Associate Director, HEOR & Market Access, EU West

This is a France-based role with strong office collaboration, reporting to the Senior Director, Head of Market Access, EU West Region. The role owns the value demonstration strategy for products across the EU West region, starting in France and then extending to other countries of the region. Travel within France, to the international office in Zug, Switzerland, and to other EU West countries may be required. Local team meetings and the designated office are in the Paris area.

Responsibilities

Own the value demonstration strategy for products across the region and translate it into effective patient access; Design evidence generation plans and drive them through to delivery, aligned with pricing and access strategy; Design and lead natural history studies, cohorts, registries, and analyses of medico-administrative databases; Lead indirect comparisons in the context of single-arm trials and very small patient populations; Develop health economic models (cost-effectiveness, budget impact); Design real-world data collection frameworks; Define the scientific publication and communication plan; Draft specifications, run tenders, and select vendors; Convene and lead external scientific advisory committees; Secure approvals (health data access, ethics committees, regulatory compliance); Manage administrative, contractual, and budgetary aspects of studies; Review and validate all deliverables; Translate study results into actionable clinical and economic arguments; Drive scientific dissemination (congresses, publications); Serve as internal reference on epidemiology, health economics, and health data; Build and maintain a network of research agencies, academics, and institutions; Build economic value propositions and value dossiers; Contribute to pricing strategy and CEPS negotiations; Coordinate the economic modelling and CEESP dossier; Contribute health-economic and RWE content of early access dossiers and Transparency Committee submissions; Anticipate assessors' objections and build responses; Build relationships with rare disease networks, reference centres, patient associations, and learned societies; Negotiate collaborations with existing registries and cohorts; Contribute to documenting the patient journey and disease burden; Own and arbitrate the region's HEOR and RWE budget; Structure the function (methods, quality standards, vendor panel, review processes); Recruit and manage future team members; Represent the region to global HEOR and Market Access teams

Requirements

7–10 years of experience in HEOR, real-world evidence (RWE), or market access within industry, biotech, or specialized consulting; Direct, hands-on experience completing French market access dossiers, including submissions to the Transparency Committee, early access applications, and CEESP assessments; Strong knowledge of observational studies, medico-administrative databases, health economic modeling, and indirect comparisons; Proven experience managing vendors and budgets; Ability to influence without direct authority and collaborate with global, multidisciplinary teams; A background in pharmacy, medicine, epidemiology, health economics, or biostatistics, with a master's or doctoral degree; Fluency in French and professional proficiency in English

Nice to have

Experienced in rare or ultra-rare diseases; Experienced defending a surrogate endpoint or biomarker; Knowledge of French rare disease networks; Exposure to Belgian, Dutch, or Central and Eastern European systems; Initial people management experience; Experience in biotech or a fast-growing organization; Quickly operate independently, with a strong sense of ownership; Ability to prioritize across multiple geographies; Critical thinking and methodological rigor; Compelling communication in both French and English; Directness and clarity in all exchanges