Novocure

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Novocure is seeking to hire an individual who can establish a global health economics and analytics function. The role will report to the SVP Corporate Strategy and Health Policy and be a key position within the global health policy organization. The role is global and covers all current and future indications for TTFields. The individual will immediately assume responsibility for modelling, quantifying, and communicating the value of TTFields therapy in specific cancer indications. The individual will also be responsible for leading the publication strategy of HEOR projects. The individual will also contribute to the analytics and ongoing research necessary to design and maintain product pricing strategies. Additionally, the individual will be expected to support the clinical and commercial teams in assessing new clinical indications and markets.

The ideal candidate will be early career or finishing an academic program. The ideal candidate will be seeking an opportunity that allows her/him to develop broad skills in health decision economics, pricing strategy, outcomes research, clinical development strategy and corporate strategy. The candidate must have the skills, maturity and drive to be on the fast track toward a career as the head of economics and pricing strategy for a global healthcare company, or a similar role leading a corporate strategy function.

Responsibilities
•Establish the health economics function for a global oncology company
•Model, quantify and communicate the value of TTFields in multiple clinical indications
•Publish research that supports global reimbursement filings and strategies
•Contribute to the evolving academic literature of how to value innovative oncology treatments
•Understand emerging health economics and reimbursement trends in the US, EMEA and Japan
•Develop models, frameworks, and processes necessary to build a global pricing strategy function
•Support clinical and commercial teams in evaluating potential future clinical indications
•Support local market access reimbursement filings, including presenting economics models
•Support overall corporate data analytics

Requirements
•Ph.D. in economics from a top 20 program, or equivalent experience in investments / analytics
•Excellent written and oral communication skills
•Demonstrated maturity and ability to work with senior management and external KOLs
•Ability to travel 20% of time

Preferred experience
•Applied microeconomists and industrial organization economists preferred
•Classic economic training is specifically preferred over specialized health economics degrees
•Demonstrated interest in innovative technologies
•Fellowship experience with innovative technology companies (e.g., Google, Facebook, Amazon)
•Published author