Hybrid Principal Scientist – Outcomes Research

at MSD

• Job title: Principal Scientist – Outcomes Research
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $187,000 - $294,400 per year
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Rahway, United States

About the role

• Principal Scientist/Director responsible for managing outcomes research in healthcare value evidence. Collaborating across functions to ensure optimal market access and reimbursement strategies.

Responsibilities

• Partners with Medical Affairs counterparts to develop, execute and deliver on the Value and Implementation (V&I) plan.
• Helps achieve / sustain reimbursement and market access for the program and indications under their responsibility.
• Critically assesses drivers and barriers to reimbursement and market access, and provides input into clinical, regulatory, payer/access, marketing and evidence generation strategies and programs.
• In collaboration with internal teams and external partners, designs studies; authors study protocols; and develops measurement questionnaires, case report forms, data analysis plans, final study reports, scientific presentations, and publications.
• Responsible for study-related contracting, budgets, and vendor/partner management and ensures study conduct is aligned with company Policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs) and world-wide regulations and standards, including Good Pharmacoepidemiology Practice (GPP) for applicable work.
• Develops American Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) dossiers for U.S. payers and Global Value Dossiers.
• Supports country affiliates to understand local evidence generation needs and customize outcomes research documents, such as protocols and reimbursement dossiers, according to local requirements.
• Works closely with cross-functional teams to effectively communicate outcomes research and real-world evidence data internally and to external stakeholders.
• Maintains awareness of new scientific and methodological developments within therapeutic area.
• Builds relationships with scientific experts worldwide.
• Presents outcomes research data at national and international congresses and publishes articles in scientific journals.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree (PhD, MD, DrPH, ScD, PharmD) in relevant discipline (health services research, outcomes research, epidemiology, public health, health economics, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacy administration)
• Required Skills: Biostatistics, Data Management, Epidemiology, Health Economics, Health Technology Assessment (HTA), Medical Economics, Outcomes Research, 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