Assoc. Dir , D&A Strategy

Merck; Rahway (NJ); Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 247,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision care

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. Rahway, NJ, is seeking an Associate Director, Global Marketing Engagement in DHH to lead data-driven analytics and strategic insights for US and global marketing teams.

You will partner across market engagement, clinical, IT and finance to inform go-to-market strategies, launch planning, and portfolio analyses. Reporting to the Director of GME Pharma, the role emphasizes scalable analytics capabilities, governance, and cross-functional leadership to connect the dots across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific, business, engineering, or business-scientific-related field.
• 5+ years of experience in business insights, outcomes research, advanced analytics, asset portfolio management, strategic planning, insights syndication or related roles within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.

Responsibilities

• Develop commercial insights solutions–market understanding, patient journey, physician segmentation, market mapping and benchmarking to support pipeline decisions.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with marketing, operations, forecasting, market research, payer analytics, data strategy, and clinical teams.
• Communicate analytical findings with executive stakeholders in a clear, actionable way.
• Lead analytics programs and coordinate internal teams and external partners to deliver high-quality insights.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Effective communication

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Description

Associate Director, Global Marketing Engagement, DHH

Our Digital Human Health (DHH) team is innovating how we understand our patients and their needs. Working cross functionally we are inventing new ways of engaging, interacting with our customers and patients leveraging digital, data and analytics and measuring the impact. The Associate Director, Global Marketing Engagement (GME), DHH will be responsible for developing and delivering data and analytics, generating strategic insights, and addressing US new product global marketing teams’ business questions to inform pharma pipeline investments, a successful go-to-market strategy, launch planning activities, and portfolio-level commercial assessments. They will also create synergies with the book of work for global brand leads. Furthermore, the team member will partner closely with global marketing, US market engagement, regional market engagement, clinical and discovery, finance, IT & enterprise strategy teams to inform executive decision making through analytics support for clinical development, business development and alliances/partnerships decisions.

Reporting to the Director of GME Pharma within DHH, this role will lead support the implementation and continuous enhancement of scalable analytics capabilities and commercial frameworks to strengthen data-driven decision making development of analytics capabilities for the pharma pipeline. The team member will help establish a set of analytics ensure these capabilities are anchored to our early commercial marketing framework to shape franchise strategy and proactively “connect the dots” across DHH cross functional teams. The Associate Director will also be responsible to support concrete recommendations and communicate on-going risk/benefit against standardized commercial metrics. Reporting to the Director of GME Pharma within DHH, this role will lead development of analytics capabilities for the pharma pipeline.

The successful team member will partner closely across DHH capability functions such as market research, forecasting, payer insights & analytics, data strategy, data solutions, product owners for scaled analytical capabilities. They will also engage with vendor partners to develop accelerators. This role will require interfacing and collaborating with multiple teams which may not share the same reporting line. The candidate needs to have demonstrated consistent leadership skills and have led cross functional teams in their prior roles, demonstrated the ability to create a strong sense of team culture and embody a culture of continuous learning. Effective communication skills are essential to be successful.

Primary Responsibilities

• Commercial Analytics: Develop commercial insights solutions – market understanding, patient journey, physician segmentation, market mapping, patient funnel development and validation, and analogue benchmarking to support decision making for the pharma pipeline and business development, utilizing deep data driven secondary data analytics for the US markets. The candidate will be responsible for translating complex secondary data, market research, and commercial intelligence into actionable business recommendations
• Stakeholder Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with marketing teams, operations, forecasting, market research, payer analytics, data strategy, and clinical teams to inform strategic reviews and launch readiness activities, and increase commercial rigor through all phases of pipeline asset development.
• Partner with marketing teams, operations and clinical to inform strategic reviews and increase commercial rigor through all phases of pipeline asset development and enable successful go-to-market strategy
• Communication and Transparency: Develop executive-ready materials and communicate key analytical findings, risks, opportunities, and recommendations to business stakeholders.
• Provide marketing teams, and governance committees, transparency, and commercial insights on pipeline portfolio on topics related to market dynamics, competitive insights, patient journeys, access considerations amongst others.
• Analytics Program Leadership: Lead execution of complex, cross-functional analytics initiatives across pipeline and launch assets, ensuring alignment of stakeholders, timelines, deliverables, budgets, and external partners. Coordinate internal teams and vendor partners to deliver high-quality analytics and insights that support business priorities and strategic decision making.
• Analytics and Benchmarking: Lead benchmarking analytics to collect, analyze, and translate insights into recommended business actions to inform pipeline development choices. Provide critical insights to leaders for communication on human health portfolio, early pipeline commercial forecasts and related business drivers.

Required Experience And Skills

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in a scientific, business, engineering, or business-scientific-related field.
• 5+ years of experience in business insights, outcomes research, advanced analytics, asset portfolio management, strategic planning, insights syndication or related roles within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry
• Strategic thinker who can be consultative and “engage as equals.”
• Strong communication skills using effective storytelling grounded on data insights.
• Ability to execute solution-based approaches to complex and ambiguous business problems.
• Understanding of Real-world data assets (claims, EMR, syndicated datasets, etc.) and the commercial pharma data ecosystem
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex concepts to both internal and external stakeholders
• Relationship-building and influencing skills with an ability to collaborate cross-functionally
• Experience managing complex cross-functional projects and stakeholders within a matrixed organization.
• Strong project management skills with demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

Preferred Experience And Skills

• Experience in healthcare data, insights, and analytics
• Experience in Life Sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or consulting industries
• Advanced degree (e.g., MBA, PharmD, PhD) preferred
• Therapeutic area experience in Immunology (Rheumatology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology) or Cardio-metabolic (PCSK9 market) preferred
• Experience supporting launch planning, commercialization strategy, forecasting, or portfolio planning preferred
• Experience supporting pharmaceutical assets across multiple stages of development, from early pipeline through commercialization preferred
• Experience with patient journey analytics, market sizing, competitive intelligence, and commercial opportunity assessments preferred
• Experience in Life Science or consulting industry
• Advanced degree (e.g., MBA, PharmD, PhD) preferred.
• Therapeutic area experience in cardiovascular & metabolic diseases preferred.
• US secondary data assets such as claims, EMR, SP/SD etc.

Our Human Health Division maintains a “patient first, profits later” ideology. The organization is comprised of sales, marketing, market access, digital analytics and commercial professionals who are passionate about their role in bringing our medicines to our customers worldwide.

Required Skills

Biotechnology, Business Analysis, Business Decisions, Cardiology, Commercial Analytics, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Data Science, Demand Management, Gastroenterology, Immunology, Innovation, Marketing, Marketing Management, Project Management, Requirements Management, Rheumatology, Sourcing and Procurement, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Management, Strategic Planning

US And Puerto Rico Residents Only

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Requirements

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. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit: EEOC Know Your Rights EEOC GINA Supplement We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively.

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Salary

The salary range for this role is $156,900.00 - $247,000.00. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

Location Information

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

Recruitment & Hiring Information

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

08/25/2026 (Job posting is effective until 11:59:59 PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.)

Requisition ID: R411958