Associate Director, Health Economics – Outcomes Research

Braeburn

Associate Director, Health Economics & Outcomes Research responsible for HEOR strategy development at Braeburn, focusing on opioid therapies. Collaborates across functions to communicate economic and real-world evidence.

Posted 7/1/2026full-timePlymouth Meeting • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) strategy development, evidence generation, and stakeholder engagement, with a strong focus on real-world evidence and compliance with scientific and regulatory standards.

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HEOR Strategy DevelopmentReal-World Evidence StudiesEconomic Model DevelopmentStakeholder EngagementAdvanced Degree (PharmD, MD, PhD)

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Hard Skills

HEOR Study DesignCost-Effectiveness AnalysisBudget Impact ModelingData AnalysisEvidence Generation

Soft Skills

Project ManagementCollaborationCommunication

Tools & Technologies

Real-World Data SourcesAI/ML Applications

Industry Keywords

OUDAddiction MedicineBehavioral HealthCNSCriminal JusticePharmaceutical IndustryPayer Setting

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and execute the HEOR strategy for Braeburn’s product(s), ensuring alignment with medical, brand, and market access objectives.
In partnership with external and internal stakeholders, design, lead, and manage HEOR studies and projects, which may include retrospective database and claims analyses, real-world evidence (RWE) studies, patient-reported outcomes (PRO) research, burden-of-and cost-of-illness studies across various settings including institutional settings.
Lead the development and updates of economic models-building, commissioning, or overseeing cost-effectiveness, budget impact models, and cost-offset analyses- and translate HEOR findings into payer, public sector, and policymaker value propositions, AMCP dossiers, value communication tools, and objection-handling resources.
Manage external vendors, consultants, and academic collaborators, overseeing scope, budget, timelines, and the quality of deliverables.
In close partnership with Scientific Communications, disseminate evidence through peer-reviewed publications, scientific congress abstracts and posters, and internal and external presentations.
Serve as the HEOR subject-matter expert for cross-functional teams and, as requested, in external interactions with payers, institutional and public health agencies, policymakers, and key opinion leaders.
Gather and synthesize insights and monitor the external OUD, addiction medicine, behavioral health, and criminal justice landscape to anticipate evidence needs.
Ensure all HEOR activities comply with applicable scientific standards and legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements.
Identify and pilot opportunities to apply AI/ML to improve the speed, scale, and rigor of evidence generation and synthesis.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Advanced degree required: PharmD, MD, PhD, or Master’s degree in a relevant discipline.
Minimum of 5+ years of relevant HEOR experience including post-doctoral work or fellowship within the pharmaceutical/biotech industry, academic, research, or payer setting.
Demonstrated track record of designing and delivering HEOR studies from concept through publication, including peer-reviewed publications and scientific congress presentations.
Experience generating evidence in OUD, addiction medicine, behavioral health, CNS, criminal justice, correctional health, or specialty pharmaceutical markets is strongly preferred.
Proficient with real-world data sources and related software.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal employment opportunity for all qualified applicants
Encourage all underrepresented backgrounds to apply
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