Associate Principal Scientist (Associate Director) - Outcomes Research

Merck

Upper Gwynedd Township (Montgomery County)

Hybrid

USD 157,000 - 247,000

Full time

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays and vacation

Sick and compassionate days

Job summary

Merck is seeking an Associate Principal Scientist/Associate Director in the Value & Implementation Outcomes Research group. The role focuses on real‑world and economic evidence across inline and pipeline products to support reimbursement and market access globally.

The position involves designing studies, developing measurement tools, and producing reports and publications while coordinating with global teams and external partners. Hybrid work arrangement is available.

Qualifications

Master’s degree in health services research or related field required.
Experience in outcomes research, health economics, HTA and real‑world evidence preferred.
Strong ability to design and manage studies and communicate results.

Responsibilities

Plan and manage real‑world and economic evidence activities for inline and pipeline products.
Develop dossiers and economic models for payers, HTA agencies, and health systems.
Collaborate with internal teams and external partners on study designs and reports.
Manage budgets, contracts, and vendor relationships for studies.
Present results at conferences and publish in journals.

Skills

Economic Modeling

Epidemiology

Health Economic Modeling

Health Economics

HTA

Observational Studies

Outcomes Research

Public Health

Stakeholder Relationship Management

Strategic Planning

Education

Master’s degree in health services research

Doctoral degree (PhD/MD/DrPH/ScD/PharmD) preferred

Job description

The Associate Principal Scientist/Associate Director, Value & Implementation (V&I) Outcomes Research, position resides in the V&I organization, which includes Global Medical and Scientific Affairs as well as Outcomes Research.
Under the guidance of a senior leader, this position has primary responsibility for planning/managing real-world and economic evidence activities for inline and pipeline products to meet the value evidence needs of clinicians, payers, policymakers, health technology assessment (HTA)/reimbursement agencies, and health systems globally.
Types of studies executed include prospective and retrospective observational studies to characterize disease burden and epidemiology, treatment patterns, health‑care resource utilization and costs, physician and patient satisfaction surveys, clinical and patient reported outcomes assessments, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, and economic modelling.

Job Description

Responsibilities And Primary Activities

Helps achieve / sustain reimbursement and market access for the program and indications under their responsibility.
Critically assesses drivers and barriers to reimbursement and market access and provides input into clinical, regulatory, payer/access, marketing and evidence-generation strategy and programs.
In collaboration with internal teams and external partners, designs studies; authors study protocols; and develops measurement questionnaires, case report forms, data analysis plans, final study reports, scientific presentations, and publications.
Responsible for study‑related contracting, budgets, and vendor/partner management and ensures study conduct is aligned with company Policies and SOPs and world‑wide regulations and standards, including Good Pharmacoepidemiology Practice (GPP) for applicable work.
Develops American Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) dossiers for U.S. payers and Global Value Dossiers.
Develops supplementary clinical data package in close partnership with markets and HTA statistics group for submission to HTA agencies.
Supports country affiliates to understand local evidence generation needs, adapts health‑economic evaluations, and customizes outcomes research documents, such as protocols and reimbursement dossiers, according to local requirements.
Works closely with cross‑functional teams to effectively communicate outcomes research and health economic modelling data internally and to external customers.
Maintains awareness of new scientific and methodological developments within therapeutic area.
Builds relationships with scientific experts worldwide.
Presents outcomes research data at national and international congresses and publishes articles in scientific journals.

Required Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Master’s degree in relevant discipline (health services research, outcomes research, epidemiology, public health, health economics, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacy administration).
One to three years experience post master’s degree or one or more years experience post doctoral degree.

Preferred

Doctoral degree (PhD, MD, DrPH, ScD, PharmD) in relevant discipline (health services research, outcomes research, epidemiology, public health, health economics, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacy administration).

Required Skills

Economic Modeling, Epidemiology, Health Economic Modeling, Health Economics, Health Technology Assessment (HTA), Observational Studies, Outcomes Research, Public Health, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Planning

Preferred Skills

Health Services Research, Immunizations, Infectious Disease, Pharmacoeconomics, Scientific Publishing

US And Puerto Rico Residents Only

Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities.

Requirements

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The primary location for this posting is:

USA - New Jersey - Rahway

Where required by law, the compensation range for this role is provided below.

The salary range for the primary location of this role is:

$156,900.00 - $247,000.00

This range reflects the Company's reasonable expectation of the base salary applicable to this role at the time of posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

Additional location(s):

Please note the salary range above applies to the Primary Location of the position. Where a role has other listed locations, different compensation guidelines may apply. You may find the salary ranges for additional locations below. If the salary range is not listed for the location you are applying to, our Talent Acquisition team will provide further information to you relevant to your location.

Additional location(s) Compensation Information:

San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

Employee Status

Regular

Relocation

Domestic

VISA Sponsorship

Yes

Travel Requirements

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements

Hybrid

Shift

Not Indicated