Saku Väätäinen

Senior Consultant @ ESiOR | PhD | HEOR & HTA Expert | Value & Reimbursement Specialist

Greater Kuopio Area

About

Award-winning Senior HEOR & HTA expert with well over a decade of experience in value demonstration, market access, and health economic evidence generation for global pharma, biotechs, hospitals, and healthcare organizations in Finland and the Nordics. Skilled at developing, localizing and communicating value evidence - ranging from cost-effectiveness and decision analytic models to data analytics and real-world outcomes, and from payer dossiers to scientific publications. Having contributed to over 120 client and research projects, I bring experience in delivering evidence-based insights and effective stakeholder communication to enable better decision-making. Known for thriving in complex environments, I excel in delivering practical high-impact solutions to payer and HTA requirements.

Experience

  • Senior Consultant at ESiOR Oy
    Nov 2012 - Present · 13 yrs 8 mos

    During my time at ESiOR, my key contributions have included: • Delivering evidence-based insights and strategic guidance for over 100 client projects across pharmaceuticals, health tech, biotech, hospitals, public sector, and consulting partners, enhancing evidence-based decision-making for ~30 organizations. • Developing or significantly improving decision analytic models (including 35+ health economic models) significantly elevating client outcomes and operational efficiency. • Playing a pivotal role in 40+ pharmaceutical HTA submissions (Finland, Nordics, Estonia), achieving a 95%+ success rate for reimbursement and market access. • Supporting RWE study design and implementation, and synthetizing findings for effective and impactful dissemination. • Demonstrating ability to translate complex data into actionable recommendations for stakeholders, including HTA bodies and other decision makers.

  • University of Eastern Finland (1 yr 7 mos)
    • Junior Researcher
      Jan 2013 - Feb 2014 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Department of Health Sciences School of Medicine / Clinical Medicine & School of Pharmacy / Social Pharmacy

    • University Teacher
      Aug 2012 - Dec 2012 · 5 mos

      Department of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy / Social Pharmacy

  • Pharmacist at Pharmacy of Sonkajärvi
    Jun 2012 - Aug 2012 · 3 mos

  • Researcher at South Karelia District of Social and Health Services (Eksote)
    Oct 2011 - Jan 2012 · 4 mos

  • Pharmacist at Pharmacy of Sonkajärvi
    Jun 2011 - Aug 2011 · 3 mos