Associate Director, Outcomes Research - Oncology/GI Cancers

MSD; Rahway (NJ); Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 247,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. in Rahway, NJ, is seeking an Associate Principal Scientist (Associate Director) in Outcomes Research within the Hematology group.

The role supports real-world evidence generation, health economic modelling, and outcomes research to enable patient access to innovations and improve health outcomes. You will contribute to value evidence strategies for GI cancers, interact with global teams, and develop dossiers for payers and HTA agencies.

Qualifications

• Masters degree in relevant discipline (health services research, outcomes research, epidemiology, public health, health economics, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacy administration).
• Experience: Minimum of 1 year post degree.

Responsibilities

• Support value evidence team in GI cancers and contribute to value evidence strategies for in-line and pipeline products.
• Serve as outcomes research representative on cross-functional regional and global teams.
• Assess drivers and barriers to reimbursement and market access; input into clinical, regulatory, payer/access, marketing and evidence generation strategies.
• Design studies, author protocols, develop questionnaires, case report forms, data analysis plans, final study reports, presentations and publications.
• Manage contracting, budgets, and vendor/partner relations; develop AMCP and Global Value dossiers.
• Support local evidence generation needs and adapt health economic evaluations for local markets.
• Communicate outcomes data to internal teams and external stakeholders; stay current with methodological developments.
• Build relationships with scientific experts; present data at conferences and publish in journals.

Skills

Economic Modeling

Evidence Gathering

Health Economic Modeling

Health Economics

Health Outcomes

HTA

Oncology

Outcomes Research

Real World Data

Stakeholder Relationships

Education

Masters degree in health services research / health economics

Job description

Merck & Co., Inc. in Rahway, NJ, is seeking an Associate Principal Scientist (Associate Director) in Outcomes Research within the Hematology group.

The role supports real-world evidence generation, health economic modelling, and outcomes research to enable patient access to innovations and improve health outcomes. You will contribute to value evidence strategies for GI cancers, interact with global teams, and develop dossiers for payers and HTA agencies.