At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead health-economic model adaptations and coordinate cross-functional projects across diverse regions.
- Company: Join a research-driven biopharmaceutical company making a global impact through innovative medicines.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, annual bonuses, comprehensive health benefits, and generous vacation time.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with opportunities for professional growth and leadership development.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in healthcare while developing your skills in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: PhD or Master’s in a relevant field with experience in health economics and modeling.
We are a research-driven biopharmaceutical company dedicated to world-class science. Our mission is to develop medicines and vaccines that make a significant impact worldwide.
Position Overview
Associate Principal Scientist, Health Economics & Decision Sciences (HEDS), located in Asia-Pacific (AP). The role supports local markets in AP, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle-Europe Region. The position requires strategic leadership in model adaptations, platform development, and cross-functional coordination.
Primary Responsibilities
- Model Adaptations (50%)
- Share responsibility for health-economic model adaptations in local markets.
- Plan adaptation needs with Market Access, Outcomes Research, and Value & Implementation teams.
- Align model inputs and strategies with regional and HQ stakeholders.
- Execute or supervise model adaptations, ensuring quality and compliance.
- Qualify local suppliers or internal staff and provide training on modeling guides.
- Review local inputs, calculations, and outputs for quality assurance.
- Assist regional and local colleagues with inquiries from HTA bodies.
- Coordinate with stakeholders to achieve timely, high-quality submissions.
- Foster continuous improvement of processes in model adaptations.
- THEOREM Platform (25%)
- Provide input on new feature requests for THEOREM.
- Perform User Acceptance Testing for platform releases.
- Handle model-calculation and logic queries from users.
- Triage and respond to incoming questions and support requests.
- Strategic and Operational Tasks (25%)
- Coordinate modeling activities across regions to ensure consistency.
- Prepare slide decks, newsletters, and other communications for senior management.
- Contribute to HEDS 2030 and digital strategy initiatives.
Position Qualifications
- PhD or Master’s degree in Health Economics, Outcomes Research, Biostatistics, Health Services Research, Actuarial Sciences, or a closely related quantitative discipline.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience (Master’s) or 3 years (PhD) in health economics and modeling within a pharmaceutical company or external supplier.
- Experience submitting health-economic models to HTA bodies in the covered regions.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and project-management skills.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and leadership abilities.
- Fluency in English.
Benefits
Salary range: $156,900.00 – $247,000.00. Eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable. Comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, retirement (401(k)), paid holidays, vacation, compassionate and sick days, and other insurance benefits.
Associate Principal Scientist (Associate Director), Health Economic and Decision Sciences in London employer: MSD
As a leading biopharmaceutical company, we pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative and innovative work culture that empowers our employees to make a meaningful impact in health economics and decision sciences. Located in the vibrant Asia-Pacific region, we offer competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and ample opportunities for professional growth, ensuring that our team members are well-supported in their career journeys while contributing to world-class science and healthcare solutions.
