Associate Director, Marketing Swine Technology

PR Girl Manifesto, Inc.; Lenexa (KS); On-site; USD 142,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Long-term incentive

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Merck is seeking an Associate Director of Marketing Swine Technology to establish the strategy for swine technology solutions in the U.S. market.

The role leads branding, market positioning, and collaboration across Discovery and Data Labs to develop products meeting customer needs. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in marketing with strong communication skills and a track record in product and brand management within animal health or swine production.

Qualifications

• 8+ years marketing, sales, or equivalent experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in marketing, business, communications or related field.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee development of strategies and tactics for marketing and promotion of swine technology solutions.
• Manage subject matter experts for the organization on swine brands.
• Develop actionable customer insights to drive solution creation.
• Oversee P&L, budget management, and agency management.
• Partner with animal health and monitoring sales teams to deliver solutions.
• Travel up to 50% to visit customers, sites, and events; willingness to travel internationally.

Skills

Strategic marketing

Brand management

Customer insights

Cross-functional collaboration

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing or related field

Master's in Business Administration or related field (preferred)

Job description

# Associate Director, Marketing Swine TechnologyMerckLenexa, KSFull-TimeNov 07, 2026Marketing## Job Description**Job Description**The Associate Director, Marketing Swine Technology will establish the strategy for swine technology solutions offered by our company to swine customers. This role is responsible for the positioning and marketing of combined swine solutions, building the company brand among swine producers and the industry, collaborating with Discovery, Data Labs and other internal teams to develop products and technology to meet customer needs for U.S. market.**Primary Responsibilities:** * Oversight of development of strategies and tactics supporting the marketing and promotion of swine solutions covering technology products.* Manage subject matter experts for the organization on above brands.* Develop actionable customer insights which drive to creation of solutions.* P&L oversight, Budget management, Agency management.* Partnership with animal health and monitoring sales teams to offer solutions to target customers.* Address identified issues/risks to facilitate implement solutions through work across stakeholder groups as appropriate.* Travel up to 50% of the time, as needed to visit customers, other Animal Health sites, and events. Ability to travel to other countries is required.* Coordination and collaboration with other team members across the organization, including coordination of special projects within the division/area. **Qualification, Skills & Experience:** * Bachelor's Degree in marketing, business, communications or other related field.* 8+ years' marketing, sales, or equivalent experience.* Strong attention to detail.* Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.**Preferred skills:** * Master's Degree in Business Administration, Agricultural Business or other similar degrees.* Experience in Animal Health.* Experience with swine production systems and swine industry preferred.* Technology Product management experience.**Preferred Competencies:** * Strategic marketing, new product planning, brand management, customer and market insights.* Business & Financial Acumen, Working Across Boundaries, Strategic Thinking, Project Management, Productive Communication, and Problem Solving.* **What we look for:** In a world of rapid innovation, we seek brave Inventors who want to make an Impact in all aspects of our business, enabling breakthroughs. that will affect generations to come. We encourage you to bring your disruptive thinking, collaborative spirit and perspective to our organization. Together we will continue **In Impacting Lives** while **Inspiring Your Career Growth**.* We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing talented, and committed people together.The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive workplace.**Required Skills:**Brand Communications, Collaborative Communications, Marketing Strategies, Product Branding, Sales**Preferred Skills:**Customer Marketing, Livestock Production, Swine Production, Technology Commercialization, Technology MarketingCurrent 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 - Kansas - Lenexa 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. You may find the salary ranges for additional locations below. 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 OrdinanceRegularDomestic/InternationalYes50%Not Applicable1st - DayYesN/A11/21/2026### About MerckAt Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, we are unified around our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. For more than 130 years, we have brought hope to humanity through the development of important medicines and vaccines. We aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company in the world – and today, we are at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. We foster a diverse and inclusive global workforce and operate responsibly every day to enable a safe, sustainable and healthy future for all people and communities.