Head of U.S. Health Economics & Value Assessment (HEVA)

Company: Sanofi
Location: Cambridge
Posted on: January 19, 2026

Job Description:

Job Title: Head of U.S. Health Economics & Value Assessment (HEVA) Location: Cambridge, MA, Morristown, NJ About the Job Join the team transforming care for people with immune challenges, rare diseases, cancers, and neurological conditions. In Specialty Care, you’ll help deliver breakthrough treatments that bring hope to patients with some of the highest unmet needs. The Head of U.S. Health Economics & Value Assessment (HEVA) is a senior strategic and scientific leader responsible for shaping and executing the U.S. HEVA strategy for Sanofi’s Specialty Care portfolio, the company’s largest and most complex market and region. Reporting to the Global Head of HEVA, Specialty Care, with a dotted-line accountability to the U.S. Specialty Care Business (Value & Access or U.S. Head), this role leads a team of U.S. HEVA Therapeutic Area (TA) Leads who deliver the evidence and insights needed to ensure access, inform policy, and demonstrate value throughout the product lifecycle (from launch through post-launch optimization). The U.S. HEVA Head is a strategic business partner and thought leader—translating global evidence into US regional impact, delivering US specific evidence generation and dissemination, shaping payer and policymaker dialogue, and ensuring HEVA evidence directly influence pricing, access, and policy decisions. This is a market-facing, enterprise-critical leadership role that ensures Sanofi’s evidence translates into real-world impact in its most commercially significant region. About Sanofi: We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. Main Responsibilities: Strategic Leadership and Market Impact Define and execute the U.S. HEVA strategy across all Specialty Care therapeutic areas, aligned with global HEOR, U.S. Medical, and Commercial priorities. Serve as a member of both the Global HEOR Leadership Team and the U.S. Specialty Care Leadership Team, ensuring full alignment and integration between global and US regional strategies. Translate HEVA evidence into business and policy impact—driving payer engagement, value positioning, and access strategies. Anticipate and proactively address U.S. policy and reimbursement dynamics (eg, PDAB, ICER, IRS, MFN) through strategic evidence planning and engagement. Represent Sanofi externally as a U.S. HEVA thought leader, advancing the role of evidence in access, policy, and clinical decision-making. Evidence Generation and Dissemination Oversee design and execution of U.S.-focused HEVA inclusive of RWE program that demonstrate product value across diverse payer and healthcare systems. Lead launch excellence and post-launch US specific HEVA strategies, ensuring evidence generation aligns with U.S. access, pricing, and policy needs. Develop and guide compliant and impactful US evidence dissemination pathways (eg, HCEI, PIE, CFL, etc.)—including publications, payer dossiers, field materials, and digital platforms. Partner with U.S. Medical Affairs/Value & Access to ensure appropriate use of HEOR evidence in field communications and training. Champion data-driven storytelling that enhances HEVA’s impact and visibility in internal and external forums. Policy, Payer, and Stakeholder Engagement Collaborate with Value & Access, US Medical Affairs, and Policy teams to deliver evidence that informs value frameworks, PDAB and ICER responses, value-based contracting strategies, etc. Partner with State Government Affairs and external advocacy organizations to shape emerging access and affordability policies. Lead engagement with key US policy stakeholders (eg, ICER) to represent Sanofi’s HEVA perspectives and scientific rigor. Support Sanofi’s external advocacy, guidelines, and evidence education initiatives to shape practice and reimbursement in the US. People, Culture, and Organizational Leadership Lead and develop a high-performing U.S. HEVA team, fostering scientific excellence, collaboration, and accountability. Empower U.S. TA Leads to act as strategic partners to the business and thought leaders in their therapeutic areas. Promote a culture of innovation, inclusion, and continuous learning aligned with HEVA's goals. Model integrity, transparency, and ethical leadership in all scientific and operational activities. Performance, Integration, and Governance Establish and track US HEVA performance metrics that demonstrate measurable business impact. Ensure alignment between U.S. and global HEVA priorities, creating a two-way bridge for knowledge sharing, effective hand-off peri-launch and best practices. Oversee budgeting, resourcing, and operational excellence to ensure effective and compliant delivery for the US business. Maintain full compliance with enterprise, legal, and regulatory standards in evidence generation and dissemination specific to the US. About You Education: Advanced degree (PhD, MD, MSc, MPH, or PharmD) in a scientific discipline Experience: Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in health economics and outcomes research (HEOR), real world evidence, or related evidence and policy leadership roles Proven success leading U.S. HEOR strategy and execution across multiple therapeutic areas within large, matrixed organizations Recognized externally as a HEOR leader with credibility among payers, policymakers, and academic peers Deep understanding of the U.S. healthcare ecosystem, payer and policy landscape, and evolving regulatory environment Demonstrated ability to translate evidence into business impact, influence policy, and drive access outcomes Experience managing scientific teams and cross-functional stakeholders at senior enterprise levels Approximately 25% travel expected, primarily domestic with occasional international trips. Leadership competencies: Strong leadership across strategic, operational, and people dimensions with a track record of team development Excellent communication and influencing skills, including the ability to convey complex evidence to senior management and external stakeholders Deep understanding of the U.S. healthcare, policy, and regulatory environment with a commitment to compliance and ethics Entrepreneurial and team spirit and ability to develop creative solutions to complex problems Why Choose Us Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team. Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally. Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact. Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave. Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers committed to a culturally inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law. GD-SG LI-GZ LI-Hybrid vhd All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.

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