Associate Principal Scientist (Associate Director) - Outcomes Research
About The Position
The Associate Principal Scientist/Associate Director, Value & Implementation (V&I) Outcomes Research, is part of the V&I organization, which includes Global Medical and Scientific Affairs and Outcomes Research. Under the guidance of a senior leader, the position plans and manages real-world and economic evidence activities for inline and pipeline products, addressing the value evidence needs of clinicians, payers, policymakers, health technology assessment (HTA) and reimbursement agencies, and health systems globally. Studies may include prospective and retrospective observational research; disease burden and epidemiology; treatment patterns; healthcare resource utilization and costs; physician and patient satisfaction surveys; clinical and patient-reported outcomes assessments; systematic reviews and meta-analyses; and economic modelling. The role develops American Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) dossiers for U.S. payers and Global Value Dossiers for local subsidiaries' HTA submissions. It works cross-functionally with clinical development, medical affairs, biostatistics, market access, commercial teams, and country affiliates, and may supervise external vendors or partners. The position may interact directly with HTA agencies, reimbursement decision makers, and national immunization technical advisory groups. The primary location is Rahway, New Jersey, and the role has a hybrid work arrangement. Domestic relocation is listed, visa sponsorship is available, and travel requirements are 10%.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in a relevant discipline, such as health services research, outcomes research, epidemiology, public health, health economics, pharmacoeconomics, or pharmacy administration.
- One to three years of experience after a master’s degree, or one or more years of experience after a doctoral degree.
- Required skills: economic modeling, epidemiology, health economic modeling, health economics, health technology assessment (HTA), observational studies, outcomes research, public health, stakeholder relationship management, and strategic planning.
Nice To Haves
- Doctoral degree (PhD, MD, 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: health services research, immunizations, infectious disease, pharmacoeconomics, and scientific publishing.
Responsibilities
- Help achieve and sustain reimbursement and market access for the programs and indications under responsibility.
- Critically 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 and budgets, oversee vendors and partners, and ensure study conduct complies with company policies and SOPs, worldwide regulations and standards, and Good Pharmacoepidemiology Practice (GPP) where applicable.
- Develop AMCP dossiers for U.S. payers and Global Value Dossiers.
- Develop supplementary clinical data packages in partnership 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 to local requirements.
- Work with cross-functional teams to communicate outcomes research and health-economic modelling data internally and to external customers.
- Maintain awareness of new scientific and methodological developments within 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, dental, and vision healthcare and other insurance benefits for employees and family.
- Retirement benefits, including 401(k).
- Paid holidays, vacation, compassionate days, and sick days.
- Eligible for an annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
