International RWE Lead

Company Description

About Abb Vie

Abb Vie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about Abb Vie, please visit us at  Follow @abbvie on Linked In, Facebook, Instagram, Xand You Tube.

The International RWE Lead will serve as the primary interface for the international real-world evidence (RWE) community, linking area and affiliate stakeholders to the Medical Affairs + Health Impact (MHI) RWE Center of Excellence (CoE), and cross-functional research functions including but not limited to International Market Access and Pricing (IMAP), Epidemiology (EPI), Data Science & Statistics (DSS) and R&D Data Convergence.

This role will enable the generation of fit-for-purpose RWE via use of optimal RWD and methodologies across international affiliates and act as a crucial nexus across Abb Vie's RWE capabilities. A key responsibility will be developing appropriate forums and ways of working across the International community and cross-functional research functions for enhancing strategic RWE planning and generation, while actively participating in Area Evidence Teams.

Serve as the RWE subject matter expert within the assigned region and/or therapeutic areas, championing the understanding and use of primary and secondary RWD and supporting affiliates/areas in the translation of evidence gaps to robust and tangible study design through methodological input.
Work with the Value and Evidence RWE pillars and cross-functional research functions to coordinate optimal expertise based on specific International Area & Affiliate research needs
Contribute to building Global-International and affiliate-area RWE networks, highlighting available expertise & resources and delivering RWD/E input and training
Co-lead the Asset RWE Community in partnership with International Medical and Market Access including defining the specific needs, format and membership for each asset. Where necessary, support evidence planning to focus on optimal real world study design to meet strategic cross-functional needs
In collaboration with Global RWE Innovative Real-World Data and Policy, stay current with evolving RWE guidelines, innovations, emerging trends and best practices. Represent Abb Vie on relevant external consortia and partner with local stakeholders to drive innovative use of RWD.
Serve as a member of the Area Review Committee (ARC), Area Evidence Teams and priority Local Evidence Teams, as needed, providing input into International evidence plans
Engage with external vendors/data owners to identify opportunities for smart evidence generation and represent Abb Vie at external and internal International RWE meetings, as needed
Support evolution of International knowledge and use of RWD sources, in partnership with the V&E RWE CoEs and cross-functional research functions
Represent International RWE in internal RWD/E and evidence generation work streams, as needed
Actively engage with the broader International and US RWE lead community to share ideas, learnings and best practices to evolve RWE customer excellence

Education:

Advanced degree in public health, health economics, outcomes research, epidemiology, biostats, or another relevant field.
RWE experience Minimum of 8-10 years hands-on experience in international RWE, outcomes research, etc. within the pharmaceutical, academia, or consultancy sectors to support market access, medical and…