Director, Value & Real-World Oncology Outcomes

Merck; Rahway (NJ); Hybrid; USD 191,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays and vacation

Sick days and compassionate days

Job summary

Merck seeks a Principal Scientist/Director of Value & Implementation Outcomes Research in the U.S. hybrid role. You will design real-world evidence studies for in-line and pipeline programs, supporting payer, clinician, and HTA needs globally.

The role partners across Medical Affairs, biostatistics, market access and country affiliates, contributing to AMCP dossiers, Global Value Dossiers and economic modelling for reimbursement and access.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree (PhD, MD, DrPH, ScD, or PharmD with fellowship in relevant discipline (Health services research, Outcomes research, Epidemiology, Public health, Health economics, Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmacy administration)
• Four or more years of experience post-doctoral degree or 7+ years of experience post master’s degree in life science industry conducting NIR and generating Value Evidence
• Oncology experience

Responsibilities

• Partners with Medical Affairs counterparts to develop, execute and deliver on the Value and Implementation (V&I) plan.
• 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 strategies 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 stakeholders.
• 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.

Skills

Data Analysis

Data Management

Emotional Intelligence

Evidence Gathering

Health Economics

Market Assessments

Market Opportunity Analysis

Observational Studies

Outcomes Research

Pharmacoeconomics

Product Management Strategy

Qualitative Analysis

Research Reporting

Stakeholder Negotiations

Stakeholder Relationship Management

Strategic Planning

Study Design

Value Propositions

Values Assessment

Job description

Merck seeks a Principal Scientist/Director of Value & Implementation Outcomes Research in the U.S. hybrid role. You will design real-world evidence studies for in-line and pipeline programs, supporting payer, clinician, and HTA needs globally.

The role partners across Medical Affairs, biostatistics, market access and country affiliates, contributing to AMCP dossiers, Global Value Dossiers and economic modelling for reimbursement and access.