Associate Director, Oncology Outcomes Research
AstraZeneca · Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States of America · Global
Medical Affairs
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physician
Dentist
Demand82
Career growth78
Healthcare fit66
Remote potential40
5-year outlook
Senior pharma HEOR/RWE roles generally offer competitive total compensation and progression toward director or head-of-outcomes positions. Exact pay varies by location, experience, and company, so local benchmarking is needed.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
senior
Employment type
full-time
Date found
2026-10-27
Intelligence details
Flexible work details
- Engagement type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full-time
- Eligible countries
- United States
- Profession fit
- physician, Dentist
Eligibility, licensing, and location restrictions can change. Always confirm details on the source posting before applying.
Why this is worth applying to
Worth applying for clinicians with oncology expertise plus HEOR/RWE, epidemiology, or pharma experience and an advanced degree. It is not realistic for clinicians without outcomes research training or industry-adjacent evidence experience.
Who should apply
Oncologists or other clinicians with MPH/PhD/MS training in epidemiology, health economics, or outcomes research and pharmaceutical HEOR/RWE experience. Pharmacists or healthcare graduates with strong real-world evidence, payer, and scientific communication backgrounds may also fit.
CV angle
Reframe clinical oncology experience as disease-area expertise and evidence-generation insight. Highlight real-world study design, epidemiological methods, publications or congress presentations, payer/market-access exposure, cross-functional collaboration, and vendor/budget management without overstating industry experience.
Skills to highlight
- HEOR and real-world evidence study design
- Pharmacoepidemiology and epidemiological methods
- Oncology disease-area expertise
- Payer and market access strategy
- Scientific writing and peer-reviewed publications
- Cross-functional asset team collaboration
- Vendor and budget management
- Translating data into value stories
Role summary
A senior pharmaceutical HEOR/RWE role leading oncology outcomes research, real-world studies, payer evidence strategy, scientific communication, and external vendor management across global and US markets.
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