Prin. Scientist, Outcomes Research Job

Prin. Scientist, Outcomes Research-OUT000387

Description

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.


Predictive and Economic Modeling (PEM) is part of Merck’s
Center for Real-World Effectiveness (CORE)

The Center for Observational and Real-world Evidence at
Merck is responsible for generating the evidence to support scientific and
commercial value of Merck’s portfolio to optimize access, reimbursement, and
patient outcomes. In collaboration with internal and external
partners, Predictive and Economic Modeling (PEM) provides strategic and
technical leadership to enable patient access, assure the value our products
matter to customers, inform internal and external decisions, and shape
methodology and external health policy and practice.

Under the direction of a PEM
Executive Director, the Principal
Scientist provides strategic development
and use of industry-leading
predictive and economic models to enhance our understanding of disease and to quantify and communicate the value of our products to patients,
providers, and payers. The scientist provides model-based business
insights across all phases of drug and vaccine development. In addition, she/he serves as the PEM lead for one or more value evidence teams to
develop health economic, disease, and predictive models to enable business
insights for the product.

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Utilize
discovery, real world evidence, clinical trial and published data, and
publicly available information and tools to provide economic and integrated models
to answer key questions in all phases of drug and vaccine development – Phase I
through loss of data exclusivity.

·
Advance
the use of integrated quantitative approaches, focusing on economic, disease,
and predictive modeling and simulation in partnership with other internal
groups and external organizations.

·
Liaise
with statistics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics teams, IT, data management,
and other quantitative groups in Merck to optimize strategy and align resources
for their respective products.

·
Maintain
awareness of external data, models and IT environment to collaborate across relevant
internal stakeholders to enhance Merck capabilities in modeling, simulation,
and data visualization.

·
Work
closely with external (other companies, payers, academic and regulatory) collaborators
and partners to assure that new methodologies, models and advanced analytics
are fully utilized for our products.

Qualifications

Education Requirements:

- PhD (preferred) or Masters in Quantitative
Sciences such as Health Economics, Mathematics, Predictive Modeling, Statistics,
Operations Research, Physics, Engineering or closely related field with 5 or
more years beyond PhD or 7 or more years beyond Masters of relevant experience
in healthcare

Required:

·
Exceptional leadership skills with experience
in leading teams

·
Experience in the design and development of
model approaches to enable internal and external decisions

·
Experience in managing resources and driving
implementation

·
Exceptional technical and problem solving
skills

·
Deep knowledge and experience in the
application of predictive modeling to solve problems in the pharmaceutical or
biotechnology industry to enable internal and external decisions

·
Experience in presenting to Reimbursement,
Regulatory or Health Agencies

·
Strong record of scientific presentations and
research publications in peer-reviewed journals

·
Excellent communication skills (oral and
written) are expected

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: Outcomes Research -Health Econ

Job Title:Prin. Scientist, Outcomes Research

Primary Location: NA-US-PA-Upper Gwynedd

Other Locations: NA-US-PA-West Point, NA-US-NJ-Kenilworth, NA-US-MA-Boston, NA-US-NJ-Rahway, NA-US-CA-Palo Alto

Employee Status: Regular

Travel: Yes, 5 % of the Time

Number of Openings: 1

Hazardous Materials: None

Company Trade Name:Merck