Director, Business Integration Leader

MSD Malaysia; North Wales (Montgomery County); Hybrid; USD 191,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance and

Retirement benefits including 401(k)

Paid holidays and vacation

Sick days and compassionate days

Job summary

Merck in the United States seeks a Business Unit Engagement Leader to orchestrate CEI transformation initiatives across the BU and cross-functional partners. The role is the day-to-day face to CEI and aligns with DHH and Content Accelerator to drive integrated planning and execution.

The position requires 7+ years in pharmaceutical marketing or related fields, strong leadership, and the ability to deliver scalable strategies; hybrid work model with up to 10% travel, reporting to the Executive

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of pharmaceutical marketing, commercial strategy/strategic planning, or marketing support.
• Demonstrated ability to understand the business to improve organizational results.
• Strong leadership to guide cross-functional teams and drive transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Takes a lead role in early capability and transformation design, acting as the “voice of the business” for their brand.
• Transformation teams’ first point of contact for validating deployment and capability design.
• Monitor and evaluate transformation progress via capability adoption scorecard framework.
• Develop scaling plan and operating model around future BU use cases.
• Execute roadmap for scaling business opportunities over a 2-3 year horizon.
• Tie transformation agenda to business outcomes and metrics.
• Prioritize transformation projects based on strategic importance and resource availability.
• Implement strategies that enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and competitiveness.
• Monitor progress of transformation initiatives and drive continuous innovation.
• Partner with BU Engagement Director to align on brand priorities.

Skills

Pharmaceutical marketing

Commercial strategy

Strategic planning

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Change management

Data-driven decisions

Communication skills

Leadership

Business transformation

Education

BA/BS

MBA (Preferred)

Job description

Job Description The Business Unit Engagement organization operates as the strategic partner with the Business Units and Commercial Excellence & Innovation (CEI) organization. The BU Engagement organization is responsible for synchronizing BU and CEI planning, investment and measurement, ensuring successful adoption of new CEI capabilities in the business unit and driving coordinated customer engagement plans across functions. The Business Integration Leader (BIL) is the cross-functional orchestrator and leader, serving as the day-to-day face to CEI and relevant cross-functional partners (e.g. DHH, Content Accelerator) to drive integrated planning and seamless business delivery. The BIL is responsible for implementing identified CEI transformation initiatives to ensure strategic alignment and successful execution of these initiatives within the Business Unit. This individual will report to the Executive Director, Business Unit Engagement Leader and sit on their leadership team.

Key Responsibilities

• Takes a lead role in early capability and transformation design, acting as the “voice of the business” for their respective brand.
• Transformation teams’ first point of contact for validating transformation deployment and capability design
• Monitor and evaluate transformation progress, identifying areas for improvement through capability adoption scorecard framework
• Develop scaling plan and operating model around future BU use cases to ensure collaborative integrations across teams
• Execute roadmap for scaling business opportunities across the BU over a 2-3-year time horizon
• Tie transformation agenda to clear business outcomes and metrics to track over time
• Prioritize transformation projects based on strategic importance, resource availability, and potential impact
• Implement transformation strategies that enhance operational efficiency, effectiveness, and competitiveness, ensuring value delivery
• Monitor and evaluate the progress of transformation initiatives, identifying areas for improvement and driving continuous innovation
• Partner with Business Unit Engagement Director to receive updates on brand priorities and to align on the use of the Associate Director, Brand Activation Lead, who will be a flexible resource between the BUED and BIL Education

Education

• Required: BA/BS
• Preferred: Advanced degree, such as Masters in Business Administration

Required Experience and Skills

• Minimum of 7 years of pharmaceutical marketing, commercial strategy/strategic planning, or marketing support
• Demonstrated ability to understand the business to improve organizational results
• Strong leadership skills to guide cross-functional teams and drive transformation initiatives forward
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects, work teams, or individuals
• Ability to implement long-term transformation strategies that align with organizational goals
• Execution and results-focused, per compliance standards; setting ambitious expectations for accomplishment and ensuring others contribute to organization strategies by focusing them on the most critical priorities, measuring progress and ensuring accountability against those metrics
• Excellent project management skills to oversee multiple transformation initiatives and ensure timely delivery
• Proficiency in managing organizational change and ensuring successful adoption of new capabilities and processes
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively convey transformation strategies, plans, and results to stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Ability to analyze performance data, interpret insights, and make data-driven decisions to inform transformation strategies.
• Expertise in developing and implementing innovative solutions that enhance operational efficiency and competitiveness.

Preferred Experiences and Skills

• Prior people management experience
• Required Skills: Accountability, Accountability, Adaptability, Building Capability, Business Acumen, Business Decisions, Business Transformation, Change Management, Collaborative Leadership, Competency Management, Creativity, Customer Management, Digital Marketing, Enterprise Leadership, Executive Leadership, Goal Attainment, Goal Setting, Market Access, Marketing Automation, Marketing Budget Management, Market Research, Omnichannel Marketing, People Leadership, Pharmaceutical Sales Marketing, Product Launches {+ 10 more}

Equal Opportunity / Diversity Statement

Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. 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 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

Company Culture

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.

Compensation

The salary range for this role is $190,800.00 - $300,300.00. 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

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.

Application Deadline

The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.

Eligibility by Location

• 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

Job Details

• 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: 10/6/2026

About the Company

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.