ULS Partner

MSD; Paço de Arcos; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. is seeking a ULS Partnership Manager to drive strategic collaborations and navigate funding circuits.

You will define the vision and matrix for ULS networks, plan cross-functional initiatives, and build value-driven solutions across Commercial, Medical, Market Access and Policy teams. You will monitor opportunities, manage a diverse portfolio, and advance patient access pathways within ULS decision circuits while maintaining compliant, ethical standards and external

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of professional experience in a healthcare and/or pharmaceutical context.
• Knowledge of health context, including ULS, funding and decision circuits.
• Ability to build relationships, trust, and communicate.
• Proficiency in reading data, KPIs, translating insights into solution building, strategic context and impact analysis.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with flexibility.
• Commitment to compliance, ethical rigor, and adherence to company policies.
• Preferred experience in building partnership solutions.
• Past experience in external activities.
• Prior commercial driven experience, namely sales or account management functions.

Responsibilities

• Define vision and partnership matrix of the ULS network.
• Execute transversal and individualized account planning, including management of priorities agreed with business units.
• Monitor context with prioritization of opportunities and build value solutions with ULS.
• Participate in the identification, construction, and implementation of cross or above ULS projects of importance.
• Monitor and demonstrate results through data-driven analysis, dashboards.
• Cover assigned ULS portfolio.
• Drive access management for the assigned medicines, ensuring clear and actionable patient access path within the relevant ULS decision and funding circuits.
• Manage relationships with external ULSs and related entities.
• Cross-functional collaboration across Commercial, Medical, Market Access, Policy and other relevant functions around agreed ULS priorities.

Skills

Account Management

Account Planning

Building Trust

Data Analysis

Market Access Strategies

Market Opportunity Analysis

Partnership Management

Relationship Building

Relationship Management

Strategic Thinking

Job description

Job Description

At our company, we aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company. We're at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. Join us in our mission to use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. The ULS Partner acts as the strategic partner and primary point of coordination for the assigned ULS ecosystem, building a deep understanding of institutional priorities, decision-making and funding pathways, and patient access challenges, including partnership solutions. The role connects external healthcare system needs with company priorities, building on cross-functional co-creation and implementing solutions that improve patient access, generate value for the healthcare system and support sustainable business outcomes.”

Responsibilities

• Define vision and partnership matrix of the ULS network
• Execute transversal and individualized account planning, including management of priorities agreed with business units
• Monitor context with prioritization of opportunities and build value solutions with ULS
• Participate in the identification, construction, and implementation of cross or above ULS projects of importance
• Monitor and demonstrate results through data-driven analysis, dashboards
• Cover assigned ULS portfolio
• Drive access management for the assigned medicines, ensuring clear and actionable patient access path within the relevant ULS decision and funding circuits
• Manage relationships with external ULSs and related entities
• Cross-functional collaboration across Commercial, Medical, Market Access, Policy and other relevant functions around agreed ULS priorities

Qualifications

• Required Minimum of 2 years of professional experience in a healthcare and/or pharmaceutical context
• Knowledge of the health context, including ULS, funding, and decision circuits
• Ability to build relationships, trust, and communicate
• Proficiency in reading data, KPIs, translating insights into solution building, strategic context and impact analysis, and use of digital tools and AI
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with flexibility of allocation
• Commitment to compliance, ethical rigor, and adherence to our company policies
• Preferred Experience in building partnership solutions
• Past experience in external activities
• Prior commercial driven experience, namely sales or account management functions

Required Skills

• Account Management
• Account Planning
• Building Trust
• Data Analysis
• Market Access Strategies
• Market Opportunity Analysis
• Partnership Management
• Relationship Building
• Relationship Management
• Strategic Thinking

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.

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Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where we have codified our legacy for over a century. Our success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.