ULS Partnerships & Access Lead

MSD; Paço de Arcos; Hybrid; 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

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