Global PH & Rare Disease Lifecycle Strategy Director

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays & vacation

Sick days

Job summary

Merck is seeking a Director of Life Cycle Management for Pulmonary Hypertension and Rare Disease to lead early commercialization strategies and lifecycle expansion. Collaboration with US and local market teams, Clinical, Medical Affairs, and Market Access will shape evidence, pricing, and future indications.

The role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and experience in lifecycle planning, with a track record of successful launches in pharma/biotech.

Qualifications

• Education Minimum Requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Preferred Education: Advanced Degree (MBA)

Responsibilities

• Develop global commercialization L3 Next strategies for potential future indications, including CpcPH-HFpEF.
• Represent commercial priorities on clinical sub-teams to inform evidence generation, differentiation, access requirements, value proposition development, and future marketing claims for potential new indications.
• Define the overarching commercial ambition, strategic rationale, and long-term opportunity for lifecycle expansion in partnership with Clinical, Medical, Market Access, Digital Human Health, and other critical internal and external stakeholders.
• Drive development of commercially informed target product profiles and evidence needs that support meaningful differentiation, global pricing and access objectives, and future customer utilization.
• Build and maintain deep disease-area, customer, and market knowledge to identify unmet needs, competitive dynamics, and market-shaping opportunities that can inform early indication strategy.
• Conduct commercial assessments of business development and lifecycle opportunities, including strategic fit, market potential, evidence requirements, and implications for the PH and Rare Disease franchise.
• Manage budget, agency partners, and associated workstreams required to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned to strategic priorities.

Skills

Agile Methodology

Brand Messaging

Business Decisions

Competitive Strategies

Creativity

Digital Marketing

Direct Marketing

Executive Presence

Financial Acumen

Life Cycle Planning

Market Development

Market Dynamics

Market Entry Strategy

Market Opportunity Analysis

Market Opportunity Identification

Market Positioning

Market Research

Opportunity Management

Pricing Strategies

Product Management Strategy

Product Rollouts

Professional Networking

Education

Bachelor's Degree

MBA

Job description

Merck is seeking a Director of Life Cycle Management for Pulmonary Hypertension and Rare Disease to lead early commercialization strategies and lifecycle expansion. Collaboration with US and local market teams, Clinical, Medical Affairs, and Market Access will shape evidence, pricing, and future indications.

The role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and experience in lifecycle planning, with a track record of successful launches in pharma/biotech.