Sr. Director, Product Success

Socket.dev; Rahway (NJ); On-site; USD 210,000 - 331,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. in Rahway, NJ is seeking a Senior Director, Product Success to lead adoption and activation strategies for our forecasting product. You will serve as the primary voice of the customer, shaping the roadmap with global collaborators and delivering measurable business value across 15+ franchise areas.

You will partner with product management and delivery teams to drive customer activation, build training materials, and ensure solutions scale with our growing analytics community.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Analytics, Life Sciences, Computer Science, or related field.
• 8+ years in analytics, product management, or consulting in pharma or life sciences.
• Experience with pharmaceutical forecasting processes and commercial operations.
• Proven ability to lead large-scale product transformation with measurable outcomes.
• Experience managing product management or product success for analytics platforms.
• Strong stakeholder management across executive and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication with technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Embed with forecasting and commercial stakeholders globally to develop deep understanding of their business problems and configure the product to meet their needs.
• Collaborate with forecasting leaders to anticipate future solution requirements and ensure the product roadmap is evolving to meet them.
• Co-develop training, enablement materials, and communications that help users across the globe use the product effectively.
• Work with stakeholders in a consultative and responsive manner to deliver high-quality, high-impact analytical and forecasting solutions.
• Partner across divisions to design streamlined, agentic-centric processes that scale to meet our growing pipeline.

Skills

Backlog Management

Benefits Management

Change Management

Cross‑Functional Leadership

Customer Engagement

Data‑Driven Decision Making

Forecasting

Influence Without Authority

Learning New Technologies

Meeting Deadlines

Pharmaceutical Commercial Operations

Product Management

Roadmap Strategy

Stakeholder Communications

Stakeholder Engagement

Strategic Planning

Strategic Thinking

Team Leadership

Works Under Pressure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Analytics, Life Sciences, Computer Science, or a related field

MBA or advanced degree

Job description

Job Description

Join a global pharmaceutical company with a 130-year legacy and mission to achieve new milestones in healthcare. As part of the Digital Human Health organization, you will help shape how our Company forecasts and makes commercial decisions. Working within Commercial AI Capabilities (CAIC), you will play a leadership role on the forecasting product team, coordinating more than 1,000 users across the globe to deliver data-driven insights across 15+ franchise areas.

This role sits at the intersection of product strategy and customer success. You will ensure that the product not only evolves to meet the business’s needs, but is activated effectively and delivers measurable impact for the global forecasting community.

Role Overview

As Senior Director, Product Success, you will collaborate with colleagues in product management and delivery to drive the strategy for product adoption and customer activation, serving as the primary voice of the customer in shaping the product roadmap. You will partner closely with members of our global team to ensure the product is built, refined, and deployed in ways that generate measurable business value. You will serve as a leader within the Commercial AI Capabilities organization, influencing stakeholders at every level of the enterprise. You will be a key transformation leader shaping the future of forecasting at our Company, working with stakeholders to imagine new agentic‑centric processes and helping to bring solutions to life to realize significant business impact.

What You Will Do

Customer Success and Product Activation

• Embed with forecasting and commercial stakeholders globally to develop deep understanding of their business problems and configure the product to meet their needs


• Collaborate with forecasting leaders to anticipate future solution requirements and ensure the product roadmap is evolving to meet them


• Co‑develop training, enablement materials, and communications that help users across the globe use the product effectively


• Work with stakeholders in a consultative and responsive manner to deliver high‑quality, high‑impact analytical and forecasting solutions


• Partner across divisions to design streamlined, agentic‑centric processes that scale to meet our growing pipeline

Voice of Customer and Roadmap Influence

• Serve as the primary advocate for customers in product planning, helping to propose, prioritize, and evaluate features based on user needs and business impact


• Develop systematic feedback loops and translate insights from users into clear, actionable product requirements


• Partner with the Product Management team to co‑own the product roadmap strategy, balancing customer needs, scalability, and long‑term business priorities

Product Impact Measurement and Quality

• Define and manage KPIs for product adoption, user satisfaction, output quality, and business impact; set targets and report progress to leadership


• Develop and execute quality assurance plans to ensure the configured product consistently meets business needs


• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and measure outcomes over time

Team Leadership

• Lead, develop, and inspire a team across product success functions


• Foster a culture of customer obsession, growth mindset, and continual learning


• Create talent pathways within the organization and across the broader DHH organization


• Mentor and guide team members, providing direct feedback and coaching to drive high performance

Senior Stakeholder Engagement

• Build trusted relationships with forecasting leadership, commercial operations, and IT stakeholders across our Company's global business units


• Influence product strategy and investment decisions through executive‑level business cases and ROI framing


• Present product outcomes, roadmap direction, and success metrics to senior and executive audiences with clarity and impact


• Navigate complex organizational dynamics to drive alignment across cross‑functional teams in a matrixed environment

What You Will Need

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Analytics, Life Sciences, Computer Science, or a related field


• 8+ years of experience in analytics, product management, or consulting roles in pharmaceutical or life sciences


• Demonstrated knowledge of pharmaceutical forecasting processes and commercial operations


• Demonstrated ability to drive large scale transformation with delivered business outcomes


• Proven experience leading or owning product management or product success delivery for a technology product or analytics platform


• Strong track record of managing stakeholder relationships, including executive and cross‑functional stakeholders in a matrix environment


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to connect with technical and non‑technical audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or advanced degree preferred


• Experience building or scaling analytics or technology products for internal enterprise users


• Familiarity with AI/ML, GenAI, or agentic analytics capabilities and their application to commercial decision‑making


• Consulting or advisory background supporting life sciences or pharmaceutical clients


• Experience working with or alongside global commercial forecasting teams (finance, marketing, integrated revenue forecasting)


• Experience establishing adoption metrics and incorporating user feedback into product roadmaps

Required Skills

Backlog Management • Benefits Management • Change Management • Cross‑Functional Leadership • Customer Engagement • Data‑Driven Decision Making • Forecasting • Influence Without Authority • Learning New Technologies • Meeting Deadlines • Pharmaceutical Commercial Operations • Product Management • Roadmap Strategy • Stakeholder Communications • Stakeholder Engagement • Strategic Planning • Strategic Thinking • Team Leadership • Works Under Pressure

Required Skills:

Asset Management, Asset Management, Benefits Management, Business Decisions, Collaborative Leadership, Cross‑Functional Project Management, Customer Centricity, Influencing Skills, Influencing Without Authority, Management Consulting, Management System Development, Product Launch Planning, Product Management, Product Management Leadership, Product Management Strategy, Product Ownership, Product Roadmap, Receptive to Feedback, Requirements Management, Schedule Adherence, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Planning, Strategic Thinking, Strategy Development {+ 1 more}

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The salary range for this role is

$210,400.00 - $331,100.00

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.

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.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

25%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Remote

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

09/25/2026

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