Health Outcomes Director International Region, ViiV Healthcare

London, England, United Kingdom

5/17/2025

Site Name: UK – London – New Oxford Street

Posted Date: May 16 2025

ViiV Health Outcomes Director International Region

ViiV Healthcare is a global specialty HIV company, the only company that is 100% focused on researching and delivering new medicines for people living with, and at risk of, HIV. ViiV is highly mission-driven in our unrelenting commitment to leave no person living with HIV behind. We do this by being a trusted partner for all people living with and affected by HIV.

ViiV has played a significant part in delivering breakthroughs that have turned HIV into a manageable health condition. We offer the largest portfolio of HIV medicines available anywhere, and we continue our work to cater for the widest possible range of needs in response to the HIV pandemic.

We are aware of how much is at stake for those affected by HIV and we show up every day 100% committed to the patients. Our work culture is fast-paced, diverse, inclusive, competitive, and caring. But ViiV isn’t just somewhere to work – it’s a place to belong, an invitation to bring your very best, and a team full of impact-driven team members who are eager to make a difference.

Job Purpose

Reporting to the Head of Global Health Outcomes (GHO), with dotted line to the Head of Medical Affairs, International, the International Health Outcomes Director will lead health economic and outcomes research (HEOR) and real-world evidence (RWE) strategy, and support reimbursement and evidence generation activities across the International Region.

The current and developing ViiV portfolio requires significant HEOR input in a wide range of markets with differing access and RWE requirements, for current and future launches as well as lifecycle management.

Key Responsibilities:

To LEAD:

• Cross-functional matrix working with Region, Hub and LOC medical affairs and market access to ensure integration of health outcomes studies/data to support commercialization and life cycle management.
• Representing/leading HO function in above country cross functional teams such as Market Access and Medical Networks.
• Provide effective representation of the International Region within the Global organization, to ensure Regional evidence requirements are reflected in the respective asset plans.
• Drive implementation of standard methodologies and pilot HO and RWE innovation through the International network.
• Provide mentorship to LOCs on successful conduct of local health outcomes activities, including vendor selection, proposal evaluation, sharing of global resources, guidance and standards.
• Capability gap assessment and training requirements in health outcomes/economics in the Region.
• Transparency of Regional/local and Global evidence generation activities to the IET and International network, respectively.
  
  
  

To PARTNER:

• Dotted line reporting to Head of International Medical Affairs to ensure alignment of HO and International medical/commercial strategy.
• Strong collaborative working within the International network, including Regional and Hub Market Access and Medical Leads
• Strong collaborative working with GHO and other Global colleagues such as Franchise Medical (Medical Affairs).
• Key point of contact with the LOCs for HO/RWE evidence generation activities.
• Interaction with vendors to develop optimal study designs to ensure ongoing support for the markets.
  
  
  

To DELIVER:

• Coordinate and drive International HEOR activities as defined in the IEP (RWE projects, economic modelling, indirect comparisons, PRO studies, etc) ensuring the scientific robustness of the study protocol, study execution, analyses, and reporting.
• Work with LOCs to capture insights from decision makers (payers, clinicians, policy makers) to understand their evidence needs, work with the IET to generate that evidence and facilitate dissemination to stakeholders
• Support country-specific adaptations of global deliverables and country reimbursement strategies across ViiV portfolio, providing input to training sessions with local country teams (e.g., roll-out of Global Value Evidence Dossiers (GVDs)).
• Impactful publications and downstream activities, including supporting the International medical and commercial teams with communication materials and training to ensure optimal dissemination of the evidence.
• Compliance with regulations for quality and disclosure.
• Accountable for securing, tracking and managing budgets within the scope of the role.
• To develop the International Health Outcomes strategy across the ViiV portfolio.
• To develop a deep understanding of HEOR needs in the Region, including HTA requirements and RWE, to enable and maintain successful access and uptake of ViiV’s medicines across the portfolio.
• To build and maintain a positive relationship with central, regional and local ViiV International stakeholders, through regular communication and collaboration with senior Regional colleagues, ensuring their awareness of Global/Regional plans and deliverables and how they might be used in the markets.
  
  
  

Why you?

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

Basic Qualifications And Experience

• Master’s degree or higher in health outcomes, health economics, epidemiology, pharmacy, health or life sciences.
• Significant experience in health outcomes or an aligned subject area/function.
• Pharmaceutical experience that includes drug development and/or and launch experience in support of value evidence generation.
• Leadership, networking, communication and influencing skills to work effectively in a complex and multi-cultural matrix environment. This role requires credibility and personal authority, to work with senior partners to develop and implement evidence generation strategies that will meet decision makers’ needs.
• Self-motivated ownership and accountability for projects, to move them forward, and deliver with minimal direction.
• Understanding of the environmental/payer/access trends, needs & decision-making process in major International markets.
• Strong technical knowledge in key HEOR areas including observational research, RWE, health economics.
• Strong critical thinking strategically and tactically.
• Global R&D and/or LOC experience.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications And Experience

• Doctorate level (e.g. PhD, Pharm D) or higher-level degree with commensurate industry and business qualification.
• Experience in HIV/Infectious Diseases desirable but not required.
  
  
  

Interested in Joining the Team?

Please apply via our online portal providing your CV and Cover Letter.

(Please take a personal copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available online post closure of the advert)

Closing Date: 30th May 2025

Hybrid working applies to this role, with ViiV expectation of 2-3 days per week onsite.

We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.

We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.

Discover more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpage Life at GSK | GSK

Why Us?

At ViiV Healthcare, we will not rest until we leave no person living with HIV behind. Until the 39 million people living with HIV is down to zero, we will continue searching for new ways to limit the impact of HIV.

We are the only pharmaceutical company solely focused on combating, preventing, and ultimately eradicating HIV and AIDS. At ViiV Healthcare, we do things differently. Born out of a partnership between GSK and Pfizer in 2009, with Shionogi joining in 2012, we are determined to help end the HIV epidemic. We are guided by our mission to leave no person living with HIV behind and it is this mission that unites our employees located across the globe. We combine expertise in research, manufacturing, policy and more to push the boundaries of what people think is possible in HIV treatment and care. As a result of our connection with GSK, we are able to draw on their proud history and resources. This means that you would receive all the employee benefits offered by GSK.

Living our mission of leaving no person living with HIV behind means keeping inclusion and diversity at the heart of everything we do - from our breakthrough innovation, to our diverse portfolio of medicines as well as the work we do to partner with HIV communities. Having a truly inclusive culture where we’re all able to be ourselves and feel like we belong will make us an even stronger team, better able to perform as a business and deliver on our mission to leave no person living with HIV behind.

ViiV is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

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