Associate Director, Outcomes Research (Oncology)

MSD•North Wales, PA

3d•$156,900 - $247,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This Associate Director position is within the Value and Implementation (V&I), Oncology Outcomes Research organization, which generates real-world evidence and conducts outcomes research to support sustained patient access to company innovations and improve patient health outcomes. Under the guidance of a senior leader, the role supports the V&I Outcomes Research teams in GI cancers and contributes to value evidence strategies for in-line and pipeline products. The role works with cross-functional regional and global teams, internal functions, country affiliates, external partners, and scientific experts. It involves designing and managing research studies, developing evidence and reimbursement materials, supporting health technology assessment submissions, communicating outcomes and health economic evidence, and presenting and publishing research findings. The position is hybrid, based primarily in Rahway, New Jersey, and requires 10% travel.

Requirements

Master's degree (MSc or MPH) in a relevant discipline: health services research, outcomes research, epidemiology, public health, health economics, pharmacoeconomics, or pharmacy administration.
At least 1 year of experience after completing the degree.
Skills in economic modeling, evidence gathering, health economic modeling, health economics, health outcomes, health technology assessment (HTA), oncology, outcomes research, real-world data, and stakeholder relationship management.

Nice To Haves

Doctoral degree (PhD, DrPH, ScD, or PharmD) in a relevant discipline: health services research, outcomes research, epidemiology, public health, health economics, pharmacoeconomics, or pharmacy administration.
Cross-functional teamwork, external stakeholder engagement, health outcomes research, and real-world evidence (RWE).

Responsibilities

Support the value evidence team in GI cancers and contribute to value evidence strategies for in-line and pipeline products.
Represent outcomes research on cross-functional regional and global teams.
Assess drivers and barriers to reimbursement and market access, and provide input into clinical, regulatory, payer/access, marketing, and evidence-generation strategies and programs.
Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to design studies and author study protocols, measurement questionnaires, case report forms, data analysis plans, final study reports, scientific presentations, and publications.
Manage study-related contracting, budgets, and vendors or partners.
Develop American Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) dossiers for US payers and Global Value Dossiers.
Develop supplementary clinical data packages with markets and the HTA statistics group for submission to HTA agencies.
Support country affiliates in understanding local evidence-generation needs, adapting health economic evaluations, and customizing outcomes research documents such as protocols and reimbursement dossiers for local requirements.
Work with cross-functional teams to communicate outcomes research and health economic modeling data internally and to external stakeholders.
Maintain awareness of scientific and methodological developments in the therapeutic area.
Build relationships with scientific experts worldwide.
Present outcomes research data at national and international congresses and publish articles in scientific journals.