VP, Real World Evidence

Description

Vice President, Real World Late Phase

Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities.

Our Clinical Development model brings the customer and the patient to the center of everything that we do. We are continuously looking for ways to simplify and streamline our work to not only make Syneos Health easier to work with, but to make us easier to work for.

Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you’ll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to accelerate the delivery of therapies, because we are passionate to change lives.

Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know: **

WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE**

Why Syneos Health

• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to our Total Self culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives – we’re able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong.

This Strategic Role Will Focus On

• Driving enterprise awareness and adoption of RWD/RWE across the product development lifecycle and customer accounts, with expectation to drive enterprise growth of RWD/RWE
• Key executive stakeholder across enterprise, interfacing with SVP & Head of RWLP, Medical Affairs, and other leaders across the company.
• Responsible to develop a RWD Center of Excellence to create a RWD strategy and elevate design and observational study methodology and competency within Syneos Health
• Monitor industry, regulatory, market and stakeholder trends to lead/contribute to development and execution of an RWE business growth strategy built upon best scientific, regulatory, and operational delivery models. May include assessment and development of:
• Internal partnerships/collaborations
• Building external partnerships/collaborations
• Assessment and development of new business offerings
• Drive RWD/RWE thought leadership (internal and external)
• Contribute to customer technical and strategic consultations.
• May lead customer request for proposals (RFP), requests for information (RFI), presentations, proposal defenses, bid defenses and/or involvement in steering committees.
• Key partner and contributor to RWLP Medical affairs business development; may include contribution to customer growth account plans
• Drive refinement and optimization of proposal process/ costing The individual is expected to be comfortable communicating, building relationships with and delivering at C-suite level both internally at Syneos Health and externally among prospective clients and other stakeholders.

Qualifications

What we’re looking for

Knowledge And Experience/Competencies/Qualifications

• 15+ years working in the pharmaceutical industry/pharmaceutical services/Contract Research with deep understanding of product development and commercialization.
• Deep knowledge of the RWD/RWE research area including but not limited to;
• RWD/RWE applicability within product development and commercialization
• Strong technical/methodological experience in primary (NIS and interventional designs) and secondary research approaches
• Strong understanding of secondary healthcare data landscape
• Strong understanding of regulatory guidance and adoption of RWE/RWD approaches (global) o Strong understanding of different technology domains (infrastructure, architecture, analytics applications) in relation to RWD/RWE projects
• Strong scientific/medical background – ideally already recognized as an RWD/RWE thought leader, although proven ability as a business leader may be sufficient for otherwise strong candidates.
• Track record of successfully enabling business growth in the context of RWE/RWD within CRO or pharmaceutical industry
• Exceptional influencing and networking skills (both internal and external)
• Advanced degree in life sciences
• Sense of urgency and achievement with an entrepreneurial mindset and approach
• Must have spent some time actively managing RWD/RWE projects across functional areas (strong understanding of operational translation of RWD/RWE strategy).
• Flexibility, the ability to mentor and manage new staff and to handle multiple tasks to meet deadlines delivering high quality work in a dynamic environment is essential. Requires interpersonal and presentation skills and a team-oriented approach.
• Line management, coaching and mentoring
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned. Minimal travel may be required (up to 25%)

Get to know Syneos Health

Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health. **

Additional Information**

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.

The expected annual base salary for this position is $184,140 to $378,600.