Job Description

Location: Rahway, NJ or Upper Gwynedd, PA

Job Description:

It is an exciting time to join our company's Global Cardiometabolic & Respiratory Team, as we build an industry leading (CMR) business and aspire to impact cardiovascular disease on a global scale. We have made significant progress advancing our broad pipeline this year. Additionally, we expect eight approvals across our broad cardiometabolic portfolio in the next five years. The Cardiometabolic business is a top corporate priority and expected to be a key growth driver for our company.

The Associate Director, Healthcare Consumer (HCC) / Patient Strategy - Global Marketing for Cardiometabolic & Respiratory will be responsible for supporting key consumer/patient-focused commercial initiatives related to the late-stage development and launch success for an asset projected to become a multi-billion-dollar blockbuster.  This is a business-critical role that will be instrumental in helping our Company build a leadership position in Atherosclerosis and contribute to establishing cardiovascular as a key growth driver for our Company. This role reports to the Executive Director, Global HCC/Patient Strategy Lead and will collaborate broadly with cross-functional partners to support enterprise-wide commercialization preparedness.  

The Associate Director will play an important role in supporting the commercial transformation and leadership of our launches, including new ways of working, embedding advanced analytics, evolving the commercial models and building value for patients, payers and healthcare professionals.    

Primary Responsibilities for this role will be shared among other Global Associate Directors and may include, but are not limited to the following:

Contribute to mapping the patient journey in collaboration with internal & external partners to identify roadblocks that impact optimal treatment; and activate new innovative solutions to enable positive patient outcomes throughout the journey.

Contribute to and support ongoing marketing framework development and strategic choices through the Cardiometabolic & Respiratory L3 (Listen, Lead, Learn) framework.

Drive the development and deployment of strategic initiatives to deliver the broader strategic opportunities and address key patient barriers.  This is inclusive of defining the operational details of strategic initiatives and leading key executional workstreams in coordination with cross-functional partners, and Regional/Local stakeholders.

Collaborate with internal cross-functional team members and external agency partners to develop the global framework and drive tactical execution for campaigns (unbranded and/or branded) and promotional assets that align with strategic opportunity areas and deliver upon key business priorities.

Drive top-down alignment across the enterprise and create the HCC narrative to communicate the importance & urgency for early LDL-C treatment for Cardiovascular Risk Management.

Embed patient insights within the commercial perspective across relevant projects and key enterprise workstreams.

Act as a key member of the Global Commercial Team and collaborate with Regional Commercial Leaders, international markets, and cross-functional partners (medical, policy, outcomes research, access, advocacy, etc.) to optimize the value of Global Cardiometabolic & Respiratory Team.

As a member of the global marketing team and cross functional leadership team, partner with Cardiometabolic Global Marketing Colleagues to invest in each other’s development, build a culture of inclusivity, speak-up and stretch our collective team’s thinking by challenging the status quo for the purpose of creating stronger outcomes.

Position Qualifications:

Education Minimum Requirement: 

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred Education:

Advanced Degree (MBA)

Required Experience and Skills:

Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience across marketing, sales, market access or related experiences in pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries (and at least 4 years demonstrated in-line marketing experience required.)

Marketing experience in HCC/Patient focused roles with responsibility for HCC strategy and tactical execution, inclusive of Unbranded Disease Awareness/Education or Branded promotional campaign development, is strongly preferred.

Prior launch experience preferred, but not required.

Preferred Experience and Skills -  

Entrepreneurship: Understand key market dynamics and seize business opportunities. Proven track record of high-performance launches and driving business results.

Strategic Planning: Proven ability to analyze complex data and create clear long-term customer centric strategies.

Change Catalyst: Challenging Status Quo, leading change to achieve strategic priorities and push past internal obstacles to drive initiatives forward.

Innovation: Demonstrate ability to leverage innovation to drive novel solutions with measurable value to customers, create a culture to encourage experimentation.

Influence: Ability to clearly articulate messages/information across the enterprise and to all levels.

Networking and Partnerships: Strong collaboration skills, both within commercial teams and cross divisional teams including R&D and manufacturing, medical affairs, Outcomes Research and Access

Executional Excellence: Ability to identify clear priorities, align stakeholders and frictionless execution of value-added outcomes for our customers.

