Associate Director, Commercial Capabilities (HH L&D) - Hybrid

MSD Malaysia; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. is seeking an Associate Director, Commercial Capabilities for the Human Health Learning & Development division. You will shape learning strategies to support marketing, market access, and launch readiness across US and global teams.

This role emphasizes onboarding, upskilling, coaching, and impact measurement to drive consistent, high-quality launches. Lead with senior stakeholders, partner across GLD, and translate capability needs into scalable digital and instructor-led

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in US Market Pharma/BioPharma/Medical Equipment/Diagnostics or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years in a commercial role (sales &/or marketing).
• Proven success in end-to-end commercial skills training design and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Identify and address critical Marketing and Market Access capability needs for launch readiness and commercial performance.
• Partner with US and Global Marketing, Market Access, and GLD teams to design learning strategies and curricula.
• Embed learning into launch milestones and support current and future launches with role-based curricula and measurement.

Skills

Business Acumen

Marketing Learning

Market Access Learning

Launch Excellence

Continuous Learning

Leadership

Collaboration

Learning Creation

Creative Thinking

Consultation

Communication

Decision Making

Data Analytics

Planning

Adult Learning

Learning Needs Analysis

Compliance & Change

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences/Pharma or equivalent

Master’s degree

Job description

Merck & Co., Inc. is seeking an Associate Director, Commercial Capabilities for the Human Health Learning & Development division. You will shape learning strategies to support marketing, market access, and launch readiness across US and global teams.

This role emphasizes onboarding, upskilling, coaching, and impact measurement to drive consistent, high-quality launches. Lead with senior stakeholders, partner across GLD, and translate capability needs into scalable digital and instructor-led