Associate Director, Marketing Communications/Channels

1000 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC; North Wales (Montgomery County); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Long-term incentive

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

MSD is seeking an Associate Director, Global Content Marketing, to partner with the Global Brand Team through launch lifecycles. The role supports governance of core content, creative strategy, and platform-wide content creation within a dynamic center of excellence.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree and extensive experience in branding, content development, and digital marketing, with a hybrid work arrangement and a strong focus on ensuring brand consistency and scalable content

Qualifications

• Branding campaigns experience and leadership in content initiatives.
• Proven ability to manage end-to-end content lifecycles across platforms.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder alignment.

Responsibilities

• Leads core content creative execution from briefing (Workfront) to content development and management.
• Manages Medical Legal Review (PRT) and compliant content accessibility & storage (DAM).
• Drives adoption of AI enhancements to accelerate content creation.
• Co-manages agency relationships and ensures timelines, scope and direction alignment.
• Partners with Branding & Campaign teams to ensure brand consistency and scalable content guidance.
• Provides content access to Early Launch Markets/HHI and governance for lifecycle launches.

Skills

Branding campaigns

Content creation

Content development

Content management

Content marketing

Cross-functional teamwork

Customer marketing

Digital marketing

Marketing

Marketing communications planning

Pharmaceuticals marketing

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Description As part of a center of excellence in the Content Accelerator, the Global Content Marketing team is responsible for brand building, creative strategy and development, communication strategies, and core content aligned with the commercial strategy for global launch brands in the Specialty Pharmaceuticals & Infectious Disease Business Unit. The Global Content Marketing Team also plays a key role in the sponsorship and execution of the Content Accelerator vision for content creation across the enterprise. The Associate Director, Global Content Marketing, is a strategic partner and content expert to the Global Brand Team, ensuring strategy realization during launch lifecycle. This position is a job share, with required days worked Monday – Wednesday, with Wednesday being an overlap day with the job share partner.

Responsibilities

• Leads core content creative execution efforts from briefing creation (Workfront), content development and management (tools/technology enhancements)
• Medical Legal Review (PRT) and compliant content accessibility & storage (DAM)
• Embraces and implements technology advances to drive further content creation efficiency
• Co-manages agency day-to-day relationships specific to core content creation (timelines, consolidated direction, scope support)
• Consultative partner to development of Branding & Campaign Implementation Guidance ensuring brand consistency and standardization (supporting scalability)
• Collaborates to ensure Early Launch Markets/HHI have access to globally-developed core strategic content, tools and technology for seamless re-use.
• Executes governance plans
• Identifies and creates content to support Global Congress efforts for launch lifecycle, sharing recommendations with GHQ marketing stakeholders
• Identifies and creates medical education core/key content to support brand efforts for launch lifecycle
• Manages content lifecycle during launch/post-launch period (global content renewals, updates, retirement)
• Model the Content Accelerator vision through rapid adoption of AI enhancements
• Consultant to Global Brand and Content Accelerator Teams providing input, guidance, updates and validation to operating model principles and structure

Minimum Requirement

Bachelor's Degree required.

Required Experience and Skills

• Branding Campaigns
• Content Creation
• Content Development
• Content Management
• Content Marketing
• Cross-Functional Teamwork
• Customer Marketing
• Digital Marketing
• Marketing
• Marketing Communications Planning
• Pharmaceuticals Marketing
• Teamwork

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The primary location for this posting is: USA - Pennsylvania - North Wales (Upper Gwynedd)

Where required by law, the compensation range for this role is provided below. The salary range for the primary location of this role is: $142,400.00 - $224,100.00 This range reflects the Company's reasonable expectation of the base salary applicable to this role at the time of 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.

Additional location(s): Please note the salary range above applies to the Primary Location of the position. Where a role has other listed locations, different compensation guidelines may apply.

If the salary range is not listed for the location you are applying to, our Talent Acquisition team will provide further information to you relevant to your location.

Additional location(s) Compensation 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

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: 11/19/2026

Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where we have codified our legacy for over a century. Our success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.