Associate Director, Medical Economics Research

3 days ago

Parsippany NJ United States Pacira BioSciences, Inc. Full time

About Pacira

Pacira BioSciences, Inc. is a leading provider of non-opioid pain management and regenerative health solutions dedicated to improving outcomes for health care practitioners and their patients. Our in-depth knowledge of non-opioid pain management, coupled with our passion for advancing patient care, drives our commitment to providing solutions that address unmet medical needs and improve clinical results.

Why work with us?

Rarely do you have an opportunity to do work that really matters. What drives us is our mission. What makes us successful are our people. At Pacira, you are part of an inclusive culture that fosters collaboration, growth, and innovative thinking - a place where you can make an impact and help change the standard of care in non-opioid pain management. Be part of our movement, let’s pursue excellence together.

Summary:

The Associate Director of Medical Economics Research drives real-world patient health and economic outcomes research to support Pacira products. This role involves designing and executing studies, leveraging secondary data sources (e.g., administrative claims, EHR/EMR), and utilizing statistical programming tools to generate insights that inform clinical and business strategies. The Associate Director serves as a subject-matter expert on secondary databases and computing environments, ensuring robust data analysis and clear communication of findings to stakeholders. This position also contributes to publications and assists in aligning research outputs with business objectives.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by an individual assigned to this job. Other duties may be assigned.

  • Design and execute real-world retrospective and prospective cohort studies to evaluate clinical and economic outcomes.
  • Define patient cohorts and health/economic outcomes to support pipeline and post-marketing products.
  • Utilize and manage secondary databases (e.g., administrative claims, EHR/EMR) to extract, clean, and analyze data.
  • Serve as a subject-matter expert in secondary databases, working across computing environments, including external platforms (e.g., ResDec for CMS databases) and internal cloud systems.
  • Develop and implement statistical analysis plans, ensuring appropriate selection and application of conventional and novel methods.
  • Conduct programming for data processing, statistical analysis, and data management using tools like SAS, R, Python, or SQL.
  • Generate statistical outputs to support internal business strategies and external publications.
  • Draft and review sections of manuscripts for evidence generation, focusing on methods, results, and discussion.
  • Assist in developing presentation materials to communicate findings to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Maintain awareness of new statistical methods, tools, and data sources to ensure research reflects the latest scientific standards.
  • Support other real-world evidence studies and data analytics as needed, collaborating with analytical teams.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position may have supervisory responsibilities.

Interaction:

The incumbent works with internal teams (corporate, medical, and sales), and vendors.

Education and Experience:

  • Master’s degree or higher in epidemiology, biostatistics, psychometrics, computer science, or a related field.
  • At least 8-10 years of hands-on analytical and research experience.
  • Proficiency in statistical programming (SAS, R, Python, or similar).
  • Experience with large administrative or medical records datasets.
  • Expertise in statistical modeling, including multivariable analysis, repeated measures, and non-randomized designs.
  • Strong knowledge of epidemiology, including disease etiology, incidence, prevalence, and treatment patterns.
  • Familiarity with advanced analytics and data interpretation is preferred.
  • Experience writing protocols and drafting statistical methods sections for studies is a plus.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, planning their time to meet both short-term and long-term objectives. The requirements described above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Proven strong and advanced programming and analytical abilities in SAS, SQL, R, Python, etc.
  • Knowledge of epidemiology and understanding of investigational and observational study designs
  • Demonstrate experience in conducting observational research and study design, strengths and limitations.
  • Ability to prioritize tasks
  • Flexibility in response to changing needs and competing demands
  • Solutions oriented
  • Ability to work independently and as a team player
  • Experience in working with cross-functional, multi-cultural teams
  • Good verbal and written communication skills

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, move between spaces, reach with hands and arms and stoop. Close vision and the need to focus on computer screen, use of hands, fingers and wrist to type on keyboard and manipulate mouse. Will need to lift and move items weighing up to 40 pounds.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The on-site setting is consistent of a typical pharmaceutical office environment with production areas, offices, and cubicles. This role can be performed remotely.

Benefits:

  • Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Coverage
  • Flexible Spending Account & Health Savings Account with Company match
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Mental Health Resources
  • Disability Coverage
  • Life insurance
  • Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
  • Legal and Identity Theft Protection
  • Pet Insurance
  • Fertility and Maternity Assistance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Flexible Time Off (FTO) and 11 paid holidays
  • Paid Parental Leave
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