Associate Director Global Oncology Marketing Launch Excellence

PR Girl Manifesto; Rahway (NJ); Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 247,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck is seeking an Associate Director, Global Oncology Marketing Launch Excellence to lead launch planning for two to three priority Global Oncology launches. You will ensure readiness, develop standardized tools, and manage dashboards to track progress.

Reporting to the Executive Director, you will partner with Global Oncology brand teams, drive knowledge sharing, and support operational initiatives across the launch portfolio. This role emphasizes collaboration and execution excellence.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years pharmaceutical experience.
• Strong commercial and business acumen.
• Proactive leadership style with ability to advance work with urgency and results.
• Inclusive leadership style with collaboration skills and ability to build trust and credibility cross-functional teams.
• Ability to lead and influence without authority.
• Demonstrated excellence in project management and/or launch planning.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead two to three priority product launches as the launch planner and ensure launch readiness with identified milestones and resources.
• Drive strategic launch planning via the Launch Planning Tool and standardize tools and processes.
• Use dashboards and metrics to identify and escalate launch readiness risks and partner to mitigate them.
• Support knowledge management and best practice sharing across the organization.
• Collaborate with global brand teams and cross-functional colleagues to ensure execution excellence for must-win launches.
• Support the Executive Director on operational initiatives.

Skills

Commercialization Strategies

Data-Driven Decision Making

Global Marketing Strategy

Influencing Without Authority

Innovation

Market Access

Market Research

Oncology Marketing

Product Launches

Project Management

Results-Oriented

Strategic Thinking

Strategy Deployment

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

Tools

Launch Planning Tool

Job description

# Associate Director Global Oncology Marketing Launch ExcellenceMerckNorth Wales, PAFull-TimeOct 14, 2026Marketing## Job Description**Job Description**The Global Oncology pipeline offers great promise over a broad range of diseases with high unmet medical need with more than ten products potentially launching in the next five years. Global Oncology will be a critical driver of company growth and most importantly, significant patient impact - this is an opportunity to join an organization with a team of colleagues with high energy, passion and patient-driven purpose.**Role Description and Key Responsibilities** Reporting to the Executive Director, Integrated Business Operations & Launch Excellence, the **Associate Director, Global Oncology Marketing** is responsible for leading the launch planning activities for two to three priority Global Oncology launches. With several priority launches occurring in the next five years within Global Oncology and many more across the organization, this role will be essential in ensuring that we have consistency, coordination and efficiencies in our launch planning activities. This role will support flawless product launch planning by leading the execution of the Launch Excellence Framework. The Associate Director, Global Marketing Oncology will lead and support flawless product launch planning, milestones assessment and risk mitigation, and evolution of process and launch tools across Global Oncology. Key responsibilities include:* Lead two to three priority product launches as the launch planner, responsible for launch readiness by ensuring key launch milestones are identified, resourced and successfully achieved* Drive strategic launch planning via the Launch Planning Tool and ensure consistency and evolution of all tools and processes to streamline and improve launch planning* Utilize dashboards and metrics to identify and escalate launch readiness risks, and partner to problem solve and mitigate risks as appropriate* Support knowledge management and best practice sharing across the organization* Work in close partnership with the Global Oncology brand teams and cross-functional colleagues to ensure execution excellence with our must-win launches* Support the Executive Director, Integrated Business Operations & Launch Excellence as needed on operational initiatives **Launch standards and best practices*** Provide input into the development of global standards for launch planning, processes, and tools to drive excellence* Ensure global standards for launch planning, processes, and tools to drive excellence are implemented across global oncology* Collaborate with centralized functions (e.g., Global Marketing Launch Excellence team) and other HH Marketing Launch Planners) to support the evolution of processes or tools and to optimize cross-enterprise planning* Utilize consistent metrics to evaluate launch success and dashboards to easily depict progress and report on these **Education*** Required: Bachelor's degree* Preferred: MBA **Required Experience and Skills*** Minimum of 5 years pharmaceutical experience* Strong commercial and business acumen* Proactive leadership style with the ability to advance work with urgency and results* Inclusive leadership style with strong collaboration skills and ability to build trust and credibility cross-functional teams* Ability to lead and influence without authority* Demonstrated excellence in project management and/or launch planning* Demonstrated ability to lead multiple strategic initiatives simultaneously and drive execution and results* Demonstrated ability to solve problems and identify solutions* Strong written and verbal communication skills **Preferred Experience and Skills*** Previous commercial experience with a focus in marketing* Previous launch planning experience* Understanding of pharmaceutical commercialization landscape and trends **Position location**: Rahway NJ or Upper Gwynedd, PA (hybrid work model)**Required Skills:**Commercialization Strategies, Data-Driven Decision Making, Global Marketing Strategy, Influencing Without Authority, Innovation, Market Access, Market Research, Oncology Marketing, Product Launches, Project Management, Results-Oriented, Strategic Thinking, Strategy Deployment**Preferred Skills:**Current Employees apply HERECurrent Contingent Workers apply HERE**US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:**Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.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 RightsEEOC GINA SupplementWe 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.Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts The primary location for this posting is:USA - New Jersey - Rahway Where required by law, the compensation range for this role is provided below. $156,900.00 - $247,000.00