Associate Director, Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR)

About Pharming

Pharming Group N.V. (Nasdaq: PHAR/Euronext Amsterdam: PHARM) is a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the lives of patients with rare, debilitating, and life-threatening diseases. Pharming is commercializing and developing an innovative portfolio of protein replacement therapies and precision medicines, including small molecules, biologics, and proteins that are in early to late-stage development. Pharming is headquartered in Leiden, Netherlands, and has employees around the globe who serve patients in over 30 markets in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific.

Our Culture

Pharming is committed to our core values: “We Care, We Collaborate, We Walk the Talk”, which is complementary to our focus on self-development of our people, teamwork, leadership and being results orientated. In our growing organization, it is important that employees feel connected and engaged. Our core values enable our mission of bringing the unserved rare disease patients the solutions they need and create a clear pathway forward to meet our strategic goals and objectives.

Overview

Pharming Healthcare, Inc. is seeking an innovative and results-driven leader to join our organization as an Associate Director of Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR). The Associate Director of HEOR will lead efforts to generate and communicate evidence that drives product value, informs access strategies, and supports global decision-making for Pharming’s innovative therapies. This position will be responsible for developing and executing robust health economics, outcomes research, epidemiology and real-world evidence plans that are aligned with medical affairs strategies, clinical development plans, and commercial strategies to support product value propositions and optimize market access. Successful execution will involve aligning HEOR initiatives with patient-centric goals, advancing Pharming’s mission to improve lives while supporting clinical, medical, and commercial objectives. This is a remote opportunity.

Key Responsibilities

The Associate Director of Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) will be responsible for a wide variety of matters in support of Pharming’s growth as we increase the number of both pipeline and marketed products.

Core functions include:

Strategic Leadership & Value Demonstration

• Lead the development and implementation of the overall HEOR strategy for multiple products/indications.
• Proactively identify and address key evidence gaps and competitive threats.
• Develop strategic approaches to communicate product value to stakeholders, including payers, HTA agencies, and clinicians.
• Drive cross-functional alignment by providing strategic input into clinical development, medical affairs, and market access plans.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key internal (e.g., global cross-functional teams) and external stakeholders (e.g., key opinion leaders, research institutions).

Evidence Generation

• Lead HEOR research activities for multiple indications, including planning, budgeting, and execution.
• Lead the development and implementation of robust real-world evidence studies, economic models, clinical outcome assessments (COAs) and other relevant research to meet value evidence needs of clinicians, payers, policymakers, health technology assessment agencies, and health systems.
• Develop and validate clinical outcome assessments (COAs), integrating them into clinical trial endpoint hierarchies and aligning with regulatory requirements to support development programs.
• Ensure evidence generation is conducted with a high-level of scientific rigor and is in strategic alignment with cross-functional teams in clinical development, market access, marketing, medical affairs, regulatory affairs, and safety.
• Identify new HEOR research opportunities to advance value demonstration.

Evidence Dissemination and Communication

• Oversee the development of high-quality publications, posters, and presentations to communicate HEOR findings effectively.
• Collaborate with internal teams to package HEOR insights into field materials that address payer and stakeholder priorities.
• Ensure timely and impactful dissemination of evidence through relevant channels.

Minimum Qualifications

PhD in Health Economics, Outcomes Research, Epidemiology, or related field and 3+ years HEOR experience in pharma/biotech/healthcare sectors

OR

Master’s Degree/PharmD in Health Economics, Outcomes Research, Epidemiology, or related field and 6+ years of HEOR experience in pharma/biotech/healthcare sectors.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of HEOR methodologies, statistical analysis, and real-world evidence generation, with proven track record of designing and leading successful, scientifically robust HEOR studies.
• Proven experience in developing and validating COAs, including integrating COAs into clinical trial endpoint hierarchies and engaging with regulatory agencies to inform clinical development programs.
• Strong understanding of the US market access landscape; familiarity with global reimbursement processes is a strong plus.
• Proven ability to distill complex clinical and economic data into clear, impactful messages.
• Ability to work successfully under pressure in a high-functioning, fast-paced global business environment and with tight timelines.
• Ability to be proactive, enthusiastic and goal orientated.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a track record of effectiveness as a team player.
• Excellent project leader who can effectively manage multiple competing priorities to completion.
• Strong leadership, mentorship, and team-building skills.
• Ability to travel as needed for meetings, congresses, and other commitments.

Salary Range

Pharming takes into consideration a combination of candidate’s work experience, training, and education, as well as the scope of the role, complexity, and external market and internal value when determining a salary level.

The base salary range for this job is from $180,000.00 TO $197,000.00 per year.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive compensation package including annual target bonus.
• Long-Term Incentive Program
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid-Time Off Days
• 16 Company Holidays per year (typically last week of December up until New Year’s Day)

Other Benefits

• Excellent Healthcare Plans including Medical, Dental and Vision.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care.
• Company-provided Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Plans.
• Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Critical Illness Plans.
• Pet Insurance Plan.
• Health & Wellness Program.
• Choice of Mobile Phone for Work Use or Cell Phone Stipend.
• Pharming Academy – Continuing Learning & Development Program.

Additional Information

Pharming is committed as an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion, color, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

An applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request via email to HR-US@pharming.com.

Unsolicited resumes from agencies should not be forwarded to Pharming. Pharming will not be responsible for any fees arising from the use of resumes through this source. Pharming will only pay a fee to agencies if a formal agreement between Pharming and the agency has been established. The Human Resources/Talent Acquisition department is responsible for all recruitment activities; please contact us directly to be considered for a formal agreement.

Please note that we review every submission, and we will keep submissions on file for six months.