Associate Principal Scientist (Associate Director) - Outcomes Research

MSD • North Wales, PA

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

Under the guidance of a senior leader, an Associate Principal Scientist/Associate Director, has primary responsibility for planning/managing real world and economic evidence activities for in-line and pipeline products to meet the value evidence needs of clinicians, payers, policymakers, HTA/reimbursement agencies, and health systems globally. Types of studies executed include prospective and retrospective observational studies to characterize 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. Key responsibilities also include development of American Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) dossiers for US payers, and Global Value Dossiers for use by local subsidiaries in their HTA submissions. The incumbent is expected to work cross-functionally with clinical development, medical affairs, biostatistics, market access, commercial and country affiliates. The incumbent may supervise external vendors or partners to execute these activities. The incumbent may have direct interactions with health technology assessment (HTA) agencies, reimbursement decision makers, or national immunization technical advisory groups.

Requirements

• Minimum Masters degree (MSc, MPH) in relevant discipline (health services research, outcomes research, epidemiology, public health, health economics, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacy administration)
• 1-3 years post degree
• Accountability
• Clinical Development
• Clinical Outcomes
• Data Management
• Epidemiology
• Health Economics
• Health Technology Assessment (HTA)
• Medical Affairs
• Medical Economics
• Outcomes Research
• Pharmacodynamics
• Pharmacokinetics
• Pharmacology
• Pharmacovigilance
• Project Reviews
• Researching
• Scientific Research
• Stakeholder Relationship Management
• Strategic Planning

Nice To Haves

• Doctoral degree (PhD, DrPH, ScD, PharmD) in relevant discipline (health services research, outcomes research, epidemiology, public health, health economics, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacy administration)

Responsibilities

• Participates in value evidence teams and serves as outcomes research representative on cross-functional regional and global teams
• Critically assesses drivers and barriers to reimbursement and market access, and provide input into clinical, regulatory, payer/access, marketing and evidence generation strategy and programs
• In collaboration with internal teams and external partners, designs studies, authors study protocols, 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 to ensure 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 US 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, 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 customers
• 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

Benefits

• The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days.
• More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level