Director, Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR), Specialty
Posted Sep 22, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time HEOR findings changed a brand or access decision.
What they are checking: Whether their HEOR work has actually changed business or access decisions, which shows it matters beyond publications.
Tell me about a time you developed someone on your team.
What they are checking: Whether they invest in developing their team's skills and careers, which is part of what makes a director effective over time.
How do you work with medical affairs and market access on a shared evidence plan?
What they are checking: Whether they can build a shared evidence plan with medical affairs and market access, avoiding duplication and conflicting messages.
What would you do
The brand team wants a study that you think won't answer the access question. How do you push back?
What they are checking: Whether they can push back on a poorly designed study respectfully and offer a better alternative, protecting scientific integrity and business value.
How do you prioritize HEOR projects across multiple products with limited budget?
What they are checking: Whether they prioritize projects using clear criteria about value and timing, since HEOR budgets cannot cover every product's wishes.
About the work
How would you build an HEOR strategy for a specialty product moving toward a label expansion?
What they are checking: Whether they can align evidence generation with a product's lifecycle goals, so the right data is ready when access decisions arise.
Walk me through a cost-effectiveness or budget impact model you designed. What drove the result?
What they are checking: Whether they have built economic models themselves and understand what drives the results, rather than only overseeing vendors who build them.
How do you present HEOR findings to payers versus internal leaders?
What they are checking: Whether they tailor findings to what payers versus internal leaders need, since each audience weighs evidence and value differently.
What patient-reported outcomes work have you led, and how was it used?
What they are checking: Whether they have led patient-reported outcome work and seen it used, since PROs are increasingly important for regulators and payers.
How do you align US and global HEOR needs on the same asset?
What they are checking: Whether they understand differing US and HTA evidence needs and can plan one coherent approach that serves both.
What innovative evidence generation approaches do you think are underused in HEOR?
What they are checking: Whether they think creatively about new evidence approaches and can explain where they would add value, showing forward thinking in the field.
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