Executive Director, V&I Outcomes Research Oncology, Precision Medicine and Portfolio RWE

Job Description

Role Summary

• The Executive Director, Value & Implementation (V&I) Outcomes Research, Oncology Precision Medicine and Portfolio RWE position resides in the V&I organization, which includes Global Medical and Scientific Affairs as well as Outcomes Research.  This role leads real-world evidence generation that spans across the oncology portfolio to inform market decisions for our Company's oncology medicines and diagnostics/biomarkers, to support tumor, asset, and precision medicine value evidence strategy, and to demonstrate value in real-world settings. 

• Under the guidance of a senior leader, this position leads a team of outcomes research professionals to develop value evidence strategies and generate real-world evidence that informs market decisions related to oncology medicines and associated diagnostics and biomarkers and demonstrates value in real world settings. 

• The Executive Director provides scientific and budgetary oversight of all team activities, including prospective and retrospective observational studies to characterize disease burden and epidemiology, utilization of biomarkers and diagnostics, treatment patterns, health-care resource utilization and costs, physician and patient surveys, real world clinical and patient reported outcomes assessments. The role is also accountable for advancing and executing a precision medicine evidence generation strategy to generate high-quality data that inform patient care, identify evidence gaps, and support scientific and strategic decision-making.

• The Executive Director is expected to provide oversight for the development of Precision Medicine Outcomes Research plans and real-world evidence strategies that address cross-tumor/asset needs with a focus on generating evidence to advance patient care and identify unmet data needs and evidence gaps. 

Responsibilities and Primary Activities

• Leads, manages and provides scientific and strategic direction to teams leading the development and execution of high-quality evidence strategies and plans.

• Leads development and execution of Precision Medicine Outcomes Research plans that informs market decisions and that spans across tumor and asset needs.

• Ensures Outcomes Research plans deliver real world evidence that address cross-tumor/asset needs that informs market decisions in collaboration with tumor and asset teams, such as data quality assessment, federated data network development, and development of umbrella and adaptable protocols with V&I stakeholders to generate evidence that advances patient care and identifies unmet data needs/gaps. 

• Develops a strong matrix relationship with clinical development, medical affairs, tumor and asset Outcomes Research, market access, biomarker, companion diagnostic, precision medicine commercial, and key markets to ensure that real world evidence informs market decisions related to our company's oncology medicines and associated biomarkers/diagnostics supporting access strategies and demonstrating value in real world settings

• Represents the perspectives and experiences of their team to shape the strategy and function of the outcomes research organization within the company through involvement in the extended leadership team and leading strategic initiatives that strengthen precision medicine evidence generation capabilities.

• Develop effective partnerships with internal stakeholders and external thought leaders in precision medicine and real-world evidence, to maintain our understanding of the external environment, inform our value evidence strategies and shape the environment for innovative applications.

• Maintains awareness of new scientific and methodological developments within Oncology and encourages appropriate application of new methods to real world evidence, including precision medicine  studies to improve evidence generation and support patient care advancement.

• Maintains responsibility to ensure 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.

• Accountable for innovative and effective dissemination of value evidence deliverables through presentations at scientific congresses, publications in peer-reviewed journals, press releases, promotional materials, and social media to broaden awareness of precision medicine evidence and its implications for patient care.

Education

• Doctoral degree (PhD, MD, DrPH, ScD) in relevant discipline (health services research, outcomes research, epidemiology, public health, health economics, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacy administration). 

 

Required Experience and Skills:

• Doctoral degree (PhD, MD, DrPH, ScD) in relevant discipline (health services research, outcomes research, epidemiology, public health, health economics, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacy administration). 

• Ten or more years of experience post degree. 

• Track record of successful team leadership and global experience in real world evidence.  

• Demonstration of knowledge and evidence generation that has supported optimal recommendations/guidelines, reimbursement, and payer/provider access and treatment decisions. 

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Strong published research in Precision Medicine Oncology and Real-World Evidence.  

Required Skills:

Biomarkers, Cross-Functional Leadership, Evidence Generation, Executive Leadership, Oncology, Outcomes Research, Precision Medicine (PM), Real World Evidence (RWE), Scientific Leadership, Scientific Publications, Stakeholder Relationship Management

Preferred Skills:

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The salary range for this role is

$255,800.00 - $402,700.00

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits.  Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

Domestic

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

25%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

08/15/2026

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Requisition ID:R408932