Associate Director Regional Market Access

MSD; North Wales (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 142,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays

Vacation

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. is seeking an Associate Director for the Oncology Organized Customer Access and Reimbursement (OCAR) team to shape market access strategies for our PD-1 asset. You will collaborate with multisector teams to enhance payer value propositions and ensure successful access across channels.

You will lead cross-functional initiatives, analyze healthcare trends, and drive strategic planning and execution. This hybrid role involves regional responsibilities and travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and minimum of 5 years combined experience in Pharmaceutical Marketing, Marketing Customer Management, Managed Care or Sales.
• Strategic thinking, problem solving, analytical critical thinking and planning skills.
• Proactive nature and ability to manage change, anticipate risks and design controls or mitigation.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills (written & verbal).
• Proficient at leading across diverse department and roles and effectively engaging senior management.
• Strong judgement, prioritization, and decision making skills with understanding of broader context of corporate strategies.
• Comfort and confidence in working with diverse teams and backgrounds; routinely demonstrates inclusive behaviors.
• Demonstrated understanding of healthcare trends and policy issues and their potential impact upon our Company's business opportunities.
• Travel: 10%

Responsibilities

• Support the lifecycle management (LCM) strategy for our PD-1 asset.
• Work cross-functionally within our Company, including Organized Customer Access and Reimbursement, Market Research, policy team, Global Market Access, Health Economics and Outcomes Research, compliance, legal, pricing.
• Develop comprehensive payer/ market access strategies and execute across relevant teams.
• Input into development and then execute on payer value propositions, pricing strategies, channel specific strategies and branded promotional initiatives.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Marketing

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

Job description

Associate Director

The Oncology Organized Customer Access and Reimbursement (OCAR) team at our company is essential for ensuring patient access to our medicines, a key strategic pillar for the organization. Our Market Access team analyzes population demographics and develops innovative solutions to improve access to our Oncology portfolio. As educators and advocates, we engage with stakeholders across payers, providers, channels, and policies to enhance the value of our medicines and support profitable access. As part of the OCAR team, the Associate Director will assist in development and execution of market access strategies for our inline PD-1 asset. This is a unique opportunity for a highly motivated and strategic individual to help shape the market access strategy and to execute with excellence across.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support the lifecycle management (LCM) strategy for our PD-1 asset.
• Work cross-functionally within our Company, including Organized Customer Access and Reimbursement, Market Research, policy team, Global Market Access, Health Economics and Outcomes Research, 3 compliance, legal, pricing and others to develop customer specific strategies related to key regulatory and policy milestones.
• Develop comprehensive payer/ market access strategies and execute across relevant teams.
• Input into development and then execute on payer value propositions, pricing strategies, channel specific strategies and branded promotional initiatives.

Required Experience and Skills

• Bachelors degree and Minimum of (5) years combined experience in Pharmaceutical Marketing, Marketing Customer Management, Managed Care or Sales.
• Demonstrated strategic thinking, problem solving, analytical critical thinking and planning skills.
• Proactive nature and ability to manage change, anticipate risks and design controls or mitigation.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills (written & verbal).
• Proficient at leading across diverse department and roles and effectively engaging senior management.
• Strong judgement, prioritization, and decision making skills with understanding of broader context of corporate strategies.
• Comfort and confidence in working with diverse teams and backgrounds; routinely demonstrates inclusive behaviors; actively seeks out diverse perspectives and experiences.
• Demonstrated understanding of healthcare trends and policy issues and their potential impact upon our Company's business opportunities.
• 10% Travel.

Preferred Experience and Skills

• MBA and AD Level of Marketing or Managed Care/Payer Marketing.
• Experience in Oncology/Oncology Payer/Buy-And-Bill.
• Experience in lifecycle management.
• Experience in biosimilars.

Hybrid or Remote Required Skills

• Analytical Thinking
• Contracting Strategies
• Customer Relationship Building
• Data Analysis
• Developing Pricing Strategies
• Healthcare Trends
• Inclusive Leadership
• Market Access
• Marketing Campaigns
• Oncology Marketing
• Product Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Strategic Planning
• Strategic Thinking

Residency Requirements

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 Rights EEOC GINA Supplement.

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.

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Employment Terms

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: 10/23/2026
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Salary

The salary range for this role is $142,400.00 - $224,100.00. 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.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• Retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• Paid holidays
• Vacation
• Compassionate and sick days

More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

Company Culture and Values

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. Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts.

About Us

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.