Associate Principal Scientist, Oncology Health Economics

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Full benefits package

Job summary

Merck in the United States is seeking an Associate Principal Scientist to join the Oncology health economic modeling team within the Health Economic and Decision Sciences (BARDS-HEDS). The role focuses on developing and applying predictive and economic models to quantify value for oncology products, engaging with global stakeholders and across drug development phases.

The position offers hybrid work arrangements with global locations including Rahway, NJ, West Point PA, and other sites.

Qualifications

• Relevant work experience in health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) beyond degree.
• Knowledge and experience in economic evaluation of oncology drugs and interventions.
• Experience in conceptualization, design, development and dissemination of health economic models for internal and external decisions.
• Track record of submissions to Health Technology Assessment bodies and publications in conferences and peer-reviewed journals.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills with ability to interact with diverse disciplines.
• Understanding of the US and international market access challenges.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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 and internal cross-functional teams to ensure new methodologies, models and analytics are fully utilized for our products.
• Maintain awareness of external data, modeling methodologies and IT tools 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.

Skills

Data Management

Economic Modeling

Health Economics

Health Economics Evaluation

Health Technology Assessment

Oncology

Researching

Stakeholder Relationship Management

Strategic Planning

Education

PhD preferred

Master’s degree

Job description

Merck in the United States is seeking an Associate Principal Scientist to join the Oncology health economic modeling team within the Health Economic and Decision Sciences (BARDS-HEDS). The role focuses on developing and applying predictive and economic models to quantify value for oncology products, engaging with global stakeholders and across drug development phases.

The position offers hybrid work arrangements with global locations including Rahway, NJ, West Point PA, and other sites.