Principal Scientist (Director) – Outcomes Research – Hematology Full-time

Outcomes Research Team Lead

This position resides within our company's Value and Implementation (V&I), Outcomes Research organization, which is responsible for real-world evidence generation and outcomes research to enable sustained patient access to our company's innovations and improve patient health outcomes. Under the guidance of a senior leader, this individual will support the V&I, Outcomes Research teams in Hematology with a primary focus on lymphomas.

Primary Responsibilities:

· Support the value evidence teams in hematology and lead the execution of value evidence projects in lymphomas for in-line and pipeline products. Provide outcomes research leadership on cross-functional regional and global teams.

• Critically assess drivers and barriers to reimbursement and market access in collaboration with internal teams, and provide input into clinical, payer/access, marketing and value evidence generation strategies and programs.
• In collaboration with internal teams and external partners, design non-interventional and data synthesis studies, author study protocols, develop 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.
• Develop American Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) dossiers for US payers, and Global Value Dossiers.
• Develop supplementary clinical data package for submission to Health Technology Assessment (HTA) agencies in close partnership with country affiliates and HTA statistics group.
• Support country affiliates to understand local evidence generation needs, adapt health economic evaluations, customize outcomes research documents, such as protocols and reimbursement dossiers, according to local requirements.
• Work closely with cross functional teams to effectively communicate outcomes research and health economic modelling data internally and to external stakeholders.
• Maintain awareness of new scientific and methodological developments within therapeutic area.
• Build relationships with scientific experts worldwide.
• Present outcomes research data at national and international congresses and publish articles in scientific journals.

Required Experience and Skills:

• Advanced or professional degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Outcomes Research, Health Economics, Epidemiology, Pharmaceutical Administration, Public Health, Health Policy, Medicine, or Clinical Pharmacy)
• 5+ years relevant experience following advanced or professional degree
• Hematology or Oncology experience

Minimum Education Required:

• PhD in a relevant discipline (e.g., Outcomes Research, Health Economics, Epidemiology, Pharmaceutical Administration, Health Policy, Public Health)

Required Skills:

Accountability, Biopharmaceuticals, Biopharmaceutics, Data Management, Endocrinology, Epidemiology, Health Outcomes Research, Health Technology Assessment (HTA), Hematology, Lymphoma, Mentorship, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacotherapy, Public Health, Public Health Research, Researching, Scientific Research, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Planning

Salary Range:

$190,800.00 – $300,300.00

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

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.

You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.

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