Senior Director, Health Economics Outcomes Research

Grifols

Senior Director in charge of HEOR/RWE strategies for a leading global healthcare company. Focused on evidence generation, portfolio strategy, and team leadership in healthcare.

Posted 5/11/2026full-timeNC-RTP • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and own the global HEOR/RWE vision, strategy, and multi‑year evidence generation roadmap
Provide senior scientific leadership to cross‑functional teams and executive management
Establish and govern Global HEOR/RWE standards, processes, and quality frameworks
Lead the design, execution, and interpretation of HEOR/RWE studies
Ensure evidence is translated into access‑enabling deliverables
Oversee the end‑to‑end HEOR/RWE portfolio
Lead the publication and dissemination strategy for HEOR/RWE projects
Monitor evolving methodologies and policy trends across payers, HTA bodies, and RWE to inform standards
Lead and develop a globally-distributed HEOR/RWE team
Build and scale operating capabilities to support pipeline growth and lifecycle evidence needs
Partner with key stakeholders to align evidence plans with development and access priorities
Represent HEOR/RWE in internal governance bodies and executive forums
Develop and maintain strategic external relationships

Requirements

What you’ll need

MD, MD/PhD, PhD, PharmD, or equivalent advanced scientific/medical degree
Typically 15+ years of experience in HEOR/RWE within pharma, biotech, or medical devices
Deep knowledge of outcomes research and RWE methodologies (study design, statistics, data sources, and implementation)
Proven experience managing vendors, budgets, and building productive partnerships with internal stakeholders and external experts/KOLs
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex analyses into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders
Demonstrated leadership in matrixed environments, including the ability to direct work across functions to deliver shared objectives
Experience across multiple therapeutic areas; experience in Neurology, Immunology, Hematology, Coagulation, and/or Critical Care is preferred
Comfortable navigating complexity, ambiguity, and change

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Professional development
Flexible work arrangements

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Hard Skills & Tools

HEORRWEoutcomes researchstudy designstatisticsdata sourcesevidence generationpublication strategyportfolio managementbudget management

Soft Skills

scientific leadershipcommunicationpartnership buildingmatrix leadershipstrategic relationship managementteam developmentcomplex problem solvingadaptabilitystakeholder alignmentcross-functional collaboration

Certifications

MDMD/PhDPhDPharmD