Hybrid Principal Scientist – Outcomes Research, Oncology Asset

at MSD

• Job title: Principal Scientist – Outcomes Research, Oncology Asset
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $190,800 - $300,300 per year
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Rahway, United States

About the role

• Leading Outcomes Research for Oncology Assets at a global healthcare company. Generating real-world evidence and supporting product development strategies.

Responsibilities

• 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 studies 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 supporting Oncology Asset(s).
• Types of studies executed include prospective and retrospective observational studies to characterize disease burden and epidemiology, treatment patterns, healthcare resource utilization and costs, physician and patient satisfaction surveys, clinical and patient reported outcomes assessments, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, and economic modelling.
• The incumbent is expected to contribute to product development and marketing strategies throughout the lifecycle to ensure that product value is defined and developed to achieve optimal market/patient access and reimbursement.
• The incumbent is expected to work cross-functionally with clinical development, medical affairs, biostatistics, market access, commercial and country affiliates and may have direct interactions with health technology assessment (HTA) agencies, reimbursement decision makers and national immunization technical advisory groups.

Requirements

• Minimum Doctoral degree (PhD, MD, DrPH, ScD, PharmD) in relevant discipline (health services research, outcomes research, epidemiology, public health, health economics, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacy administration)
• 4-6 years post degree Oncology experience
• Knowledge of evolving payer and reimbursement environment: Educate the asset teams on impact of US Value Assessment and other key market HTA requirements on the asset and possible mitigation strategies
• Required Skills: Biopharmaceutics, Biostatistics, Clinical Development, Health Economics, Health Technology Assessment (HTA), Machine Learning (ML), Medical Economics, Outcomes Research, Pathophysiology, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacology, Researching, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Planning

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• paid holidays
• vacation
• compassionate and sick days