Associate Director US Oncology Payer/Market Access

PR Girl Manifesto; Upper Gwynedd Township (Montgomery County); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck is seeking an Associate Director for US Oncology Payer/Market Access. This role partners with cross-functional teams and alliance partners to develop payer strategies, value propositions, and access plans for oncology medicines, spanning current indications and future launches.

The position requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and healthcare policy awareness. The role involves collaboration across promotions, medical affairs, pricing, and HIS/CORE teams, with responsibility for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred.
• Minimum 5 years combined experience in Pharmaceutical Marketing, Managed Care or Sales.
• Experience in Oncology Payer/Market Access and alliances is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop customer specific payer/market access strategies aligned with brand objectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and alliance partners to enable patient access and business growth.
• Input into payer value propositions, messaging, and branded promotional initiatives for oncology medicines.
• Support forecasting discussions and understand impact of costs on patient out-of-pocket expenses.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Market Access

Market Research

Oncology Marketing

Payer Marketing

Pharmaceuticals Marketing

Product Marketing

Strategic Alliances

Strategic Thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree (BA/BS)

MBA (preferred)

Job description

# Associate Director US Oncology Payer/Market AccessMerckFull-TimeOct 15, 2026Marketing## Job Description**Job Description**The **Associate Director, US Oncology Payer Market Access** will work closely with cross functional teams, alliance partners, agency partners, internal brand colleagues, promotions, internal communications, pricing, policy, legal, health economics outcomes research, and Organized Customer Access and Reimbursement teams to inform the strategies to support the alliances and our product, including current indications and future launches. This role will report to the Director, Oncology Market Access - Orals & Alliances The Associate Director, US Oncology Payer/Market Access will be responsible for supporting Brand products tactical execution and development of strategy in support of oncology medicines, including collaborations with outside pharmaceutical partners in oncology and critical internal functions (Organized Customer Access and Reimbursement, Marketing, Integrated Account Management Teams, Center for Observational and Real-world Evidence (CORE), Medical Affairs, etc.). This role will support one of our alliance products and one new product. This role will focus on collaborating with brand teams, internal and partner alliance market access and related functions, agency partners and focus on customer segments (e.g. health plans, Medicare, Medicaid, federal, pharmacy, hospital, GPO, etc.). It will also manage early access planning for our product, contributing to projects on list pricing, lifecycle gross to net, discount/contracting assumptions, IRA legislation impacts, site of care considerations, and value messaging for payers and providers. **Primary Responsibilities*** Work closely with alliance partners, our Company's internal functions (promotions, communications, medical affairs, brand marketing, etc.) and external agency partners to develop customer specific strategies and execute as appropriate to achieve access for patients and achieve business growth.* Collaborate with internal teams and alliance partners to support development of comprehensive payer/ market access strategies and execute across the partnership and for oncology medicines. This is related to current and future indications and must be aligned to the brand marketing objectives.* Input into development and execution of payer value propositions, channel specific strategies and branded promotional initiatives.* Act as main point responsible and accountable for resource support, on-going planning around messaging, and communications for field facing teams at our Company (e.g. Oncology Sales Teams, Key Accounts, etc.)* Provide input from US perspective into Global Access Teams, new product planning teams, Health Economics and Outcomes Research and business development opportunities as they emerge.* 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 and others to understand build a value proposition for collaboration oncology medicines that allow for access and reimbursement that is consistent with label.* Support alliance and new product forecasting discussions as necessary* Understand impact of costs on patient including OOP associated with mono and combo therapies, within both pharmacy and medical benefits. **Education Minimum Requirements*** Required: Bachelor's degree (BA/BS)* Preferred: Master's degree (MBA) **Required Experience and Skills*** 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 department and roles and effectively engaging senior management.* Strong judgment, prioritization, and decision - making skills, with understanding of broader context of corporate strategies* Comfort and confidence in working with teams and backgrounds; routinely demonstrates inclusive behaviors; actively seeks out perspectives and experiences* Demonstrated understanding of healthcare trends and policy issues around both pharmacy and medical benefits and their potential impact upon the company's business opportunities. **Preferred Experience and Skills*** Associate Director level of Marketing or Managed Care/Payer Marketing experience* Experience in Oncology/Oncology Payer/ Market access for oral oncology medicines* Experience working in alliances and collaborations with external partners* Digital promotion experience **Position location**: Upper Gwynedd, PA (Hybrid work model) OR Remote**Required Skills:**Analytical Thinking, Market Access, Market Research, Oncology Marketing, Payer Marketing, Pharmaceuticals Marketing, Product Marketing, Strategic Alliances, Strategic Thinking**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 - 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. 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:**RegularNo relocationNo10%Remote1st - DayNoNA10/29/2026