehensive knowledge of particular field of specialization to the completion of significant assignments. Crosses fields. Assignments necessitate advanced knowledge, sufficient to teach others

• Broad technical knowledge of outcomes research and health economics

• Structured and well organized

• Excellent writing skills as well as the ability to communicate complex material in presentations and discussions in a straightforward manner

• Ability to work well in a dynamic, successful consulting firm, which maintains high quality standards and demands excellence

• Database management and analytical and statistical skills

• Economic modeling skills

• Medical writing skills

• Experience developing outcomes research/health economics study protocols

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

• Strong clinical skills preferred

• Strong work ethic

What Cencora offers

Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

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