Director Real World Evidence Scientist (Oncology)

Merck Group
Billerica, MA
Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join EMD Serono.

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you've got big plans - so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people's lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

Your Role:

An exciting opportunity awaits you within the Patient Focused Real World Evidence (PRWE) Team. As passionate leaders of patient focused real world data, evidence generation, and epidemiology, we are uniquely placed to enable fit-for-purpose visionary solutions with real world and patient focused data from early development and throughout the drug life span. Our team operates with a proactive and agile approach, as a trusted partner in qualitative and quantitative sciences, all while striving towards the common goal to deliver more medicines to more patients faster.

As a key member of our team, you will drive the Real-World Evidence and Data (RWE/D) strategy and studies across the lifecycle of drugs, with a particular focus on drug development and excellence in integrated evidence planning. You will provide scientific leadership and expertise to ensure that fit-for-purpose RWD are integrated in evidence generation plans and available in a timely manner to support regulatory submissions and program's decision-marking.

You will lead the quantitative strategy of RWE/D for your therapeutic area and to provide evidence for Integrated Evidence Plans You will lead the design, implementation and oversight of disease or drug-specific Non-Interventional (NIS) / RWE studies, encompassing safety related studies, external control arm studies, and regulatory grade studies. Your work will involve inspiring cross-functional collaboration, in a unique partnership with other quantitative scientists while maintaining and expanding our external collaborations.

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Doctoral and/or master's degree (e.g., PhD, MSc) in Epidemiology, Public Health or related field
  • Strong experience in RWE/D within the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in the application of RWE in drug development for rare indications
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Preferably a background in health and life sciences (MD, pharmacist epidemiology, public health), or quantitative data sciences, biostatistics
  • Demonstrable experience in leading RWE generation plans and studies end-to end, including application of innovative designs and methods
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills and demonstrated ability to engage and communicate scientific evidence to peers and at scientific meetings
  • Collaborative, proactive working style, with ability to work independently.
Pay Range for this position: $169,470 - 254,100
The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses. Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites. For more information click here.

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!
Posted 2025-12-15

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