Evidence Strategy Director

**Summary**

The Evidence Strategy Director is responsible for leading strategic and high-quality evidence generation to maximize portfolio value and promote coordinated and impactful evidence dissemination across Therapeutic Areas in the regional Asia Pacific pharmaceutical team. The Evidence Strategy Director will be part of the regional Medical Affairs team and work closely with the Therapeutic Area Medical Leads.

**Principal Responsibilities**
- Lead regional Integrated Evidence Generation Planning (IEGP) meetings and presentations to ensure a consistent and impactful approach across all Therapeutic Areas and countries in the region focusing on maximizing the value of proposed evidence generation activities.
- Oversee critical steps in the evidence generation process, including but not limited to the Integrated Evidence Generation Planning, study concept (ReCAP)and study protocol development (AP PRC), and publications (JPUBs) review and approval processes.
- Champion and manage continued business improvement in operational excellence for EG activities, including designing impact/outcomes metrics, milestone tracking, budget tracking, dashboard and reporting.
- Support the regional Therapeutic Area (TA) teams in defining Key Research Questions (KRQs) and propose specific clinical and database studies related to the Integrated Evidence Generation Plan (IEGP) for the product.
- Lead optimal study designs and methodologies in terms of pharmacoepidemiology, statistical science, and data analysis, with focus on real world evidence database studies (eg: patient registries, safety studies) while partnering with internal clinical operations and CROs as collaborators.
- Analysis of data obtained from studies, extraction and interpretation of results and actionable insights, and compilation and sharing of key scientific messages and reports/topline reports with stakeholders
- Lead, support, or manage the publication of research results
- Build capabilities in regional and local teams to enhance quality of design and execution of evidence generation studies through training and consultation including, but not limited to, patient research and advocacy, digital innovation (such as wearables and other innovative devices to enable EG), and data science.
- Oversee the development and implementation of Integrated Evidence Dissemination planning (IEDP) process and framework.
- Oversee Evidence Dissemination performance, compliance and quality metrics, and training programs to further elevate publications/ dissemination strategy and tactics.
- Partner with Global Medical Affairs, R&D, Market Access and cross-functional colleagues on alignment of evidence generation and evidence dissemination plans, common scientific narrative, technology enhancements, best practice sharing, and collaboration opportunities.
- People Leadership
- Attract, retain, develop and coach direct reports
- Set clear performance standards, provide feedback and coaching and hold direct reports accountable for key deliverables
- Seek feedback on performance of direct reports, conducting annual performance reviews and the “five conversations”
- Advance a culture of high performance that engages and empowers a diverse, agile and resilient workforce

**Qualifications**
Related Experience**
- Master's degree or higher in epidemiology/pharmacoepidemiology or closely related field (clinical research, clinical/biostatistics, etc.) or equivalent academic knowledge required
- At least 5 years’ experience in clinical study design, RWE, epidemiology and/or execution is required
- Practical experience in proposing observational studies and writing research protocols (especially in the section on statistical methods) is required
- Experience in the use and analysis of large-scale electronic medical records and medical record databases, etc is desirable
- Good understanding of the use of evidence to inform decision-making for relevant decision makers (e.g., health authorities, payors, medical guidelines and prescribers) is expected
- Good knowledge of regulatory, medical and commercial compliance relating to the conduct of research and the dissemination of scientific information is required
- Good understanding of the peer-reviewed publication process is expected.

**Competencies/Skills Required**
- Demonstrated leadership with direct reporting relationships and an ability to effectively influence without direct authority.
- As a member of a cross-functional team, the ability to proactively collaborate with members (employees and external partners) with diverse backgrounds and opinions, and to communicate appropriately.
- Ability to think strategically and proactively.
- Experience working effectively in a matrixed environment is required.
- Excellent skills in collaboration, influencing and communication (both written and presentation) are
- required.
- Creative and innovative thinker who exemplifies CREDO based behaviours.
- Must be willing and able to travel