Health Economist and Outcomes Research Project Manager
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at
Job Function: Market Access
Job Sub Function: Health Economics Outcomes Research
Job Category: Professional
All Job Posting Locations: North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
Job Description:
- Great Place to Work Certified – 2025
- Johnson & Johnson named a 2025 Fortune World’s Most Admired Company
- Competitive salary package, flexible work practices, award winning benefits
- Continuous training and development
ABOUT INNOVATIVE MEDICINE
Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.
Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.
Learn more at innovative-medicine
THE OPPORTUNITY
We are seeking a committed and detail-oriented individual to enhance our Health Economics and Outcomes Research efforts. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyse real-world data, contributing to our understanding of product effectiveness and market access strategies.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Outcomes Research (50% of time)
- Designing prospective studies that collect important health outcomes and patient-reported measures aligned with strategic goals.
- Collaborating with business partners to develop evidence generation plans that reinforce our product value propositions and support market access.
- Analysing healthcare data to uncover insights related to disease patterns and the impact of medications. You will serve as an advisor for data generation projects, providing support on study design and execution.
Analytical Acumen: In this role, you will assist in developing analytic plans for various studies and contribute to data analysis efforts, leveraging diverse methodologies to address business insights. You will provide guidance on statistical methods and communicate results effectively across different channels.
Value Capturing: Your role involves sharing insights from real-world evidence studies internally and externally to support product value and enhance reimbursement possibilities. This includes authoring publications and creating materials that communicate key findings.
Relationship Management: You will engage with cross-functional teams to align on the strategic needs for real-world evidence and build relationships with colleagues and external partners to ensure consistency in our initiatives.
Health Economics and Pricing (50% of time)
- Support the development of robust reimbursement and pricing strategies and coordinate the development of payer submissions for the J&J; NZ product portfolio, including new medicine applications, multiproduct proposals, and requests for proposals for in-market medicines.
- Conduct analyses including building financial models to determine pricing and access strategies for the J&J; NZ portfolio to seek national reimbursement or maintain reimbursement in NZ.
- Work closely with regional and global market access and pricing colleagues to ensure pricing and reimbursement strategies navigate successfully through internal processes and align with global value policies.
ABOUT YOU
- Post-graduate degree in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Biomedical Science, Public Health or related field is desirable.
- Minimum 3 years of pharmaceutical industry experience and minimum 2 years in health economics and/or pricing.
- Understanding of the clinical research process from program planning to publication.
- Strong written and oral communication, project management, and computer/database management skills.
- Strong analytical, financial, and commercial acumen to answer business questions and develop robust pricing and reimbursement strategies based on data and market access trends.
- Effective communication and negotiation skills with experience in communicating value strategies through the product lifecycle with evidence generation support.
- Knowledge of statistical analysis; familiarity with statistical software (TreeAge, STATA, R, SAS) desirable.
- Tertiary qualification in health economics or economics preferred.
COMPANY CULTURE
- Competitive remuneration package.
- Continuous training and support.
- Award-winning leadership development programs.
- Inclusive, flexible, and accessible working arrangements.
- Equal opportunity employer supporting diversity and inclusion.
WHY CHOOSE US:
- Competitive remuneration package and continuous training.
- Supportive environment with award-winning leadership development programs.
- Inclusive, flexible, and accessible working arrangements for all.
OUR BENEFITS
- Up to 18 weeks of parental leave to support new parents.
- 4 days of volunteer leave to give back to the community.
- Option to purchase up to 2 weeks of additional annual leave for extra time off.
- Wellbeing Day to prioritize self-care.
- Global Wellness Reimbursement of $780 per year for healthy living activities.
- Employee Assistance Program for personal and professional support.
- Enhanced compassionate leave provisions, up to 30 days.
- Life insurance coverage for added peace of mind.
Johnson & Johnson – Australia and New Zealand was certified as a Great Place to Work in ANZ in its first year of participation.
Why this role matters
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe good health is the foundation of vibrant lives, communities, and progress. We are committed to improving access and affordability, creating healthier communities, and advancing health for humanity.
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