Associate Director, Center for Observational and Real-world Evidence (CORE) Oncology Pan Tumor

Job Description

New hires in office-based roles in the US & Puerto Rico will be required, subject to applicable law, to demonstrate that they have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or qualify for a medical or religious exemption to this vaccination requirement that can be accommodated without an undue burden to the operation. However, subject to applicable law, employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as employees in health services, customer facing commercial, or research based roles, will be required to be fully vaccinated as a condition of employment.

Attention NJ Applicants: In April 2020, our Company announced plans to consolidate our New Jersey campuses into a single New Jersey headquarters location in Rahway, NJ by 2023. Therefore, the NJ work location for this role will be temporarily based and the exact timing of the departmental move to Rahway, NJ will be communicated at a future date.

The individual hired will be a part of the Pan Tumor team within Center for Observational and Real world Evidence (CORE) leading Real World Evidence Generation (RWE) projects to support our oncology business. The role comprises of the following responsibilities:

• Be a part of the Innovative Strategies (IS) team that supports indications that are tumor agnostic and based on basket trials

• Work closely with the IS Value Evidence Sub Team (VEST) Lead to define the RWE plan, in collaboration with colleagues from commercial, medical affairs, clinical, policy, market access, country affiliates, and from other relevant teams to ensure that value evidence initiatives and RWE studies are aligned with business strategies

• Understand internal and external stakeholder value evidence needs and develop evidence generation activities aligned with the needs

• Implement RWE studies to document the burden and cost of diseases, unmet medical need, patient and caregiver perspective and the value of drug therapy as outlined in the Innovative Strategy VEST plan

• Responsible for executing on research projects including development of the study protocol, analyses, and dissemination of the results internally and externally. The incumbent will be responsible for contracting and budget management for the projects.

• Work closely with teams responsible for developing reimbursement related clinical trial analysis, economics models, patient reported outcomes and epidemiology assessments to ensure robust evidence package is developed for HTA/reimbursement submissions

• Develop a clear value evidence plan and pan tumor initiatives to support product life cycle management strategies in collaboration with colleagues from CORE and cross functional partners from commercial, medical affairs, clinical, policy, market access, etc.

• Support our country affiliates and adapt pan tumor projects and RWE to local needs

• Provide outcomes research expertise and tools such as protocols, input forms, data collection forms for customization to countries, per local requirements

• Obtain scientific input through pan-tumor scientific advisory panels on RWE, as required

• Communicate findings from real world activities internally and externally

• Present real world evidence at international/national congresses and publish articles in scientific journals.

• Stay abreast of advances externally in the field of oncology and use of RWE in topics relevant to the job responsibilities

• Contribute to external conversations and interact with experts in oncology RWE worldwide

Education Minimum Requirement:

• Doctoral degree PhD or MSc/MPH, from a recognized school of medicine, public health, management, pharmacy, or economics, in health services research, epidemiology, public health or significant work experience in health services research, epidemiology, public health, or health economics strongly desired

Required Experience and Skills:

• 1 year post PhD or 3+ years post-Master’s degree of relevant experience in the areas of health economics, outcomes research, market access, HTA or related field

• Demonstrated expertise in the design and implementation of epidemiological, or health economic studies

• Demonstrated expertise in the fields of outcomes research, health services research, epidemiology or health economics, and/or health technology assessment

• A track record of scientific presentations and publications

• Strong leadership and strategic thinking skills

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Understanding and application of outcomes research in oncology

• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry

We are a research-driven biopharmaceutical company. Our mission is built on the simple premise that if we “follow the science” and that great medicines can make a significant impact to our world. And we believe that a research-driven enterprise dedicated to world-class science can succeed by inventing medicine and vaccine innovations that make a difference for patients across the globe.

Who we are …

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for …

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

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For positions located in the United States and Puerto Rico – Subject to applicable law, all new hires (including internal transfers) must demonstrate that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or that they qualify for a medical or religious exemption to this vaccination requirement. New hires (including internal transfers) to a position that, as determined by the Company, requires routine collaboration with external stakeholders (such as roles in health services or customer-facing commercial or research-based roles) (“Customer-Facing Role”) who are not vaccinated must qualify for a medical or religious exemption and be in a position that the Company determines can accommodate unvaccinated employees without causing an undue burden to business operations. If, following dialog with the candidate as appropriate, it is determined that the candidate either a) does not qualify for a religious or medical exemption or, b) for candidates applying for Customer-Facing roles, it is determined that allowing the candidate to work without vaccination would cause an undue burden to the Company, the candidate will be ineligible for hire or transfer, or any offer of employment or transfer (if applicable) will be revoked. Please note that notwithstanding the approval of any reasonable accommodation, the Company reserves the right to monitor, modify, or revoke any such accommodation if it is determined, following dialog with the employee, that the accommodation is no longer effective or results in an undue burden to the Company.

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Requisition ID:R175089