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Northeastern University · 6 hours ago

BioNTech-Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Boston, MA (Main Campus)

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad

$59K/yr - $84K/yr

Northeastern University is offering a two-year Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) fellowship in collaboration with BioNTech, a biotechnology company focused on developing cancer therapeutics and vaccines. The fellowship aims to prepare Pharm.D. graduates to understand and communicate the value of BioNTech's products through hands-on experience in various therapeutic areas, including oncology and infectious diseases.

Education

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Work on products across the Oncology and Infectious disease therapeutic areas at BioNTech

Learn through hands-on experience and understand how global HEOR provides strategic inputs to address the specific value challenges for each individual therapy

Be fully integrated with the cross-functional environment (Medical Affairs, Market Access, Commercial, Biostatistics, Regulatory, Safety, Clinical Development and Clinical Operations) and work collaboratively to assess the value of the asset throughout its lifecycle

Support and learn to lead global HEOR studies which span across the key scientific pillars of Health Economics including

Patient-focused drug development including patient-reported outcomes as key measures in clinical trials, Patient’s Voice, and associated regulatory interactions

Real-world evidence generation and analysis to identify unmet needs and inform comparative effectiveness, global epidemiology (including race, ethnicity, age, sex) to support regulatory interactions and disease education & awareness

Network meta-analysis: indirect and mixed treatment comparisons (ITC/MTC)

Health economic models (cost effectiveness analysis [global and country adaptations], and global & country adaptations of budget impact analysis), and target patient population tools (US intended use and ex-US target patient population)

Global HEOR launch activities

In support of US launch – pre-approval information exchange (PIE) tools and post-approval value tools

Early advice/health authority interactions and reimbursement dossier development

Joint clinical assessment (JCA) and global value dossier development

Co-author abstracts, presentations, and manuscripts to clinical conferences (e.g., ASCO/ESMO), health economic conferences (e.g., ISPOR/AMCP), and peer-reviewed journals

Support the initiation and implementation of HEOR activities including value and evidence generation plan (VEG-P), RFP/SOW/contracting/invoicing, manage, operationalize, update publication plan and vendor interactions

Manage HEOR external facing materials development via company systems (e.g., Veeva Medcomms/PromoMats)

Working towards a Masters in HEOR during the fellowship is highly encouraged

Qualification

Doctor of Pharmacy degreeAdvanced degree (PhD/ScD)PharmacoeconomicsHealth EconomicsCommunication skillsTime managementLeadership abilitiesIndependent work

Required

Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE-accredited institution

Eligible for pharmacist licensure in the State of Massachusetts

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Strong time management and leadership abilities

Ability to work independently and take initiative on a variety of projects at both the industry site and Northeastern

Northeastern University will not provide H1-B, TN, O-1, E-3, or any other type of employment visa sponsorship for the successful applicant to this position, now or in the future. Furthermore, the successful applicant must be able to maintain valid work authorization in the United States throughout the entire appointment without Northeastern University's sponsorship for a visa

Preferred

Advanced degree (PhD/ScD) preferred in related field including; Public Health-Health Policy & Management/Health Services Research/Epidemiology/Outcomes Research/Health Economics, Economics/Econometrics, Psychometrics, Statistics/Biostatistics, Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmacy Administration

Working towards a Masters in HEOR during the fellowship is highly encouraged