Principal Scientist – Outcomes Research

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Principal Scientist managing real-world evidence and outcomes research for lung cancers at a leading global healthcare company. Collaborating with cross-functional teams globally and presenting findings at conferences.

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeNorth Wales • New Jersey, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $190,800 - $300,300 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

This position has primary responsibility for planning/managing a comprehensive program of real-world evidence and non-interventional research activities for in-line and pipeline products for lung cancers to meet the value evidence needs of clinicians, payers, policymakers, health technology assessment (HTA)/reimbursement agencies, and health systems globally.
Critically assess drivers and barriers to reimbursement and market access in collaboration with internal teams, and provide input into clinical, payer/access, marketing and value evidence generation strategies and programs.
In collaboration with internal teams and external partners, design non-interventional and data synthesis studies, author study protocols, develop measurement questionnaires, case report forms, data analysis plans, final study reports, scientific presentations, and publications.
Responsible for study-related contracting, budgets, and vendor/partner management.
Develop American Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) dossiers for US payers, and Global Value Dossiers.
Develop supplementary clinical data package for submission to Health Technology Assessment (HTA) agencies in close partnership with country affiliates and HTA statistics group.
Support country affiliates to understand local evidence generation needs, adapt health economic evaluations, customize outcomes research documents, such as protocols and reimbursement dossiers, according to local requirements.
Work closely with cross functional teams to effectively communicate outcomes research and health economic modelling data internally and to external stakeholders.
Maintain awareness of new scientific and methodological developments within therapeutic area.
Build partnerships with scientific experts worldwide.
Present outcomes research data at national and international congresses and publish articles in scientific journals.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Doctoral degree (PhD, MD, DrPH, ScD, or PharmD with fellowship in relevant discipline (Health services research, Outcomes research, Epidemiology, Public health, Health economics, Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmacy administration))
Four or more years of experience post-doctoral degree or 7+ years of experience post master’s degree in life science industry conducting NIR and generating Value Evidence
Oncology experience
Decision making: Identifying and understanding problems and opportunities by gathering, analyzing and interpreting quantitative and qualitative information; choosing the best course of action by establishing clear decision criteria, generating and evaluating alternatives, and making timely decisions; taking action that is consistent with available facts and constraints and optimizes probable consequences.
Emotional intelligence: Meeting the personal needs of individuals to build trust, encourage two-way communication and strengthen relationships. Ability to work with difficult stakeholders while achieving business results.
Networking and partnerships: Building partnerships; developing and leveraging relationships within and across work groups to achieve results.
Innovation: Creating novel solutions with measurable value for existing and potential customers (internal or external); experimenting with new ways to solve work problems and seize opportunities that result in unique and differentiated solutions.
Knowledge of evolving payer and reimbursement environment: Educate the asset teams on impact of US Value Assessment and other key market HTA requirements on the asset and possible mitigation strategies.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
retirement benefits, including 401(k)
paid holidays
vacation
compassionate and sick days

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Hard Skills & Tools

real-world evidencenon-interventional researchdata synthesis studieshealth economic evaluationsmeasurement questionnairescase report formsdata analysis plansclinical data packageAMCP dossiersHTA submissions

Soft Skills

decision makingemotional intelligencenetworkingpartnershipsinnovationcommunicationcollaborationtrust buildingproblem solvingrelationship management

Certifications

PhDMDDrPHScDPharmD