Associate Director, Oncology Market Access Insights
Merck
10 hours ago
Remote friendly (North Wales, PA)
United States
Market Access
Associate Director, Oncology Market Access Insights will lead analytical strategy and execution to assess payer landscapes, optimize access, and inform pricing and contracting decisions. Supports the end-to-end analytics lifecycle (data ingestion and engineering through advanced analytics and visualization) using secondary data sources, including medical and pharmacy claims data, formulary data, and payer policy data.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and execute the analytics roadmap to support Oncology market access objectives (coverage, reimbursement, utilization management, patient affordability).
- Translate business questions into analytical approaches and measurable KPIs; communicate insights and scenarios to senior stakeholders.
- Develop payer segmentation, access barriers analyses (PA/ST/QA), and impact assessments of formulary changes on demand and gross-to-net.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Data Science, Economics, Health Informatics, Engineering) or related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
- 3–5 years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotech market access analytics, payer analytics, or commercial analytics.
- Proven expertise working with secondary data sources:
- Longitudinal medical and pharmacy claims data (ICD-10, CPT/HCPCS, NDC).
- Formulary/coverage data, payer policies, UM criteria, and access restrictions (PA/ST/QA/tiering).
- Experience with SP and Hub data.
- Strong technical proficiency:
- SQL (data extraction, transformation, performance tuning, data warehousing).
- Python (data processing, analytics, feature engineering, modeling).
- Power BI.
- Analytical and business acumen:
- Robust methodologies for patient segmentation, adherence/persistence, and payer impact assessments.
- Strong storytelling skills for executive audiences.
- Familiarity with pricing, contracting, gross-to-net, and pull-through strategies.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience in Oncology market access.
- Knowledge of Oncology payer policies and NCCN guidelines.
- Understanding of buy-and-bill reimbursement dynamics.
Application Instructions:
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub for current employees). Application deadline is stated on the posting.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and execute the analytics roadmap to support Oncology market access objectives (coverage, reimbursement, utilization management, patient affordability).
- Translate business questions into analytical approaches and measurable KPIs; communicate insights and scenarios to senior stakeholders.
- Develop payer segmentation, access barriers analyses (PA/ST/QA), and impact assessments of formulary changes on demand and gross-to-net.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Data Science, Economics, Health Informatics, Engineering) or related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
- 3–5 years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotech market access analytics, payer analytics, or commercial analytics.
- Proven expertise working with secondary data sources:
- Longitudinal medical and pharmacy claims data (ICD-10, CPT/HCPCS, NDC).
- Formulary/coverage data, payer policies, UM criteria, and access restrictions (PA/ST/QA/tiering).
- Experience with SP and Hub data.
- Strong technical proficiency:
- SQL (data extraction, transformation, performance tuning, data warehousing).
- Python (data processing, analytics, feature engineering, modeling).
- Power BI.
- Analytical and business acumen:
- Robust methodologies for patient segmentation, adherence/persistence, and payer impact assessments.
- Strong storytelling skills for executive audiences.
- Familiarity with pricing, contracting, gross-to-net, and pull-through strategies.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience in Oncology market access.
- Knowledge of Oncology payer policies and NCCN guidelines.
- Understanding of buy-and-bill reimbursement dynamics.
Application Instructions:
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub for current employees). Application deadline is stated on the posting.