Senior Principal Scientist (Senior Director), Health Economic and Decision Sciences (HEDS) - LATAM
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Senior Principal Scientist (Senior Director), Health Economic and Decision Sciences (HEDS)
Description
We are a research-driven biopharmaceutical company. Our mission is built on the simple premise that if we "follow the science", 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.
We have an exciting opportunity for a new Principal Scientist to join our Health Economic and Decision Sciences (HEDS) group. The preferred locations are US (Rahway, NJ; West Point, PA); Canada, Mexico or South America.
The Health Economic and Decision Sciences (HEDS) department is part of our Company's Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences (BARDS) organization. BARDS is responsible for strategic design and analysis to enable informed decision making in the discovery, development and delivery of Our Company's innovative products, and is a leader in quantitative scientific methodology and its application to enable the targeting, discovery, development, manufacturing, and marketing of drugs and vaccines for the benefit of patients and global public health. In collaboration with internal and external partners, the BARDS-HEDS department specifically provides strategic and technical leadership to enable patient access, measure and quantify the value of Our Company's products, inform internal and external decisions, and shape methodology and external health policy and practice.
This position will focus on health economic model adaptations for local markets across Latin America (LATAM) region. Under the guidance of the Executive Director in HEDS, the incumbent will share with local markets the responsibility for local adaptation of global Health Economics Models in the region aligned with Value & Implementation strategies and Local Market Access priorities. A close collaboration with global/ regional teams and local markets including different functions, such as: Regional and Local Market Access leads, Regional Outcomes Research leads, Global Health Economics leads and Global Outcomes Research leads, is required to ensure consistency and alignment with strategies. This job will require 15-20% of travel primarily within the LATAM region.
Primary responsibilities:
Position Qualifications
Education Requirement
Required Experience and Skills
BARDS2020
#eligibleforERP
Current Employees apply HERE
Current Contingent Workers apply HERE
Secondary Language(s) Job Description
Scientifique principal principal (directeur principal), sciences de l'conomie de la sant et de la dcision (HEDS)
Description
Nous sommes une entreprise biopharmaceutique axe sur la recherche. Notre mission est construite sur la simple prmisse que si nous " suivons la science ", les excellents mdicaments peuvent avoir un impact significatif sur notre monde. Et nous croyons qu'une entreprise axe sur la recherche ddie la science de classe mondiale peut russir en inventant des innovations en matire de mdecine et de vaccins qui font une diffrence pour les patients du monde entier.
Nous avons une opportunit passionnante pour un nouveau scientifique principal de rejoindre notre groupe de sciences conomiques et dcisionnelles de la sant (HEDS). Les emplacements prfrs sont les tats-Unis (Rahway, NJ ; West Point, PA) ; le Canada; le Mexique ou l'Amrique du Sud.
Le dpartement des sciences de l'conomie et de la dcision de la sant (HEDS) fait partie de l'organisation Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences (BARDS) de notre entreprise. BARDS est responsable de la conception et de l'analyse stratgiques pour permettre une prise de dcision claire dans la dcouverte, le dveloppement et la livraison des produits innovants de notre entreprise, et est un chef de file de la mthodologie scientifique quantitative et de son application pour permettre le ciblage, la dcouverte, le dveloppement, la fabrication et la commercialisation de mdicaments et de vaccins au profit des patients et de la sant publique mondiale. En collaboration avec des partenaires internes et externes, le dpartement BARDS-HEDS fournit spcifiquement un leadership stratgique et technique pour permettre l'accs des patients, mesurer et quantifier la valeur des produits de notre entreprise, clairer les dcisions internes et externes, et faonner la mthodologie et la politique et la pratique de la sant externe.
Ce poste se concentrera sur les adaptations du modle conomique de sant pour les marchs locaux de la rgion de l'Amrique latine (LATAM). Sous la direction du directeur excutif de HEDS, le titulaire partagera avec les marchs locaux la responsabilit de l'adaptation locale des modles mondiaux d'conomie de la sant dans la rgion aligns sur les stratgies de valeur et de mise en uvre et les priorits d'accs au march local. Une collaboration troite avec les quipes mondiales/rgionales et les marchs locaux, y compris diffrentes fonctions, telles que : les responsables de l'accs aux marchs rgionaux et locaux, les responsables de la recherche sur les rsultats rgionaux, les responsables de l'conomie de la sant mondiale et les responsables de la recherche sur les rsultats mondiaux, est ncessaire pour assurer la cohrence et l'alignement avec les stratgies. Cet emploi ncessitera 15 20 % de voyages principalement dans la rgion LATAM.
