Women in HEOR: Navigating HEOR Career Transitions—Insights, Experiences, and Growth Strategies

The purpose of the ISPOR 2025 Women in HEOR Forum is to facilitate a discussion among panelists about navigating change in HEOR careers, highlighting experiences of ISPOR members from different sectors, along their career trajectory. The vision of the Women in HEOR initiative is to support the contribution of women in our field by serving as a catalyst for leadership and a platform for mentorship, collaboration, and networking. This Women in HEOR Forum will highlight a topic of recent interest in recent Virtual Networking sessions: navigating career change. Career change may occur as careers advance or trajectories shift owing to market and personal changes. This forum will highlight experiences of ISPOR members who have navigated career transitions among industry, consulting, academia or other sectors at different points in their careers. Julia Slejko will introduce the session, including the objectives of the Women in HEOR initiative (10 minutes). Three panelists, including ISPOR members, will present on their own career transitions (25 minutes). A moderated discussion among the panelists cover topics such as: exploring career changes (voluntary or necessary), planning change strategically, navigating planned and unplanned change, and strategies for success (10 minutes). The final 15 minutes will engage the audience in Q&A, and live polling will be used throughout to elicit perspectives on the forum topics.