[Hiring] Director, Health Economics & Outcomes Research @Immunic Therapeutics

Role Description

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Health Economics and Outcomes Research leader to establish and lead the HEOR capability within Medical Affairs, with direct ownership of HEOR and market-access evidence strategy and close partnership on the broader Real-World Evidence (RWE) and registry strategy. The Director, HEOR will be responsible for developing an integrated HEOR and value-evidence strategy for vidofludimus calcium that supports scientific differentiation, clinical development, payer and HTA evidence needs, and launch readiness.

This highly cross-functional role sits within Medical Affairs and will partner closely with clinical development, market access, biostatistics, commercial, regulatory, and other functions. The Director will translate clinical, scientific, payer, healthcare-system, and patient evidence needs into a prioritized research roadmap, ensuring that HEOR considerations are incorporated early into development and launch planning.

As one of the company’s first HEOR leaders, this individual will have an opportunity to shape the function from the ground up. The successful candidate will be comfortable building fit-for-purpose infrastructure and governance, directing external research partners, working through ambiguity, and providing clear strategic recommendations in a dynamic, pre-commercial biotechnology environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a prioritized, multi-year HEOR strategy aligned with Medical Affairs priorities, clinical-development milestones, the scientific narrative, key MS or payer congress timing, launch timing, and priority markets.
• Lead HEOR-related evidence-gap assessments and translate identified gaps into clear research questions, study concepts, investment recommendations, and decision points.
• Ensure that HEOR evidence plans address the needs of patients, healthcare professionals, payers, HTA bodies, and healthcare systems.
• Partner on the development and execution of Immunic's real-world evidence strategy.
• Help prioritize RWE research questions and represent HEOR in relevant MS registry consortia and real-world data networks.
• Design and oversee a portfolio of HEOR and outcomes research studies.
• Partner with Medical Affairs, Scientific Communications, and Publications colleagues to integrate HEOR priorities into the broader evidence-generation and publication strategy.
• Ensure that HEOR studies and analyses are methodologically rigorous, appropriately documented, scientifically balanced, and transparent regarding assumptions, limitations, and uncertainty.
• Partner with Clinical Development, Biostatistics, Clinical Operations, Regulatory, and Medical Affairs colleagues to identify and incorporate relevant outcomes and evidence-generation opportunities into ongoing and future clinical programs.
• Provide payer, HTA, patient, and healthcare-system perspectives during protocol development, analysis planning, and data interpretation.
• Partner with Market Access to define payer and HTA evidence needs and support development of value dossiers.
• Represent HEOR in cross-functional program and launch-readiness forums.
• Build productive relationships with external HEOR experts, academic collaborators, research networks, payers, HTA experts, and MS-focused thought leaders.
• Partner with Field Medical and Medical Information to identify recurring external questions and insights.
• Clearly communicate the relevance, strength, and limitations of HEOR evidence.
• Establish fit-for-purpose HEOR governance, planning, and decision-making processes.
• Develop and manage the HEOR budget and resourcing model.
• Establish meaningful measures of progress and impact for the HEOR function.

Qualifications

• At least eight years of progressive HEOR, outcomes research, RWE, or related evidence-generation experience in the biopharmaceutical industry (or six years with a PhD, PharmD, or MD).
• Advanced degree in health economics, outcomes research, epidemiology, health services research, public health, pharmacy, medicine, or a related quantitative or clinical discipline preferred.
• Strong knowledge of HEOR research methods, with hands-on experience designing, critically evaluating, or overseeing economic models and evidence-generation studies.
• Working knowledge of the US payer landscape and familiarity with relevant global HTA evidence requirements.
• Experience directing external research partners and managing scope, budget, timelines, scientific quality, and deliverables.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfort operating in a smaller, pre-commercial biotech environment.

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Commitment to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace.