Associate Director, US Market Access Insights

Job Description The Associate Director, Market Access Insights will lead analytical strategy and execution to assess payer landscapes, optimize access, and inform pricing and contracting decisions. This role supports the end-to-end analytics lifecycle—from data ingestion and engineering to advanced analytics and visualization—leveraging secondary data sources (especially medical and pharmacy claims data, formulary data, and payer policy data). The ideal candidate combines strong technical skills in SQL, Python, and Power BI with deep domain expertise in U.S. market access, payer dynamics, and buy‑and‑bill vs. pharmacy distribution models. 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 working with secondary data sources: Longitudinal medical and pharmacy claims data (coding systems: ICD-10, CPT/HCPCS, NDC). Formulary and coverage data, payer policies, UM criteria, and access restrictions (PA/ST/Tiering). Experience SP and Hub data. Technical proficiency: Strong SQL skills for large‑scale data extraction, transformation, performance tuning, and data warehousing. Advanced Python skills for data processing, analytics, feature engineering, and modeling. Expertise in Power BI. Analytical and business acumen: Ability to design robust methodologies for patient segmentation, adherence/persistence, and payer impact assessments. Strong storytelling skills: translating complex analyses into actionable insights for executive audiences. Familiarity with pricing, contracting, gross‑to‑net, and pull‑through strategies. Preferred Skills Actionable Insights, Analytics, Claims Data, Structured Query Language (SQL). Salary Range $156,900.00 - $247,000.00 Benefits We offer a comprehensive package of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits (401(k)), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. Equal Employment Opportunity As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Requisition ID R383069 Job Posting End Date 07/17/2026 #J-18808-Ljbffr Merck