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The Director, USOR has the primary responsibility for planning and managing outcomes research (OR) activities for in-line and developmental drugs that are prioritized by the US Market Leadership Team. This includes all phases of outcomes research including design and implementation of retrospective database studies, assessment of patient reported outcomes, epidemiological studies and economic modeling. The incumbent works closely with US Regional Marketing Directors, US Payer Brand Marketing Directors, US Medical Affairs Directors, the US Strategy and Commercial Model Innovation Organization, and Clinical Leads within Merck Research Laboratories (MRL) to ensure OR programs are in line with marketing and payer brand strategies for the United States. The incumbent also contributes to product development and marketing strategies to ensure that product value is defined and developed.

 

There are three (3) positions available:

• Director, Outcomes Research - Diabetes
• Director, Outcomes Research - Cardiovascular
• Director, Outcomes Research - Oncology

 

Responsibilities include and are not limited to the following:

• Provides leadership in developing the OR strategies and plans for developmental compounds specific to the evidence and information needs of the US healthcare system and obtains cross-functional agreement as to appropriateness and operational approval.
• Critically assesses drivers to US payer reimbursement and healthcare provider uptake to provide input into clinical and market development programs.
• Implements research initiatives to document the burden or unmet need, patient reported outcomes (PRO) components, and health economic aspects of disease to demonstrate the value of Merck drug therapies as outlined in the Regional Medical Affairs Plan and Global Health Outcomes (GHO) planning process.
• Develops core deliverables (e.g. AMCP dossier health economic evaluations, budget impact models, burden of illness and unmet needs reports, etc. ) to support US pricing and reimbursement needs.
• Works closely with the OR Subteam, Global Market Access Team and US Regional Medical Affairs Teams to develop OR plans for Merck in-line and developmental products based on the regulatory, marketing and reimbursement needs of the US market.
• Works with MRL-Clinical, US Regional Directors of Medical Affairs and external subject matter experts to write, coordinate, organize and validate as required, study design, protocols, measurement questionnaires, case report forms, data analysis plans, modeling reports and final research reports/publications.
• Works with the Merck Investigator Study Program Committee to evaluate outcomes research study protocols for studies in the US market.
• Works closely with GHO counterparts to communicate local needs, adapt health economic evaluations, adapt ex-US OR resources such as protocols, economic models and reimbursement dossiers to meet the evidence needs of US payers and healthcare providers.
• Works closely with US commercial legal, regulatory affairs and global medical information organizations (via the US Brand PRTs) to effectively develop research and resources that are consistent with US regulatory and compliance requirements to allow dissemination of messages throughout Merck and to external customers.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining an understanding of scientific developments within assigned therapeutic areas of expertise.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining subject matter expertise in relevant methodology and healthcare policy issues to allow effective communications with internal decision makers and external outcomes research and healthcare key opinion leaders.
• May travel on company business to ensure broad internal/external input into the OR planning process and to assure the timely completion of projects.
• Builds relationships with health economic and outcomes research experts worldwide.
• Presents brand and US payer and healthcare provider relevant outcomes research data at regional and national scientific, outcomes research and public policy forums and congresses. Publishes relevant outcomes research articles in scientific journals.

 

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