Associate Principal Scientist, Health Economic and Decision Sciences

Merck; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 247,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck is seeking an Associate Principal Scientist to join our Oncology health economics modeling team within BARDS-HEDS. The preferred base is West Point, PA, with possible alternate locations including Rahway, NJ; Boston, MA; and international sites.

This hybrid role focuses on health economic modeling for oncology products and communication of value to patients, providers, and payers. You will lead model development using diverse data sources and collaborate across internal groups and external

Qualifications

• Relevant work experience in health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) beyond degree.
• Experience in economic evaluation of oncology drugs and interventions.
• Expertise in health economic model development and dissemination.
• Publications or submissions to HTA bodies and conferences.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of health economic and predictive models.
• Use trial, real-world data, and public sources to inform models.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to apply methodologies.
• Disseminate results via congress presentations and journal publications.
• Support country/regional adaptations and stakeholder communications.

Skills

Data Management

Economic Modeling

Health Economics

HTA

Oncology

Research Skills

Stakeholder Management

Strategic Planning

Education

PhD or MS in quantitative field

Job description

Job Description

We are a research-driven biopharmaceutical company. Our mission is built on the simple premise that if we “follow the science”, great medicines can make a significant impact to our world. And we believe that a research-driven enterprise dedicated to world-class science can succeed by inventing medicine and vaccine innovations that make a difference for patients across the globe.

Description

We are a research-driven biopharmaceutical company. Our mission is built on the simple premise that if we “follow the science”, great medicines can make a significant impact to our world. And we believe that a research-driven enterprise dedicated to world-class science can succeed by inventing medicine and vaccine innovations that make a difference for patients across the globe.

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a new Associate Principal Scientist to join our Oncology health economic modeling team in the Health Economic and Decision Sciences group. The preferred location for this role is West Point, PA; although alternate locations may be considered, including Rahway, NJ; Boston, MA; the UK, and Switzerland. Hybrid and flexible work arrangements are possible, consistent with local office and country policies.

The Health Economic and Decision Sciences (HEDS) department is part of our Company’s Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences (BARDS) organization. BARDS is responsible for strategic design and analysis to enable informed decision making in the discovery, development and delivery of our Company’s innovative products, and is a leader in quantitative scientific methodology and its application to enable the targeting, discovery, development, manufacturing, and marketing of drugs and vaccines for the benefit of patients and global public health. In collaboration with internal and external partners, the BARDS-HEDS department specifically provides strategic and technical leadership to enable patient access, measure and quantify the value of our Company’s products, inform internal and external decisions, and shape methodology and external health policy and practice. This position will focus on health economic modeling for oncology products.

Role

Under the direction of an HEDS Senior Director, the Associate Principal Scientist provides strategic development and use of industry-leading predictive and economic models to enhance our understanding of disease and to quantify and communicate the value of our oncology products to patients, providers, and payers.

• Serve as the BARDS HEDS lead for one or more Value and Implementation teams to develop health economic, disease, and predictive models to enable business insights for the product.
• Utilize discovery, real world evidence, clinical trial and published data, and publicly available information and tools to provide economic and integrated models to answer key questions in all phases of drug and vaccine development – Phase I through loss of data exclusivity.
• Advance the use of integrated quantitative approaches, focusing on economic, disease, and predictive modeling and simulation in partnership with other internal groups and external organizations.
• Development and maintenance of health quality global health economic models and tools in-house or in collaboration with external vendors to provide critical business insights and fully demonstrate the value of our company’s products.
• Support and training of HEDS models and tools to support country/regional team adaptations and communications with external stakeholders.
• Dissemination of health economic data via presentations at congresses and publications in scientific journals.
• Work closely with external collaborators (clinical/economic thought leaders, payer/HTA experts, alliance partners) and internal cross-functional teams to ensure that new methodologies, models and advanced analytics are fully utilized for our products.
• Maintain awareness of external data, modeling methodologies and IT tools to collaborate across relevant internal stakeholders to enhance our Company’s capabilities in health economic modeling, simulation, and data visualization.
• Ensure sharing of work product and relevant best practices across our Company's enterprise.

Education

• PhD (preferred) or Master’s degree, in Health Economics, Biostatistics, Health Services Research, Actuarial Sciences, Operations Research or a closely related quantitative field

Required Experience And Skills

• Relevant work experience in health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) beyond PhD or Master’s degree
• Knowledge and experience in economic evaluation of oncology drugs and interventions
• Expertise and solid hands-on experience in the conceptualization, design, development and dissemination of health economic model approaches to enable internal and external decisions
• Track record of submissions to Health Technology Assessment bodies and research publications in conferences and peer-reviewed journals
• Strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills with ability to interact with individuals from a variety of disciplines
• Understanding of the market access environment and challenges in the US and key international markets

Required Skills

Data Management, Economic Modeling, Health Economics, Health Economics Evaluation, Health Technology Assessment (HTA), Oncology, Researching, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Planning

US And Puerto Rico Residents Only

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The primary location for this posting is:
USA - Pennsylvania - West Point

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:

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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