Principales responsabilits :
Partage avec les marchs locaux la responsabilit des adaptations du modle conomique de sant pour les marchs de la rgion.
Travaille avec l'accs au march local et rgional/la recherche sur les rsultats/la valeur et la mise en uvre pour planifier les besoins d'adaptation du modle conomique de sant dans la rgion.
Travaille avec les quipes locales et du sige social pour s'aligner sur les stratgies conomiques de sant spcifiques au march et aux produits.
Travaille avec les quipes locales, rgionales et du sige social pour planifier les entres du modle.
Conduit ou supervise l'excution d'adaptations du modle conomique de la sant.
Assure la qualit des adaptations du modle conomique de sant.
Sur les marchs qui prfrent procder l'adaptation du modle en utilisant un fournisseur local qualifi ou par le personnel interne de notre entreprise :
O Assure la qualification du fournisseur local et/ou du personnel local de notre entreprise,
O Assure une formation approprie des modles conomiques de la sant et des guides d'adaptation des modles,
O examine de manire critique les entres et les rsultats de l'analyse conomique de la sant locale pour assurer la qualit.
labore un rapport d'adaptation du modle des fins de formation.
Soutient la formation de modles conomiques de sant adapts pour les quipes locales et rgionales d'OR et d'accs au march.
Aide les collgues locaux et rgionaux de l'OR et de l'accs au march toute question provenant des organes/dcideurs de l'HTA.
Coordonne et s'aligne avec les parties prenantes internes pour raliser des adaptations de modle cohrentes, de haute qualit et opportunes.
Gre 3 4 entrepreneurs effectuant des adaptations du modle conomique de sant.
Travaille la modlisation de l'avancement mthodologique pertinent pour les rgions.
labore des directives pour amliorer constamment nos mthodes de travail afin d'tre plus efficaces dans toutes les phases des adaptations du modle conomique de la sant.
Qualifications du poste
Exigence en matire d'ducation
Doctorat (de prfrence) ou matrise, en conomie de la sant, recherche sur les rsultats, biostatistique, recherche sur les services de sant, sciences actuarielles ou dans un domaine quantitatif troitement li
Exprience et comptences requises
Un minimum de 5 ans d'exprience en conomie de la sant et en modlisation pour une socit pharmaceutique ou chez un fournisseur externe.
Exprience de la soumission de modles conomiques de sant aux organismes HTA, aux dcideurs sur les marchs de la rgion couverte et la comprhension de leurs exigences.
Excellentes comptences en relations interpersonnelles, en communication et en gestion de projet.
Capacit travailler de manire interfonctionnelle avec un fort tat d'esprit collaboratif.
Solides comptences en leadership, avec une exprience dans la gestion des ressources, le budget et la mise en uvre.
Matrise de l'anglais et de l'espagnol.
US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:
Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:
EEOC Know Your Rights
EEOC GINA Supplement
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination
We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively.
Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts
U.S. Hybrid Work Model
Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as "remote".
The Company is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this job in certain states and cities within the United States. Final determinations with respect to salary will take into account a number of factors, which may include, but not be limited to the primary work location and the chosen candidate's relevant skills, experience, and education.
Expected US salary range:
$206,200.00 - $324,600.00
Available benefits include bonus eligibility, long term incentive if applicable, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days. A summary of benefits is listed here.
San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance
Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.
Employee Status:
Regular
Relocation:
No relocation
VISA Sponsorship:
No
Travel Requirements:
25%
Flexible Work Arrangements:
Remote
Shift:
Not Indicated
Valid Driving License:
No
Hazardous Material(s):
n/a
Job Posting End Date:
04/11/2025
*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
Senior Principal Scientist (Senior Director), Health Economic and Decision Sciences (HEDS)
Description
We are a research-driven biopharmaceutical company. Our mission is built on the simple premise that if we "follow the science", 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.
We have an exciting opportunity for a new Principal Scientist to join our Health Economic and Decision Sciences (HEDS) group. The preferred locations are US (Rahway, NJ; West Point, PA); Canada, Mexico or South America.
The Health Economic and Decision Sciences (HEDS) department is part of our Company's Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences (BARDS) organization. BARDS is responsible for strategic design and analysis to enable informed decision making in the discovery, development and delivery of Our Company's innovative products, and is a leader in quantitative scientific methodology and its application to enable the targeting, discovery, development, manufacturing, and marketing of drugs and vaccines for the benefit of patients and global public health. In collaboration with internal and external partners, the BARDS-HEDS department specifically provides strategic and technical leadership to enable patient access, measure and quantify the value of Our Company's products, inform internal and external decisions, and shape methodology and external health policy and practice.
