Our client a pharmaceutical company in Basel is looking for an

Associate Director RWE & Innovative Evidence

General Information:

• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: until 31.12.2023
• Work Location: Basel, 60% of working time on site (3 days per week)

Your Responsibilities:

• Develop and drive overarching innovative integrated evidence strategies, in collaboration with internal partners, to ensure that the value of our medicines is fully supported by evidence.
• Act as a thought leader and internal change agent on matters pertaining to the overall creation and implementation of Innovative Medicines (IM) portfolio RWE / Integrated Evidence strategies and tactics.
• Ask the right scientific questions, understand the evidence needs to optimize approval, access and clinical adoption of our medicines, and idea and make recommendations on fit-for-purpose data and integrated evidence solutions.
• Deliver high quality, rigorous, and fit-for-purpose evidence solutions according to Novartis priorities and opportunities to impact patients and society.
• Closely collaborate with internal and external partners ensuring scientific rigor in evidence strategy, study design and analyses.
• Lead or contribute significantly to cross-functional, enterprise-wide and external evidence initiatives as well as to new and innovative data and analytic platforms, methodological approaches and technologies, which enable broader and more effective use of integrated evidence to reimagine medicine.
• Work closely with key countries to develop timely, meaningful and robust evidence to support product value demonstration aligned with local needs (patient access, reimbursement, medical education, and patient advocacy).
• Define and deliver on goals and objectives, identify opportunities, gaps and priorities, and contribute to best practice standards.

Your Profile:

• up to 3+ years industry and/or relevant experience acquired at biopharmaceutical companies, academia, healthcare provider / Payer / HTA, or relevant consultancy companies
• Deep understanding and experience of RWD/RWE and/or related disciplines to generate scientifically rigorous and impactful evidence, both from prospective and retrospective studies, including secondary data sources.
• Strong understanding of drug development with proven ability to identify and deliver impactful evidence from retrospective and prospective studies to optimize regulatory approval, market access and clinical adoption.
• Strong cross-functional experience working with Clinical Development, Commercial, Market Access, HEOR, Medical, Safety, and Regulatory colleagues.
• Deep understanding of and experience with research methodology and statistical methods related to retrospective and prospective clinical data analysis, and observational and/or epidemiological research.
• Demonstrated track record leading and executing research projects using RWD from claims, electronic health records, registries, biobanks, or digital applications, including publications.