Executive Director, Outcomes Research, Pediatric Vaccines
Merck
June 27, 2026
Remote friendly (North Wales, PA)
United States
Market Access
Primary Responsibilities
- Lead, manage, and provide scientific/strategic direction for evidence strategy development and execution.
- Ensure annual Value & Implementation (V&I) plans deliver evidence for markets with impending launches.
- Support achievement/sustainment of reimbursement and market access.
- Accountable for developing and delivering health outcomes and economic evidence to support market access, pricing, reimbursement, HTA, formulary listing, and promotion.
- Build matrix relationships to ensure clinical, commercial, and access strategies reflect payer/HTA needs.
- Represent the team to shape outcomes research strategy and function.
- Partner with internal stakeholders and external thought leaders in RWE, health economics, health policy, and HTA.
- Stay current on scientific/methodological advances and apply appropriately to HEOR.
- Ensure study conduct aligns with company policies/SOPs and global regulations (incl. GPP where applicable).
- Disseminate value evidence via congress presentations, peer-reviewed publications, and other promotional channels.
Education
- Doctoral degree (PhD, MD, DrPH, ScD, PharmD) in relevant discipline (e.g., health/outcomes research, epidemiology, public health, health economics/pharmacoeconomics, pharmacy administration).
Required Experience and Skills
- 10+ years post-degree experience.
- Track record of successful team leadership and global experience.
- Evidence generation supporting guidelines and reimbursement/payer-provider access and treatment decisions.
Preferred Experience and Skills
- Experience from early development through lifecycle management.
- Strong published research in therapeutic area.
Required Skills (examples)
- Cross-functional leadership, evidence generation, outcomes/health services research, real-world evidence, patient access, payer evidence/reimbursement, lifecycle management.
Application Instructions
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub as a current employee). Apply by the deadline stated on the posting (Job posting end date: 06/29/2026).
- Lead, manage, and provide scientific/strategic direction for evidence strategy development and execution.
- Ensure annual Value & Implementation (V&I) plans deliver evidence for markets with impending launches.
- Support achievement/sustainment of reimbursement and market access.
- Accountable for developing and delivering health outcomes and economic evidence to support market access, pricing, reimbursement, HTA, formulary listing, and promotion.
- Build matrix relationships to ensure clinical, commercial, and access strategies reflect payer/HTA needs.
- Represent the team to shape outcomes research strategy and function.
- Partner with internal stakeholders and external thought leaders in RWE, health economics, health policy, and HTA.
- Stay current on scientific/methodological advances and apply appropriately to HEOR.
- Ensure study conduct aligns with company policies/SOPs and global regulations (incl. GPP where applicable).
- Disseminate value evidence via congress presentations, peer-reviewed publications, and other promotional channels.
Education
- Doctoral degree (PhD, MD, DrPH, ScD, PharmD) in relevant discipline (e.g., health/outcomes research, epidemiology, public health, health economics/pharmacoeconomics, pharmacy administration).
Required Experience and Skills
- 10+ years post-degree experience.
- Track record of successful team leadership and global experience.
- Evidence generation supporting guidelines and reimbursement/payer-provider access and treatment decisions.
Preferred Experience and Skills
- Experience from early development through lifecycle management.
- Strong published research in therapeutic area.
Required Skills (examples)
- Cross-functional leadership, evidence generation, outcomes/health services research, real-world evidence, patient access, payer evidence/reimbursement, lifecycle management.
Application Instructions
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub as a current employee). Apply by the deadline stated on the posting (Job posting end date: 06/29/2026).