This position will focus on health economic model adaptations for local markets across Latin America (LATAM) region. Under the guidance of the Executive Director in HEDS, the incumbent will share with local markets the responsibility for local adaptation of global Health Economics Models in the region aligned with Value & Implementation strategies and Local Market Access priorities. A close collaboration with global/ regional teams and local markets including different functions, such as: Regional and Local Market Access leads, Regional Outcomes Research leads, Global Health Economics leads and Global Outcomes Research leads, is required to ensure consistency and alignment with strategies. This job will require 15-20% of travel primarily within the LATAM region.
Primary responsibilities:
- Shares with local markets the responsibility for health economic model adaptations for markets in the region.
- Works with local and regional Market Access/Outcomes Research/Value & Implementation to plan for health economic model adaptation needs in the region.
- Works with local and HQ teams to align on market and product-specific health economic strategies.
- Works with local, regional and HQ teams to plan for model inputs.
- Conducts or supervises the execution of health economic model adaptations.
- Ensures quality of health economic model adaptations.
- In markets that prefer to conduct model adaptation using a qualified local supplier or by internal Company staff:
- Ensures qualification of the local supplier and/or local Company staff,
- Ensures appropriate training of the health economic models and model adaptation guides,
- Critically reviews inputs and outputs of local health economic analysis to ensure quality.
- Develops model adaptations report for training purpose.
- Supports training of adapted health economic models for local and regional OR and market access teams.
- Assists local and regional OR and market access colleagues answering any questions coming from the HTA bodies/decision makers.
- Coordinates and aligns with internal stakeholders to achieve consistent, high quality and timely model adaptations.
- Manages 3-4 contractors conducting health economic model adaptations.
- Works on modeling methodological advancement relevant for the regions.
- Develops guidance to consistently improve our Ways of Working to be more efficient in all the phases of health economic model adaptations.
Position Qualifications
Education Requirement
- PhD (preferred) or Master's degree, in Health Economics, Outcomes Research, Biostatistics, Health Services Research, Actuarial Sciences or a closely related, quantitative field
Required Experience and Skills
- A minimum of 5 years' experience in health economics and modeling working for a Pharma company or in an external supplier.
- Experience submitting health economic models to HTA bodies, decision makers in markets in the covered region and understanding of their requirements.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and project management skills.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with strong collaborative mindset.
- Strong Leadership skills, with experience in managing resources, budget and driving implementation.
- Fluency in English and Spanish.
BARDS2020
#eligibleforERP
Current Employees apply HERE
Current Contingent Workers apply HERE
Secondary Language(s) Job Description
Scientifique principal principal (directeur principal), sciences de l'conomie de la sant et de la dcision (HEDS)
Description
Nous sommes une entreprise biopharmaceutique axe sur la recherche. Notre mission est construite sur la simple prmisse que si nous " suivons la science ", les excellents mdicaments peuvent avoir un impact significatif sur notre monde. Et nous croyons qu'une entreprise axe sur la recherche ddie la science de classe mondiale peut russir en inventant des innovations en matire de mdecine et de vaccins qui font une diffrence pour les patients du monde entier.
Nous avons une opportunit passionnante pour un nouveau scientifique principal de rejoindre notre groupe de sciences conomiques et dcisionnelles de la sant (HEDS). Les emplacements prfrs sont les tats-Unis (Rahway, NJ ; West Point, PA) ; le Canada; le Mexique ou l'Amrique du Sud.
Le dpartement des sciences de l'conomie et de la dcision de la sant (HEDS) fait partie de l'organisation Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences (BARDS) de notre entreprise. BARDS est responsable de la conception et de l'analyse stratgiques pour permettre une prise de dcision claire dans la dcouverte, le dveloppement et la livraison des produits innovants de notre entreprise, et est un chef de file de la mthodologie scientifique quantitative et de son application pour permettre le ciblage, la dcouverte, le dveloppement, la fabrication et la commercialisation de mdicaments et de vaccins au profit des patients et de la sant publique mondiale. En collaboration avec des partenaires internes et externes, le dpartement BARDS-HEDS fournit spcifiquement un leadership stratgique et technique pour permettre l'accs des patients, mesurer et quantifier la valeur des produits de notre entreprise, clairer les dcisions internes et externes, et faonner la mthodologie et la politique et la pratique de la sant externe.
