Associate Director, Global Marketing Oncology

PR Girl Manifesto; Upper Gwynedd Township (Montgomery County); Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 247,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays & vacation

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. in Rahway, NJ seeks an Associate Director of Global Oncology Marketing (KRAS Team) to shape brand strategy and lead launch preparations for a new targeted therapy.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to expand the oncology portfolio and drive global branding efforts. The role requires a strategic thinker with 6+ years in pharma marketing, strong leadership, and experience developing brand and marketing strategies for oncology.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a relevant field.
• Minimum 6 years in marketing, marketing communications, or marketing support in pharma/biotech.
• Experience leading brand and marketing strategy development.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams, influence without authority, and drive results.
• Strong collaboration with commercial teams, cross-divisional teams, and regional counterparts.
• Knowledge of launch readiness requirements in pharma/biotech; oncology experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support brand development for a new oncology product with cross-functional teams.
• Develop marketing strategy and understand customer segments, drivers, and healthcare ecosystem.
• Create brand hallmarks and global creative campaigns; develop messaging platforms.
• Ensure launch readiness with stakeholders, regions, and launch planners.
• Collaborate with regions and markets to align global strategy with local needs.
• Manage promotional agency relationships to meet objectives on time and budget.
• Collaborate with Precision Medicine, Market Research, and Training teams.
• Demonstrate learning mindset and familiarity with AI.

Skills

Brand Strategy

Cross-Functional Leadership

Launch readiness

Global Marketing

Data-Driven Decision Making

Marketing Communications

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master’s degree

Job description

Job Description: Associate Director, Global Oncology Marketing - KRAS Team

We are recruiting for an Associate Director, Global Oncology Marketing to join a dynamic team supporting a new targeted therapy planned for launch in the coming years. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape brand strategy, lead launch preparations, and help expand our oncology portfolio to benefit patients worldwide. If you are passionate about making a difference in the field of oncology and have a strategic mindset.

Responsibilities

• Support foundational brand development for a new oncology product in collaboration with a broad cross-functional team
• Develop marketing strategy, leveraging strategic frameworks, to obtain a deep understanding of customer segments, drivers & barriers, and the healthcare ecosystem in which they operate
• Develop brand hallmarks and global creative campaign
• Create a brand messaging platform, simplifying complexity, and ensuring a consistent customer experience
• Ensure launch readiness in collaboration with key cross-functional stakeholders, regions, and launch planners
• Collaborate and co-create with regions and key markets to develop global strategy, while supporting local needs
• Manage relationship with promotional agency, ensuring that work meets the strategic and communication objectives and projects are delivered on time and on budget
• Work collaboratively with key stakeholders and cross-functional teams including Precision Medicine, Market Research, and Training
• Exhibit a learning mindset, agile ways of working, and general proficiency with AI

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum 6 years of experience in marketing, marketing communications, or marketing support of pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries
• Experience in development of brand strategy and marketing strategy
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams in complex organizations, managing different stakeholders, influencing without authority, and driving results
• Outstanding collaboration skills with commercial teams, cross-divisional teams, and regional counterparts
• Knowledge of marketing and promotion principles, including customer‑centric campaign and message development
• Strong understanding of launch readiness requirements within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries
• Preferred: Master’s degree (e.g., MBA)
• Oncology experience, preferably in NSCLC or CRC
• Global Marketing experience

Role may require some travel including weekends. Additionally, candidate must be able to visit both Rahway and Upper Gwynedd offices. There is flexibility on the actual site of the job, but candidate must be willing and able to visit both offices as business needs arise.

Required Skills

Adaptability, Adaptability, Brand Communications, Brand Development, Brand Planning, Brand Strategy, Commercialization Strategies, Cross-Functional Project Management, Data-Driven Decision Making, Global Marketing Strategy, Market Development, Marketing, Marketing Communications Planning, Marketing Management, Marketing Programs, Marketing Strategies, Market Research, Messaging Strategies, New Brands, Oncology Marketing, Pharmaceuticals Marketing, Product Launches, Product Management, Product Rollouts, Project Management {+ 2 more}

Company Commitment

Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities.

Equal Opportunity Employment

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.

We are 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.

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. 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.

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.

Job Posting End Date: 09/23/2026. A 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: R416043PDN-a2b365b5-1ae9-478f-9a6a-1824e155ca09. Employee Status: Regular. Relocation: No relocation. VISA Sponsorship: No. Travel Requirements: 25% Flexible Work Arrangements: Hybrid. Shift: Not Indicated. Valid Driving License: No. Hazardous Material(s): N/A.

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