Associate Director, Outcomes Research (Oncology)

Merck•North Wales, PA
•$156,900 - $247,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This 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 the company’s innovations and improve patient health outcomes. Under the guidance of a senior leader, the Associate Director will support the V&I Outcomes Research teams in GI cancers. The role contributes to value evidence strategies for in-line and pipeline products, evaluates reimbursement and market-access considerations, and collaborates with internal teams and external partners on study design, evidence generation, health economic evaluation, and communications. The position also supports payer and health technology assessment submissions, country affiliates’ local evidence needs, scientific presentations, and publications. The role is based in Rahway, New Jersey, with a hybrid work arrangement and 10% travel.

Requirements

  • A master's degree (MSc or MPH) in a relevant discipline, such as health services research, outcomes research, epidemiology, public health, health economics, pharmacoeconomics, or pharmacy administration.
  • At least 1 year of experience post degree.
  • Required skills: 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

  • A doctoral degree (PhD, DrPH, ScD, or PharmD) in a relevant discipline, such as health services research, outcomes research, epidemiology, public health, health economics, pharmacoeconomics, or pharmacy administration.
  • Preferred skills: 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.
  • Serve as the outcomes research representative 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, including protocols and reimbursement dossiers, to local requirements.
  • Communicate outcomes research and health economic modeling data internally and to external stakeholders in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • 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.

Benefits

  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision healthcare
  • Other insurance benefits for employees and families
  • Retirement benefits, including 401(k)
  • Paid holidays
  • Vacation
  • Compassionate days
  • Sick days
  • Annual bonus eligibility
  • Long-term incentive eligibility, if applicable
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