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Secondary Language(s) Job Description

Associate Director, HCC/Patient Strategy - Global Marketing, ENLICITIDE

Location: Rahway, NJ or Upper Gwynedd, PA

Job Description:

It is an exciting time to join our company's Global Cardiometabolic & Respiratory Team, as we build an industry leading (CMR) business and aspire to impact cardiovascular disease on a global scale. We have made significant progress advancing our broad pipeline this year. Additionally, we expect eight approvals across our broad cardiometabolic portfolio in the next five years. The Cardiometabolic business is a top corporate priority and expected to be a key growth driver for our company.

The Associate Director, Healthcare Consumer (HCC) / Patient Strategy - Global Marketing for ENLICITIDE will be responsible for supporting key consumer/patient-focused commercial initiatives related to the late-stage development and launch success for an asset projected to become a multi-billion-dollar blockbuster.  This is a business-critical role that will be instrumental in helping Merck build a leadership position in Atherosclerosis and contribute to establishing cardiovascular as a key growth driver for Merck. This role reports to the Executive Director, Global HCC/Patient Strategy Lead and will collaborate broadly with cross-functional partners to support enterprise-wide commercialization preparedness.  

The Associate Director will play an important role in supporting the commercial transformation and leadership of our launches, including new ways of working, embedding advanced analytics, evolving the commercial models and building value for patients, payers and healthcare professionals.    

Primary Responsibilities for this role will be shared among other Global Associate Directors and may include, but are not limited to the following:

Contribute to mapping the patient journey in collaboration with internal & external partners to identify roadblocks that impact optimal treatment; and activate new innovative solutions to enable positive patient outcomes throughout the journey.Contribute to and support ongoing marketing framework development and strategic choices through the L3 (Listen, Lead, Learn) framework.Drive the development and deployment of strategic initiatives to deliver the broader ENLICITE strategic opportunities and address key patient barriers.  This is inclusive of defining the operational details of strategic initiatives and leading key executional workstreams in coordination with cross-functional partners, and Regional/Local stakeholders.Collaborate with internal cross-functional team members and external agency partners to develop the global framework and drive tactical execution for campaigns (unbranded and/or branded) and promotional assets that align with strategic opportunity areas and deliver upon key business priorities.Drive top-down alignment across the enterprise and create the HCC narrative to communicate the importance & urgency for early LDL-C treatment for Cardiovascular Risk Management.Embed patient insights within the commercial perspective across relevant projects and key enterprise workstreams.Act as a key member of the ENLICITIDE Global Commercial Team and collaborate with Regional Commercial Leaders, international markets, and cross-functional partners (medical, policy, outcomes research, access, advocacy, etc.) to optimize the value of ENLICITIDE.As a member of the global marketing team and cross functional leadership team, partner with Cardiometabolic Global Marketing Colleagues to invest in each other’s development, build a culture of inclusivity, speak-up and stretch our collective team’s thinking by challenging the status quo for the purpose of creating stronger outcomes.

Position Qualifications:

Education Minimum Requirement:  Bachelor's Degree

Preferred Education: Advanced Degree (MBA)

Required Experience and Skills:

Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience across marketing, sales, market access or related experiences in pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries (and at least 4 years demonstrated in-line marketing experience required.)Marketing experience in HCC/Patient focused roles with responsibility for HCC strategy and tactical execution, inclusive of Unbranded Disease Awareness/Education or Branded promotional campaign development, is strongly preferred.Prior launch experience preferred, but not required.

Preferred Experience and Skills -  

Entrepreneurship: Understand key market dynamics and seize business opportunities. Proven track record of high-performance launches and driving business results.Strategic Planning: Proven ability to analyze complex data and create clear long-term customer centric strategies.Change Catalyst: Challenging Status Quo, leading change to achieve strategic priorities and push past internal obstacles to drive initiatives forward.Innovation: Demonstrate ability to leverage innovation to drive novel solutions with measurable value to customers, create a culture to encourage experimentation.Influence: Ability to clearly articulate messages/information across the enterprise and to all levels.Networking and Partnerships: Strong collaboration skills, both within commercial teams and cross divisional teams including R&D and manufacturing, medical affairs, Outcomes Research and AccessExecutional Excellence: Ability to identify clear priorities, align stakeholders and frictionless execution of value-added outcomes for our customers.

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U.S. Hybrid Work Model

Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

The Company is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this job in certain states and cities within the United States. Final determinations with respect to salary will take into account a number of factors, which may include, but not be limited to the primary work location and the chosen candidate’s relevant skills, experience, and education.

Expected US salary range:

$135,500.00 - $213,400.00

Available benefits include bonus eligibility, long term incentive if applicable, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days. A summary of benefits is listed here.

San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company.  No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails. 

Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

N/A

Job Posting End Date:

11/20/2024

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Requisition ID:R320409