Senior Principal Health Economist

Health Economics & Reimbursement         ·          Marlborough, MA, US             ·            Full time

Boston Scientific’s hybrid workplace includes remote and onsite roles. By applying to this position, you will have the opportunity to discuss your preferred working location with your Talent Acquisition Specialist.

Remote Eligible: Onsite
Onsite Location(s): Marlborough, MA, US, 01752
Additional Location(s): N/A; US-MN-Arden Hills; US-MN-Maple Grove

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At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.

About the role: 

The Senior Principal Health Economics will be responsible for identifying health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) evidence gaps for Boston Scientific (BSC) products, developing research strategies, executing research, and communicating complex HEOR results to internal and external audiences.   

This position is based out of our Marlborough, MA headquarters and will be a hybrid work mode, averaging 2-3 days in the office each week.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Develop and implement health economics and outcomes research activities working with key internal and external stakeholders to assist the health economics and reimbursement access (HEMA) function in the development of health economics arguments to support reimbursement, marketing, and commercial efforts supporting new and existing products.
• Communicate as an expert storyteller to relay complex HEOR data and results to non-technical stakeholders both internally to divisional leadership, and externally through conference abstracts, presentations, and peer-reviewed published manuscripts.
• Lead the development of administrative claims data analyses and analytic plans, select appropriate statistical methodologies, conduct data analyses using a statistical analysis software, and interpret the study results.
• Lead the development and execution of various health economic projects, such as cost-effectiveness, budget impact models, systematic review, and meta-analysis, including select appropriate research methodologies, execute the study, and interpret the study results to demonstrate value propositions.
• Carry out background research on clinical and cost data (literature, databases, others). Create and maintain in-house literature file and database on economic information for priority products and disease area.
• Review and synthesize literature and other sources of information for value dossiers for reimbursement and funding negotiations in key markets.
• Assist in the development of publication strategies with Medical and Clinical Affairs and execute publications (manuscripts, abstracts, posters) in peer reviewed formats.
• Provide input into clinical trial and registry protocols and case report forms from a health economics perspective.

Required qualifications: 

• Formal training in health economics, public health, health services research, epidemiology, biostatistics or related discipline (Masters’ degree, PhD, PharmD, MD, or related field of study).
• Minimum 10 years work experience in health economics and outcomes research, preferably with experience working with new medical technologies in medical device, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology. 
• Strong communication skills and experience developing interpersonal relationships with internal and external stakeholders across multiple functional areas.
• Demonstrated success developing evidence strategies aligned with business needs, including the ability to influence senior leadership.  
• Demonstrated experience leading functional and cross-functional project teams, either indirectly or directly.
• Demonstrated knowledge of U.S. and global healthcare systems including health technology assessment.
• Demonstrated proficiency of cost-effectiveness analysis, budget impact model, administrative claims database analysis through authorship on abstracts/publications and/or practical applications in medical device industry. 
• History of peer reviewed publication/abstracts, achieved in collaboration with external Key Opinion Leaders.
• Experience and expertise in using decision analysis software (TreeAge or Excel), statistical analysis software (STATA, SAS), and statistical methodologies.  
• Experience in considering health economic endpoints in clinical trial design and case report form development.
• Understanding of global and US healthcare reimbursement, policy, advocacy, and market access landscapes.
• Demonstrated ability to make effective decisions independently and to work in a fast-paced matrix environment with minimal supervision.

Preferred qualifications: 

• Demonstrated ability to make effective decisions independently and to work in a fast-paced matrix environment with minimal supervision. 
• Experience using the Instant Health Data (IHD) platform.  

Requisition ID: 560351

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!

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