Executive Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Doctoral degree (PhD, MD, DrPH, ScD) in relevant discipline (health services research, outcomes research, epidemiology, public health, health economics, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacy administration).
• Ten or more years of experience post degree.
• Track record of successful team leadership and global experience in real world evidence.
• Demonstration of knowledge and evidence generation that has supported optimal recommendations/guidelines, reimbursement, and payer/provider access and treatment decisions.
• Biomarkers
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Evidence Generation
• Executive Leadership
• Oncology
• Outcomes Research
• Precision Medicine (PM)
• Real World Evidence (RWE)
• Scientific Leadership
• Scientific Publications
• Stakeholder Relationship Management

Nice To Haves

• Strong published research in Precision Medicine Oncology and Real-World Evidence.
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• Current Contingent Workers apply HERE
• US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:
• San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance
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• Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Responsibilities

• Leads, manages and provides scientific and strategic direction to teams leading the development and execution of high-quality evidence strategies and plans.
• Leads development and execution of Precision Medicine Outcomes Research plans that informs market decisions and that spans across tumor and asset needs.
• Ensures Outcomes Research plans deliver real world evidence that address cross-tumor/asset needs that informs market decisions in collaboration with tumor and asset teams, such as data quality assessment, federated data network development, and development of umbrella and adaptable protocols with V&I stakeholders to generate evidence that advances patient care and identifies unmet data needs/gaps.
• Develops a strong matrix relationship with clinical development, medical affairs, tumor and asset Outcomes Research, market access, biomarker, companion diagnostic, precision medicine commercial, and key markets to ensure that real world evidence informs market decisions related to our company's oncology medicines and associated biomarkers/diagnostics supporting access strategies and demonstrating value in real world settings.
• Represents the perspectives and experiences of their team to shape the strategy and function of the outcomes research organization within the company through involvement in the extended leadership team and leading strategic initiatives that strengthen precision medicine evidence generation capabilities.
• Develop effective partnerships with internal stakeholders and external thought leaders in precision medicine and real-world evidence, to maintain our understanding of the external environment, inform our value evidence strategies and shape the environment for innovative applications.
• Maintains awareness of new scientific and methodological developments within Oncology and encourages appropriate application of new methods to real world evidence, including precision medicine studies to improve evidence generation and support patient care advancement.
• Maintains responsibility to ensure study conduct is aligned with company Policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs) and world-wide regulations and standards, including Good Pharmacoepidemiology Practice (GPP) for applicable work.
• Accountable for innovative and effective dissemination of value evidence deliverables through presentations at scientific congresses, publications in peer-reviewed journals, press releases, promotional materials, and social media to broaden awareness of precision medicine evidence and its implications for patient care.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision healthcare
• other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• retirement benefits
• 401(k)
• paid holidays
• vacation
• compassionate and sick days