Ce poste se concentrera sur les adaptations du modle conomique de sant pour les marchs locaux de la rgion de l'Amrique latine (LATAM). Sous la direction du directeur excutif de HEDS, le titulaire partagera avec les marchs locaux la responsabilit de l'adaptation locale des modles mondiaux d'conomie de la sant dans la rgion aligns sur les stratgies de valeur et de mise en uvre et les priorits d'accs au march local. Une collaboration troite avec les quipes mondiales/rgionales et les marchs locaux, y compris diffrentes fonctions, telles que : les responsables de l'accs aux marchs rgionaux et locaux, les responsables de la recherche sur les rsultats rgionaux, les responsables de l'conomie de la sant mondiale et les responsables de la recherche sur les rsultats mondiaux, est ncessaire pour assurer la cohrence et l'alignement avec les stratgies. Cet emploi ncessitera 15 20 % de voyages principalement dans la rgion LATAM.
Principales responsabilits :
Partage avec les marchs locaux la responsabilit des adaptations du modle conomique de sant pour les marchs de la rgion.
Travaille avec l'accs au march local et rgional/la recherche sur les rsultats/la valeur et la mise en uvre pour planifier les besoins d'adaptation du modle conomique de sant dans la rgion.
Travaille avec les quipes locales et du sige social pour s'aligner sur les stratgies conomiques de sant spcifiques au march et aux produits.
Travaille avec les quipes locales, rgionales et du sige social pour planifier les entres du modle.
Conduit ou supervise l'excution d'adaptations du modle conomique de la sant.
Assure la qualit des adaptations du modle conomique de sant.
Sur les marchs qui prfrent procder l'adaptation du modle en utilisant un fournisseur local qualifi ou par le personnel interne de notre entreprise :
O Assure la qualification du fournisseur local et/ou du personnel local de notre entreprise,
O Assure une formation approprie des modles conomiques de la sant et des guides d'adaptation des modles,
O examine de manire critique les entres et les rsultats de l'analyse conomique de la sant locale pour assurer la qualit.
labore un rapport d'adaptation du modle des fins de formation.
Soutient la formation de modles conomiques de sant adapts pour les quipes locales et rgionales d'OR et d'accs au march.
Aide les collgues locaux et rgionaux de l'OR et de l'accs au march toute question provenant des organes/dcideurs de l'HTA.
Coordonne et s'aligne avec les parties prenantes internes pour raliser des adaptations de modle cohrentes, de haute qualit et opportunes.
Gre 3 4 entrepreneurs effectuant des adaptations du modle conomique de sant.
Travaille la modlisation de l'avancement mthodologique pertinent pour les rgions.
labore des directives pour amliorer constamment nos mthodes de travail afin d'tre plus efficaces dans toutes les phases des adaptations du modle conomique de la sant.
Qualifications du poste
Exigence en matire d'ducation
Doctorat (de prfrence) ou matrise, en conomie de la sant, recherche sur les rsultats, biostatistique, recherche sur les services de sant, sciences actuarielles ou dans un domaine quantitatif troitement li
Exprience et comptences requises
Un minimum de 5 ans d'exprience en conomie de la sant et en modlisation pour une socit pharmaceutique ou chez un fournisseur externe.
Exprience de la soumission de modles conomiques de sant aux organismes HTA, aux dcideurs sur les marchs de la rgion couverte et la comprhension de leurs exigences.
Excellentes comptences en relations interpersonnelles, en communication et en gestion de projet.
Capacit travailler de manire interfonctionnelle avec un fort tat d'esprit collaboratif.
Solides comptences en leadership, avec une exprience dans la gestion des ressources, le budget et la mise en uvre.
Matrise de l'anglais et de l'espagnol.
US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:
Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:
EEOC Know Your Rights
EEOC GINA Supplement
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination
We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively.
Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts
U.S. Hybrid Work Model
Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as "remote".
The Company is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this job in certain states and cities within the United States. Final determinations with respect to salary will take into account a number of factors, which may include, but not be limited to the primary work location and the chosen candidate's relevant skills, experience, and education.
Expected US salary range:
$206,200.00 - $324,600.00
Available benefits include bonus eligibility, long term incentive if applicable, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days. A summary of benefits is listed here.
San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance
Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.
Employee Status:
Regular
Relocation:
No relocation
VISA Sponsorship:
No
Travel Requirements:
25%
Flexible Work Arrangements:
Remote
Shift:
Not Indicated
Valid Driving License:
No
Hazardous Material(s):
n/a
Job Posting End Date:
04/11/2025
*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.