Sr. Director, Health Economics Outcome Research & Real-World Evidence

Looking for a chance to make a meaningful difference in the oncology space? Taiho Oncology is on a mission: to improve the lives of patients with cancer, their families, and caregivers. Our "People first" approach means we also highly value our employees, who work relentlessly to help execute our mission. Taiho's success is founded on ensuring we always act with accountability, collaboration, and trust. By following these guiding principles, we earn and maintain the confidence of patients, the global healthcare community, collaborators and partners, and each other. Together, we are working on cutting-edge science and growing our portfolio and pipeline across a range of tumor types to address the ongoing and evolving needs of patients. Advanced technology, a world-class clinical development organization, and state-of-the-art facilities: these and other resources empower us to innovate and touch the lives of more and more patients. It's our work, our passion, and our legacy. We invite you to join us.

Hybrid: 3-days per week on-site


Employee Value Proposition


Join Taiho's Medical Affairs organization and help shape evidence that informs development, access and patient-centered decision-making. This role offers the opportunity to work across functions and disease areas, applying HEOR and RWE expertise to meaningful portfolio and product decisions

Position Summary:


The Senior Director, HEOR/RWE provides strategic leadership for the development of integrated health economics, outcomes research and real-world evidence strategies across Taiho's portfolio. The role establishes evidence priorities from clinical development through launch and lifecycle management, ensuring robust clinical, economic and patient-centered evidence supports product value, medical strategy and stakeholder decision-making. The Senior Director serves as a senior HEOR/RWE subject-matter expert and strategic partner to Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Market Access, Commercial and global stakeholders.

Performance Objectives:

• Provide strategic leadership and accountability for integrated HEOR/RWE strategies and evidence-generation plans across assigned products and the broader portfolio.
• Establish portfolio and asset-level evidence priorities aligned with clinical development, Medical Affairs, Market Access and lifecycle objectives.
• Lead real-world evidence generation and health economic research designed to demonstrate the clinical, economic and patient-centered value of Taiho products.
• Provide senior-level HEOR/RWE input into clinical development programs, including study design, endpoints, patient-reported outcomes, evidence gaps and payer-relevant evidence requirements.
• Critically evaluate HEOR/RWE study designs, analyses and results and ensure scientific rigor, quality and appropriate interpretation.
• Oversee development of value evidence deliverables, including dossiers, economic models, evidence syntheses, abstracts, posters, manuscripts, presentations and other scientific communications.
• Provide strategic oversight of submissions to clinical compendia, pathways and payer/government organizations, as appropriate.
• Represent HEOR/RWE in senior cross-functional governance forums and at external scientific, payer, clinical and business meetings; influence evidence-based decisions across functions.
• Partner with Medical Field leadership and direct HEOR/RWE training and ensure field medical teams can appropriately understand and communicate value evidence.
• Provide strategic oversight of HEOR/RWE budgets, external vendors, research partnerships, timelines and resource prioritization across programs.
• Build effective relationships with alliance partners and global stakeholders to drive alignment of evidence strategies and deliverables.
• Provide functional leadership, coaching and scientific guidance to HEOR/RWE colleagues and matrix team members; directly manage staff where assigned.
• Monitor evolving HEOR methods, RWE standards, payer evidence expectations and healthcare policy and incorporate relevant developments into evidence strategy.

Education/Certification Requirements:

• Doctoral degree (Ph.D., Pharm.D., M.D., DrPH or equivalent) in health economics, outcomes research, epidemiology, health services research, public health or a related discipline strongly preferred; a relevant master's degree with substantial applicable experience may be considered

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• 10+ years of relevant HEOR/RWE experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology or related life sciences industry, with demonstrated progression in strategic responsibility.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and lead HEOR/RWE strategies across clinical development, launch and lifecycle management.
• Strong expertise in epidemiology, RWE, health economics, outcomes research, patient-reported outcomes and evidence-generation methodologies.
• Oncology, hematology and/or rare disease experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead effectively in complex global and matrix environments.
• Strong scientific judgment and expertise in interpreting clinical, economic and real-world data.
• Experience overseeing publications, scientific communications, external research partnerships and vendors.
• Strong people leadership, coaching and matrix leadership capabilities.
• Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex evidence for diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple strategic priorities, budgets and resources in a dynamic environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and relevant HEOR/RWE research tools and data sources.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally, including occasional weekends, as business needs require.

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $285,400 - $304,000 annually. This pay range is based on the market range for positions of this type. However, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including annual bonus/incentive comp plans, potential long term incentive plan, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if a candidate/employee receives an offer of employment.


If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.



#LI-Hybrid , #Location-Princeton,NJ Equal Opportunity Employer Information: Taiho Oncology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Any applicant who, because of a disability, needs an accommodation or assistance in completing an application or at any time during the application process, please email View email address on hirelifescience.com . Taiho Oncology also provides reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities consistent with our obligations under the law. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

The incumbent in this position may be required to perform other duties, as assigned.