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Associate Director, Outcomes Research-General Medicine/Biosimilar-QUA004797

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Merck & Co., Inc. Kenilworth, N.J., U.S.A. known as Merck in the United States and Canada, is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company – one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us.

Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of an individual like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork. As part of our global team, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.


Under the guidance of an Executive Director, Center for Observational and Real-world Evidence (CORE), an Associate Director has the primary responsibility for planning and managing real world evidence activities for in-line and developmental Merck drugs/vaccines on a worldwide basis. This includes all phases of outcomes research and real world evidence needs including design and implementation of retrospective database studies, assessment of patient reported outcomes (PROs), epidemiological studies and economic modeling. The incumbent works closely with Customer Business Line teams, Regional Product Directors, affiliates, Public Affairs, Medical Education and Merck Research Laboratories (MRL) colleagues to ensure programs are consistent with marketing strategies in key countries. The incumbent also contributes to product development and marketing strategies to ensure that product value is defined and developed. The incumbent will coordinate operational elements related to product value synthesis and dissemination with internal and external stakeholders.

- Participates in Value and Evidence Sub-teams (VEST) and provides leadership in developing the OR strategies and plans for developmental compounds and obtains cross-divisional senior management approval.
- Critically assesses drivers and barriers to reimbursement and market access, identifying value evidence needs to provide input into clinical and market development programs.
- Work closely with CORE operations and CRO to facilitate contractual budgetary commitment and spend across OR projects
- Implements programs to document disease burden and unmet need, PRO components, and health economic aspects of disease and the value of drug therapy as outlined in the OR planning process/map and generates data on a worldwide basis to support pricing and reimbursement.
- Develops value evidence deliverables (e.g., health economic evaluations) and their adaptation to generate country-specific data supporting pricing and reimbursement.
- Works closely with the VEST team members to develop OR plans for Merck in-line and developmental products based on the regulatory, marketing and reimbursement/HTA environments on a worldwide basis; including US specific market needs. Works with MRL colleagues, affiliates and consultants to write, coordinate, and validate as required, study design, protocols, measurement questionnaires, case report forms, data analysis plans, and final reports/publications.
- Works with the Merck Investigator Study Program Committee to evaluate outcomes research study protocols for studies in local markets.
- Supports affiliates to understand local needs, adapt health economic evaluations, customize Outcomes Research documents such as protocols and reimbursement dossiers, which includes the development of the worldwide template document including global value dossier and input forms, design of data collection forms for customization to countries, and in collaboration with affiliates, adaptation of the document according to local requirements.
- Works closely with other departments (i.e. GHH and Public Affairs) to effectively develop/ communicate OR data and consistent messages throughout Merck and to external customers.
- Responsible for maintaining awareness of scientific developments within his/her areas of expertise, both in terms of new methodology and new activities to establish communications with key outcomes research opinion leaders.
- Builds relationships with health economic and outcomes research experts worldwide.
- Presents outcomes research data at international/national congresses and publishes articles in scientific journals.

Qualifications

Education:

- At least Master’s Degree Required from a school of medicine, public health, management, pharmacy, or economics
- Doctoral (preferred) degree from a school of medicine, public health, management, pharmacy, or economics

Required:

- Minimum of 2 years of experience in the design and implementation of clinical, epidemiological, or health economic studies
- A track record of scientific presentations and publications

Preferred:

- Doctoral degree with 3+ years relevant experience or doctoral training preferred
- Demonstrated expertise in the field of outcomes research, epidemiology or health economics preferred.
- Excellent leadership and strategic thinking skills

Our employees are the key to our company’s success. We demonstrate our commitment to our employees by offering a competitive and valuable rewards program. Our Company’s benefits are designed to support the wide range of goals, needs and lifestyles of our employees, and many of the people that matter the most in their lives. If you need an accommodation for the application process please email us at staffingaadar@merck.com.

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Job: Quantitative Sciences Generic

Job Title:Assoc. Dir, Quant. Sciences

Primary Location: NA-US-PA-Upper Gwynedd

Other Locations: NA-US-NJ-Cokesbury, NA-US-NJ-Rahway

Employee Status: Regular

Travel: Yes, 20 % of the Time

Number of Openings: 1

Company Trade Name:Merck

Company

Our vision is to make a difference in the lives of people globally through our innovative medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, consumer health and animal products. We aspire to be the best healthcare company in the world and are dedicated to providing leading innovations and solutions for tomorrow.

We have made it our mission to provide innovative, distinctive products and services that save and improve lives, satisfy customer needs and to be recognized as a great place to work

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