The Associate Director for HTA will lead strategies on behalf of our clients to secure positive recommendations from HTA bodies in the UK and Ireland (e.g. NICE, SMC and NCPE) and Europe (e.g. EU JCA, AMNOG, TLC, HAS etc), ensuring timely and successful market access for our client’s products.
This role requires expertise in UK health policy, evidence generation, and stakeholder engagement and, ideally, a good knowledge of the requirements for European HTA submissions.
You will be required to work closely with colleagues within multi-disciplinary project teams and externally with clients, external associates (e.g., key opinion leaders), and third-party agencies to achieve project objectives.
Your ability to perform this role will be based on demonstrable experience through the volume and breadth of individual deliverables and projects successfully delivered, and positive feedback received.
HTA Strategy & Submissions
Act as a strategic partner for our clients, building rapport and ensuring a good understanding of their product, therapy portfolio and broad strategic access requirements to ensure the successful delivery of individual HTA submissions or broader submission and access sequencing.
Provide strategic advice and lead on HTA strategy and submissions both externally with the client and internally to support cross-functional working within project delivery teams.
Provide guidance and mentoring to the HTA consultants to support their development, ensuring HTA projects and proposals are delivered on time and on budget.
Represent clients, as requested, in HTA consultations and scientific advice meetings.
Educate internal teams on HTA trends, NHS and health system policy changes, and implications for access.
Evidence Generation & Analysis
Identify evidence gaps and support with the design of economic modelling approaches (e.g. cost-effectiveness and budget impact models) to support successful HTA submission.
Oversee evidence generation, including systematic literature reviews and clinical opinion, statistical analysis and economic modelling tailored to the respective HTA body requirements and submission strategy.
Prepare for and facilitate advisory boards and other strategy meetings to support HTA strategy development and submission.
HTA Functional Leadership
Support the HTA Director in leading the HTA function, deputising for them as required, and supporting in business planning, revenue delivery and business development activities.
Play an active role in developing the profile and visibility of the Petauri HTA function both externally and internally.
Role model good values-based leadership behaviours and provide matrix and/or line management to HTA consultants.
Work with the HTA Director to ensure that the team is up to date with new trends and policy.
Contribute to the Petauri Evidence account‑based partnership approach to best serve clients and develop relationships across the product lifecycle with other Petauri services.
Business Development and marketing activities: Identify and lead new business opportunities with existing and new potential clients; Development of proposals and leading pitches; Support marketing activities for the HTA service.
Requirements
Key Working Relationships
Line manager
Functional team members, including Directors of Petauri
(Multi‑disciplinary) internal project teams
Clients
External associates (e.g., key opinion leaders, publication authors)
General Responsibilities
Ensure timely completion of project paperwork (i.e., by the end of each week).
Ensure appropriate and timely communication with line manager and project team colleagues.
Ensure attendance during normal working hours.
Adhere to filing structures, maintaining organised project folders with appropriate versions of files.
Ensure awareness of, and adherence to, policies, standards, and best practice, of relevance to role.
Working with the senior HTA team members to ensure that work is won and delivered to meet commercial targets and strategic goals.
Key Attributes
Team player – prepared to work respectfully, inclusively, and collaboratively with colleagues to support the needs of the project team and the client.
Values and respects equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Strong attention to detail and will assume responsibility for quality of own work.
Exhibits a highly organised and structured approach to work.
Prepared to work hard and exceed our clients’ expectations.
Ability to understand and assimilate new information quickly.
Ability to work creatively, both independently and in a project team.
Ability to identify and analyse problems and offer solutions.
Self‑motivated and proactive.
Facilitates a collaborative, supportive and productive working environment.
Ability to be flexible, manage multiple tasks and prioritise work effectively according to changing priorities and deadlines.
Passion to learn and grow, and for continuous professional development.
Confidence to present to, and interact with, colleagues and clients, and at times challenge their decisions in an appropriate manner.
Benefits
Bonus plan (not contractual)
Holidays, full time allocation 25 increasing to 28 based on service beyond 2 years
1x Volunteer Day and Birthday holiday (unless in notice period)
Christmas close (3 days) not taken from leave allowance
Company Pension contribution 5%, employee minimum 4% but uncapped max with Standard Life
Sick leave 10 days FTE (or 2 working weeks for PT) per annum
Maternity and Adoption Leave, 3 months (13 weeks) full pay, 13 weeks half pay, 13 weeks statutory, 13 weeks unpaid for anyone who wishes to take full year.
Paternity Leave, 3 weeks’ full pay
Death in Service 4 x annual salary
Employee Assistance Programme
Group Income Protection – 70% of base pay plus pension contributions for up to 2 years for significant health‑related absence
Docking station and screen for home to support hybrid working
Monthly local social activities and annual Christmas Party
Support with personal development, including professional qualification training where appropriate
Salary sacrifice schemes available to opt in if desired: Group Private Medical Insurance available to purchase for self/family, Cycle to work scheme, Electric Vehicle Scheme after minimum service criteria (2 years).
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