Renee B. Whichard
Health Economist, Pharmaceutical consulting
Philadelphia, PA · (215) 555 0113 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/reneebwhichard
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Eight years in health economics and outcomes research consulting
INDUSTRIES
Pharmaceutical consulting, specialty biotechnology, hospital analytics
SPECIALTIES
Cost effectiveness modeling, budget impact analysis, payer dossiers, indirect treatment comparison
SYSTEMS
TreeAge, R, SAS, Microsoft Excel with Visual Basic, Tableau
CREDENTIALS
Member, Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research
EDUCATION
Master of Science in health economics, Bachelor of Arts in economics
Executive Summary
Health economist with eight years building cost effectiveness and budget impact models for pharmaceutical clients. Works in oncology and immunology, translating trial data into value evidence that payers accept, and has supported eleven product launches with dossiers in the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy format.
Signature Achievements
- Built the cost effectiveness model behind a launch dossier that secured formulary placement with six of the eight largest commercial plans.
- Delivered eleven Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy format dossiers, all accepted without a request for a further evidence package.
- Produced a budget impact model showing a 2.40 dollar per member per month effect that resolved a payer objection in three weeks.
- Converted a nine month model build process into a reusable framework that now takes fourteen weeks.
- Presented three cost effectiveness analyzes at national outcomes research meetings, two of which became peer reviewed papers.
Professional Experience
Health Economist
Schuylkill Health Economics Group, Philadelphia, PA 2021 to present
Consulting practice serving eight pharmaceutical clients across oncology and immunology
- Builds partitioned survival and Markov models in TreeAge and R for launch and label expansion decisions.
- Writes the economic sections of payer dossiers and answers plan questions during formulary review.
- Leads two analysts and reviews every model before it goes to a client.
Outcomes Research Analyst
Delaware Bay Evidence Partners, Wilmington, DE 2018 to 2021
Evidence generation firm working with specialty pharmaceutical sponsors
- Ran indirect treatment comparisons and network analyzes supporting six product submissions.
- Analyzed claims data covering 4.2 million lives to estimate real world treatment cost.
- Produced value messages used by field teams across three therapeutic areas.
Research Assistant in Health Policy
Fairmount Health Services Research Center, Philadelphia, PA 2016 to 2018
Academic research center studying cost and access in specialty care
- Supported three funded studies on treatment cost and adherence.
- Cleaned and analyzed survey and claims data in SAS.
- Coauthored two peer reviewed publications on cost sharing and treatment initiation.
Licensure and Certification
Member, Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research
Member, American Society of Health Economists
Education
Master of Science in health economics, Thomas Jefferson University, 2018
Bachelor of Arts in economics, Temple University, 2015
Core Skills
Cost effectiveness modeling · Budget impact analysis · Quality adjusted life year estimation · Payer dossier writing · Indirect treatment comparison · Claims data analysis · TreeAge modeling · R programming · Client presentation · Peer reviewed publication