Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Vertex Pharmaceuticals is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation, and they are seeking a talented and motivated individual for the role of Analytics CoE Senior Manager. The Senior Manager will primarily support HEOR disease/asset teams in real-world observational and claims data research activities, providing strategic and technical support to inform key questions related to healthcare resource utilization and treatment patterns.
Responsibilities
- Leverage Vertex’s in-licensed RWE data assets to conduct queries and analyses to support the Vertex product portfolio and development programs across a range of therapeutic and disease areas. Research initiatives include the following:
- Conduct feasibility assessments to inform design and execution of research projects
- Conduct health economic and outcomes research to better characterize disease burden, healthcare resource utilization, co-morbidities, and treatment patterns in ‘real world’ populations
- Generate actionable insights to address key business questions from internal and external stakeholders
- Lead the development of study protocols, statistical analysis plans, and table shells
- Support statistical programmers through the execution of data queries and analyses
- Generate analytic reports, tables, and visualizations to communicate research findings effectively to internal stakeholders
- Collaborate with cross-functional colleagues to improve efficiency of current analytics operating model
- Contribute to the development, enhancement, and maintenance of internal analytic tools (e.g., programming libraries, reusable macros, table templates), to support the quality and consistency of data and analyses
- Support HEOR disease/asset leads in assessment of research gaps and evidence generation objectives that may be addressed through observational research
Skills
- Advanced degree in health economics or a related discipline (such as mathematics, statistics, economics, epidemiology)
- Typically requires 6 years of relevant experience in health economics and outcomes research, or the equivalent combination of education and experience (e.g., Doctorate degree and 2 years of experience, Master's degree and 4 years of experience)
- Knowledge of observational research methods and their application to studies assessing disease burden, healthcare resource utilization, treatment patterns, comorbidities, and health outcomes studies in real-world patient populations
- Hands-on experience analyzing large patient-level healthcare datasets, including open and closed claims, EHR/EMR data, and hospital chargemaster data (e.g., MarketScan, PharMetrics Plus, eLAAD+, Premier)
- Working knowledge of national healthcare coding systems, including diagnostic, procedure, and drug coding, as well as relevant healthcare system structures
- Advanced proficiency in SAS programming and Excel required
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to clearly convey complex analytic findings to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Ability to plan, organize, and manage multiple projects simultaneously in different therapeutic areas
Benefits
- Eligible for an annual bonus
- Eligible for annual equity awards
- Some roles may also be eligible for overtime pay, in accordance with federal and state requirements.
- Medical, dental and vision benefits
- Generous paid time off (including a week-long company shutdown in the Summer and the Winter)
- Educational assistance programs including student loan repayment
- Generous commuting subsidy
- Matching charitable donations
- 401(k)
- Flexibility: Remote, Hybrid, or On-Site options (Remote: work remotely five days per week and come into the office on occasion; Hybrid: work remotely up to two days per week; On-Site: work five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility)
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