Director, Patient Centered Outcomes Research

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The Director, Patient-Focused Evidence (PFE) is an experienced scientific expert in patient-focused evidence and clinical outcome assessment (COA) measurement, contributing to and supporting development programs at a global level. This role leads the development and execution of PFE strategies for assigned programs, including working cross-functionally to plan and implement patient experience data (PED) generation and providing expertise on COA measurement for studies — ultimately ensuring that the patient voice is robustly represented in regulatory submissions and informs decisions that improve patient access and outcomes.

The Director serves as a key scientific reference for assigned programs, applies advanced methodological expertise, and contributes to raising quality and standards across the team — without formal line management responsibilities.

Location:

This is a hybrid (3x/week) in office position located in Billerica, MA.

• Lead development and execution of evidence strategies for collecting and integrating patient experience data (PED) for assigned programs, in close collaboration with key internal and external stakeholders, aligned with clinical development timelines and health authority expectations.
• Lead the development of COA measurement plans for assigned programs, including development of conceptual models, selecting, developing, and validating COA measures and endpoints for clinical and non-interventional studies (NIS). This includes input into PED/COA aspects of clinical trial protocols and statistical analysis plans (SAP), results interpretation, and dissemination.
• Ensure integration of patient-experience/benefit considerations and related evidence gaps in program-level planning, as a key component of integrated evidence plans (IEP), throughout the drug research, development, and commercialization stages.
• Lead design, execution, and delivery of non-interventional studies for generating regulatory-grade Patient Experience Data (PED), and COA development and validation projects.
• Serve as subject matter expert on qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods methodologies of PED and COA measurement for assigned programs; represent PRWE in relevant cross-functional governance bodies and scientific forums.
• Ensure high impact of deliverables by understanding business priorities and addressing customer needs within a matrix organizational structure.
• Ensure quality, reproducibility, and compliance of all PFE deliverables with applicable regulatory guidelines and best practice [e.g., ISPOR good practice guidance, FDA PFDD guidance, China FDA guidance, and EMA PED reflection paper] and internal quality standards.
• Build and maintain partnerships with academic institutions, patient advocacy groups, clinical investigators, data vendors, and CROs, aligned with program and organizational priorities.
• Represent Company at scientific conferences and therapeutic area-specific meetings; contribute to peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, and…