Associate Director, US Market Access Insights
Merck
July 02, 2026
Remote friendly (North Wales, PA)
United States
Market Access
Key Responsibilities
- Define and execute the analytics roadmap to support 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), 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 with secondary data sources:
- Longitudinal medical and pharmacy claims data (ICD-10, CPT/HCPCS, NDC).
- Formulary and coverage data, payer policies, UM criteria, and access restrictions (PA/ST/Tiering).
- Experience with SP and Hub data.
- Technical proficiency: strong SQL, advanced Python, and expertise in Power BI.
- Analytical and business acumen: patient segmentation, adherence/persistence, payer impact assessments; strong executive storytelling; familiarity with pricing, contracting, gross-to-net, and pull-through strategies.
Required Skills
Applied Engineering, BI, Commercial Analytics, Data Engineering/Modeling/Optimization, Data Science, Data Visualization, Machine Learning (ML), Market Access, Software Development, Stakeholder Engagement/Relationship Management
Preferred Skills
- Actionable Insights, Analytics, Claims Data, SQL
Application Instructions
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (application deadline stated on posting).
- Define and execute the analytics roadmap to support 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), 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 with secondary data sources:
- Longitudinal medical and pharmacy claims data (ICD-10, CPT/HCPCS, NDC).
- Formulary and coverage data, payer policies, UM criteria, and access restrictions (PA/ST/Tiering).
- Experience with SP and Hub data.
- Technical proficiency: strong SQL, advanced Python, and expertise in Power BI.
- Analytical and business acumen: patient segmentation, adherence/persistence, payer impact assessments; strong executive storytelling; familiarity with pricing, contracting, gross-to-net, and pull-through strategies.
Required Skills
Applied Engineering, BI, Commercial Analytics, Data Engineering/Modeling/Optimization, Data Science, Data Visualization, Machine Learning (ML), Market Access, Software Development, Stakeholder Engagement/Relationship Management
Preferred Skills
- Actionable Insights, Analytics, Claims Data, SQL
Application Instructions
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (application deadline stated on posting).