Associate Principal Scientist, Health Economic and Decision Sciences

We are a research-driven biopharmaceutical company dedicated to following the science to invent medicines and vaccines that make a significant impact for patients worldwide.

About the role

The Associate Principal Scientist will join our Oncology health economic modeling team within the Health Economic and Decision Sciences (HEDS) group, part of the Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences (BARDS) organization. This role focuses on strategic development and application of predictive and economic models to quantify and communicate the value of our oncology products to patients, providers, and payers.

The preferred location for this role is West Point, PA; alternate locations may include Rahway, NJ; Boston, MA; the UK, and Switzerland. Hybrid and flexible work arrangements are available, consistent with local office and country policies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the BARDS HEDS lead for one or more Value and Implementation teams to develop health economic, disease, and predictive models for business insights.
• Utilize discovery, real-world evidence, clinical trial data, and publicly available information to create economic and integrated models addressing key questions across all phases of drug and vaccine development (Phase I through loss of data exclusivity).
• Advance integrated quantitative approaches, focusing on economic, disease, and predictive modeling in collaboration with internal groups and external organizations.
• Develop and maintain global health economic models and tools in-house or with external vendors to provide critical business insights and demonstrate product value.
• Support and train on HEDS models and tools for country/regional team adaptations and external stakeholder communications.
• Disseminate health economic data through presentations at congresses and publications in scientific journals.
• Collaborate with external partners (clinical/economic thought leaders, payer/HTA experts, alliance partners) and internal cross-functional teams to ensure new methodologies and advanced analytics are fully utilized.
• Maintain awareness of external data, modeling methodologies, and IT tools to enhance our Company’s capabilities in health economic modeling, simulation, and data visualization.
• Ensure sharing of work product and best practices across the enterprise.

Requirements

• PhD (preferred) or Master’s degree in Health Economics, Biostatistics, Health Services Research, Actuarial Sciences, Operations Research, or a closely related quantitative field.
• Relevant work experience in health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) beyond the degree.
• Knowledge and experience in economic evaluation of oncology drugs and interventions.
• Expertise in conceptualization, design, development, and dissemination of health economic model approaches for internal and external decisions.
• Track record of submissions to Health Technology Assessment bodies and research publications in conferences and peer-reviewed journals.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills with the ability to collaborate across disciplines.
• Understanding of the market access environment and challenges in the US and key international markets.

Skills

• Data Management
• Economic Modeling
• Health Economics
• Health Economics Evaluation
• Health Technology Assessment (HTA)
• Oncology
• Researching
• Stakeholder Relationship Management
• Strategic Planning

Pay

The salary range for this role is $156,900.00 - $247,000.00. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business needs. The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits, including:

• Medical, dental, vision, and other insurance benefits for employee and family
• Retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• Paid holidays, vacation, compassionate, and sick days

More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

Travel requirements: 10%

VISA sponsorship is available for this role.