Modeling Lead

Job Title: Modeling Lead

Global HEVA (Health Economics & Value Assessment)

Within the Modeling Team

Location: Cambridge, MA/Morristown, NJ

About The Job

Join the team transforming care for people with immune challenges, rare diseases, cancers, and neurological conditions. In Specialty Care, you’ll help deliver breakthrough treatments that bring hope to patients with some of the highest unmet needs.

Role Description

• Provides strategic development and use of industry-leading predictive and economic models to enhance our understanding of disease and to quantify and communicate the value of our products to patients, providers, and payers
• Scientifically responsible for the design and implementation of cost-effectiveness and budget impact models to evaluate the economic impact and value of health care interventions in order to support the market access strategy for SANOFI portfolio.
• Ensure timely availability of complex and/or simple clinical, economic models that meet the needs of payers
• Consult with HEVA Business Partners and Value & Access and to determine what models are required and by when.
• Undertake ‘what-if’ modeling to help with product strategy/development decisions
• Provide guidance to individual markets with respect to model adaptation
• Support countries for local HTA submissions
• Conceptualize advanced model design
• Work on methodological aspects of modeling
• Get involved in analyzing prospectively collected health economic data for inclusion in models
• Manage directly external vendors supporting any modeling work and will be accountable for any development and validation work required
• Interact with Pricing, external advisors
• Lead the Economic Platform workstream related to projects allocated
• Reports to the Modeling Head within the Global HEVA function
  
  

About Sanofi

We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide visionary and creative leadership for Global HEVA Economic Modeling group concerning Sanofi developmental and in-line product portfolio
• Ensure that the development of economic models (Cost-Effectiveness and Budget Impact) are done in a timely manner and to high standards of quality and rigor
• Advance the use of integrated quantitative approaches, focusing on economic, disease, and predictive modeling and simulation in partnership with other internal groups and external organizations
• Lead early economic modeling for strategic input to development design and pricing strategy
• Keep abreast of trends in Modeling research and HTA/Payers environment
• Monitor the latest developments in the area of health economic modeling
• Actively participate in the discussion to advance modeling methodology in the HEOR community
• Build and maintain strong relationships with cross-functional teams as well as external vendors to ensure robust economic evidence support pricing and market access decisions
• Communicate complex health economics concepts into messages actionable for business-critical decision to cross-functional teams with clarity and impact
  
  

About You

Qualifications & Experience

• Masters Degree in Statistics and/or Health economics
• Additional PhD in Economics, Health Economics, (Pharmaco)epidemiology, or related field is a plus
• Preferably combined with a degree in public health or related field
• Proven track (at least 5 years) record in HEOR disciplines incl. data analyses, health economic methodology and modeling, medical and statistical scientific methodology, scientific publication record, decision modeling, input to clinical trials /observational studies
• Experience in design and successful execution of state-of-the-art modeling techniques (incl. mathematical modeling)
• Proven track-record in constructing and using models for internal decision-making and use with payers
• Documented experience having initiated and delivered health economic models (from cost-effectiveness to budget impact models) and tools to support country reimbursement and access in Europe, US and other Asian markets (Australia, Taiwan, Japan etc.)
• Documented experience in early modeling for internal decision-making supporting portfolio strategy
• Experience working across several therapeutic areas, including rare disease
  
  

Skills & Competencies

English fluent, both written and oral Clear understanding of the use of models within different payer contexts Strong familiarity with methods acceptable to payers Knowledge of data analyses and health economic methodology Understanding of medical and statistical scientific methodology Understanding of health utility assessment Out-of-the-box thinking allowing conceptualization of models with heterogeneous and scarce evidence Excellent organizational and communication skills, both written and oral, with attention to detail. Ability to communicate technical details to non-expert audiences Ability to communicate effectively the methods and results of complex analyses to a range of audiences, both orally and in writing with peers, senior managers and internal customer Understanding of research principles and familiarity with key aspects of the literature. Strong customer focus & team spirit Strong analytical/ statistical skills/ synthesis of quantitative data are essential Project management experience

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 US Services and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers committed to a culturally inclusive 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.