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Associate Director, Global RWE
Apply locations Ferring UK Ferring France time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday time left to apply End Date: June 6, 2025 (27 days left to apply) job requisition id R0033794
Job Description:
As a privately-owned, biopharmaceutical company, Ferring pioneers and delivers life-changing therapies that help people build families and live better lives. Our independence helps us cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit and long-term perspective that enables us to achieve growth and scale, while remaining agile and true to our ‘people first’ philosophy. Built on a 70-year plus commitment to science and research, Ferring is relentless in its pursuit of science that drives powerful discoveries and therapies to help people build families, stay healthy, and stand up to the world’s oldest enemy: disease.
Under the general guidance of the Head of the Global Real World Evidence (RWE) function, the Global RWE scientist will DRIVE the RWE strategy for the assigned Ferring compounds through lifecycle, LEAD the implementation and delivery of RWE tactical plan(s), and proactively PARTNER with all relevant internal global (project directors, clinical development, regulatory affairs, medical affairs, HEOR, market access, commercial) stakeholders to ensure that the available clinical evidence is optimized to support regulatory approval and market access. The scientist will also support local country operating units to conceptualize and deliver local RWE studies, and continually INNOVATE with our internal RWE community and external RWE advisors (KOLs) to find new approaches to generate and strengthen the quality of evidence documenting the value of Ferring products.
Ferring+You
You will be joining a recognized leader, identified as one of “The World’s Most Innovative Companies” by Fast Company, and honored by Fortune with inclusion on its “Change the World List,” for addressing society’s unmet needs. Ferring US is also Great Places to Work Certified, distinguishing it as one of the best companies to work for in the country.
Your day at Ferring
* Develop and implement the asset-specific global RWE strategy to generating comprehensive and compelling evidence that improves stakeholder understanding of the disease, the patient journey, the burden illness, current treatment and its potential limitations, and demonstrating the value of Ferring products when used in routine clinical practice.
* Identify and evaluate relevant published research to generate insights on evidence gaps to inform the RWE strategic plan and subsequently tactical evidence generation plan.
* Identify and evaluate the suitability of potential real-world data (RWD) sources, and recommend data generation solutions when suitable RWD are unavailable.
* Lead evidence generation activities, including the identification, evaluation and selection of potential research partners from academia and CROs, to accomplish business objectives.
* Conduct risk assessment for all proposed RWE studies and in collaboration with Head of RWE, develop and implement risk mitigation activities.
* Provides scientific leadership as an expert in applied epidemiological methods - stays current with and adopts emergent analytical methodologies, accepted industry standards, authority guidelines/initiatives, tools and applications, and ensures best practice sharing. Drives the identification, assessment, and integration/implementation of new data resources, methods, technology and analytic tools. Lead process improvement initiatives, including Directives/SOP updates and audits.
* Communicates research finding and potential value messages via publications in appropriate peer-reviewed journals and presentation at clinical and/or professional society conferences.
* Seeks out and adopts innovative approaches that can answer complex research (business) questions and difficult to address evidence gaps.
* Support local M&S companies to develop and implement local RWE studies that adhere to internationally recognized good research practices, aligned with global regulatory, market access and/or commercial strategy.
* Partners cross-functionally to identify, understand an resolve project risks and develops mitigation strategies accordingly.
* Builds and maintains broad RWE-related networks (internally and externally) to gain insights that can be leveraged to positively impact market access and regulatory approval.
* Contributes to the development of and successful delivery of function-specific EXCELLENCE and INNOVATION projects/initiatives.
* Secures required funding for asset support and proactively manages assigned project budgets.
Behind our innovation…There’s you
* Advanced Degree (PhD, MD or equivalent) in epidemiology, biostatistics, health outcomes research, or a related field, with 5+ years of post graduate experience; or master degree (MS, MPH) with 7+ years of experience.
* Experience in real-world evidence generation within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare industry, with a track record of publication and data dissemination is preferred.
* Deep understanding of real-world data sources, study design methodologies, statistical analysis techniques, and good research practices governing data generation.
* Strong project management skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
* Working independently in their allocated projects
* Ability to work effectively cross culturally and cross functionally
* English fluent, excellent communication skills
People come first at Ferring
* Get inspired from our commitment to advocate for everyone’s right to build a family, no matter who you are, where you live or who you love
* Our inclusive support package – “Building Families at Ferring” provides equal and accessible policies for all employees who wish to start their family journey, ensuring a global standard, irrespective of location and role
* Parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents
* Extended support on family building journey
Making a difference in the life of millions of people means we succeed by working together. Our diverse backgrounds, experiences, expertise, and perspectives enable us to find solutions to even the most challenging problems, and our success is tied to each team member’s contributions. Imagine the power of your career when it’s Ferring + You.
Behind our purpose… There’s you
If our mission and your vision are aligned, please apply!
We strive to build and maintain an inclusive and diverse workplace with equal opportunities and mutual respect for all employees regardless of their backgrounds and socioeconomic status.
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Location:
Ferring UK
Supporting our employees' family building journeys
At Ferring, we’re committed to advocating everyone’s right to build a family. That’s why we’re launching our most inclusive and comprehensive family building benefits package yet.
The package recognises the complexities of building a family and aims to remove financial barriers associated with fertility treatment and family building options, by providing financial support and a global minimum standard of 26-weeks of paid parental leave. We’ll offer support for fertility treatments, surrogacy programmes, adoption, egg freezing, counselling and related services, as well as paid leave for fertility treatment and adoption procedures.
Ferring Project Family
At Ferring, we believe in everyone’s right to a family and we commit to building families of every shape and size.
Millions of people around the world are unable to access the care, treatment and support they need to build a family. We want to change that.
We are addressing some of the greatest challenges in reproductive medicine and maternal health through our research and development programmes.
Learn more about our #FamilyProject Commitment
Driven by its entrepreneurial spirit and enabled by a decentralised organisational setup, Ferring will harness its world-class competencies in science and business with other innovative technologies to create solutions for patients and doctors.
By developing an understanding of people’s needs, we will deliver personalised healthcare solutions, integrating pharmaceutical products with diagnostics, data, devices, education and support services to optimise health outcomes.
Ferring will be the world-leading, most trusted healthcare company in reproductive medicine and maternal health, and a leader in specialty areas within gastroenterology and urology. Each of us at Ferring will contribute to providing innovative solutions to help people live better lives. We will devote significant research and development investment to new therapeutics, life cycle management and next generation healthcare solutions.
As a privately owned, specialty healthcare company that operates globally, Ferring will grow revenues at a rate that is 50% faster than the industry average. We will strive for efficiencies in our business and create flexibility to invest in opportunities to build our future.
We are, and continue to be, part of a transparent and aligned company. We strive to best address the needs of patients, stakeholders and customers by collaborating across functions, experimenting and sharing our practices, and continuously learning. We are always guided by the Ferring Philosophy.
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