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Allen Peng
BSc (Pharm), MSc (Clin Pharm), MPH
Email: allen.peng08@gmail.com
Phone: 443-801-2670
Quick links: LinkedIn / Résumé

Health economist and with 8 years of experience across a national health technology assessment (HTA) agency and global pharmaceutical companies. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and align stakeholders across medical, health economics & outcomes research (HEOR), and commercial functions to drive market access strategy. Skilled in cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA), budget impact modeling, and real-world evidence generation using SAS and R, with a strong track record of informing payer decisions and shaping policy. Recognized with Pfizer’s 2023 Global Best Practice Award for accelerating reimbursement and pricing approvals.


Working Experience

MSQ Ventures
Healthcare Analyst Intern
SEPT. 2025 – PRESENT

  • Conducted scientific and market due diligence on 50+ biotech firms, including T cell therapy landscape analysis for Swarm Oncology, to identify cross-border partnership and investment opportunities
  • Developed 10+ pitch decks and pipeline evaluations supporting in/out-licensing and fundraising projects across the U.S., China, and Europe
  • Analyzed global biopharma market and capital trends, summarizing insights that informed prospect targeting and client engagement strategies

Pfizer
Market Access Manager
AUG. 2022 – MAY 2024

  • Awarded 2023 Global Pfizer Best Practice - Access Acceleration for CIBINQO®
    • Led access strategy that achieved reimbursement and pricing approval 6 months ahead of standard timeline, through close collaboration with global HEOR, commercial, medical, and public affairs teams
    • Secured listing price premiums through cost-effectiveness modeling, demonstrating compelling economic value to the national payer
  • Led cross-functional and external stakeholder alignment across regulatory, medical, commercial, and advocacy partners, ensuring launch readiness and public awareness for new immunology products and PCV20
  • Expanded reimbursement scope of atopic dermatitis by crafting value propositions that integrated unmet needs and clinical evidence, successfully negotiating with the national payer to broaden patient access
  • Developed simulation models to assess financial impact of biosimilar-favoring policies, enabling proactive mitigation strategies to protect branded biologics portfolio positioning

Novartis
Senior Patient Access Specialist
APR. 2020 – AUG. 2022

  • Developed CEA and pricing models across cardiovascular and respiratory portfolios, including Enerzair® , where the strategy led to a 2% price markup approved by the national payer
  • Conducted real-world outcomes research using Taiwan’s nationwide claims database (23 million lives) to demonstrate clinical benefits of Entresto® in heart failure care
  • Organized and led International HTA Workshop (100+ attendees), including Director-General and senior officers from the national payer and HTA agency, to strengthen policy dialogue and payer engagement
  • Co-authored policy white papers on cardiovascular disease management, enhancing payer education and disease awareness - "Shaping Cardiovascular Disease Access Policy Landscape"

Center for Drug Evaluation
HTA Researcher in Economic Team
MAR. 2017 – APR. 2020

  • Conducted 20+ CEAs and budget impact analysis annually and authored HTA reports for new drug reimbursement applications, informing payer decisions and enabling access for 600,000+ patients
  • Developed Horizon Scanning system to support national payer in proactive budget planning and allocation
  • Accelerated pneumococcal vaccine policy implementation in high-risk populations by evaluating clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness, informing national rollout decisions
  • Facilitated Pharmacoeconomics Workshops for pharmaceutical professionals, delivering theoratical and hands-on training on CEA model development using TreeAge and Excel
  • Published HEOR studies and presented findings at international conferences (HTAsiaLink, ISPOR Asia), showcasing analytical and effective scientific communication.

Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Assistant Researcher
SEPT. 2016 – MAR. 2017

  • Performed real-world data analysis using SAS on hospital electronic medical records (EMR), including data cleaning, regression modeling, and statistical interpretation
  • Authored a propensity-score matched cohort study examining renal protection effects of medications hyperuricemia patients, contributing to evidence-based clinical recommendations
  • Conducted EQ-5D interviews with pediatric CKD patients as part of a quality-of-life study, also leading IRB submission preparations and developing study protocol to ensure ethical and methodological rigor
  • Participated in the national EQ-5D-5L validation study in Taiwan (Lin et al., 2018), assisting with survey implementation and data quality monitoring across diverse population groups

Education

Master of Public Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
JULY 2024 – MAY 2025

  • Concentration: Health Systems and Policy | Certificate: Public Health Economics
  • Selected Coursework & Training:
    • Pharmacoepidemiology: RCTs, Observational Studies, Meta-analysis, Systematic Review
    • Biostatistics & Tools: R, SAS, SPSS
    • Policy & Systems: U.S. Healthcare System, Health Policy, Epidemiology of Infectious Disease, Health Advocacy
  • Research Project: "Specialty Drugs Cost, Utilization and Policy Evaluation"
  • Capstone Field Project (Lao PDR): "Private Pharmacies as First Points of Healthcare Access: Participatory Action Research for Good Pharmacy Practice Implementation in the Lao PDR"
  • Practicum (Baltimore, MD): "Healthcare for the Homeless" - Designed questionnaires, conducted interviews and co-developed practical solutions to streamline referral pathways
  • Leadership: Secretary of the Anna Baetjer Society for Public Health Practice

Master of Science in Clinical Pharmacy
Kaohsiung Medical University
SEPT. 2014 – JUNE 2016

  • Thesis: "The effect of febuxostat and other urate-lowering agents on uric acid management and renal outcome in patients with chronic kidney disease"

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy
Kaohsiung Medical University
SEPT. 2010 – JUNE 2014

  • Licensed Pharmacist, Taiwan Ministry of Health and Welfare (July 2014)

Selected Publications

Comparison of uric acid reduction and renal outcomes of febuxostat vs allopurinol in patients with CKD

Yueh-Lung Peng, You-Lin Tain, Chien-Te Lee, Yi-Hsn Yang, Yaw-Bin Huang, Yen-Hsia Wen, Chien-Ning Hsu

Sci Rep. 2020 Jul 1;10(1):10734


The impact of adoption of a new urate-lowering agent on trends in utilization and cost in practice

Yueh-Lung Peng, Chien-Te Lee, You-Lin Tain, Yaw-Bin Huang, Hung-Yi Chuang , Yen-Hsia Wen, Shiou-Huei Huang, Chun-Yu Tsai, Chien-Ning Hsu

PLoS One. 2019 Aug 26;14(8):e0221504


Cost-utility analysis of second-line anti-diabetic therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus inadequately controlled on metformin

Ching-Lun Chien, Yen-Chou Chen, Daniel C Malone, Yueh-Lung Peng, Yu Ko

Curr Med Res Opin. 2020 Oct;36(10):1619-1626