Strategic Associate Director, Oncology Payer & Market Access

Merck; Topeka (KS); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. in North Wales, PA (Hybrid/Remote) is seeking an Associate Director, US Oncology Payer/Market Access to lead payer and market access strategies for oncology medicines, coordinating with alliance partners, internal teams, and external agencies to enable patient access and drive growth.

The role covers current and future indications, input into value propositions, and collaboration with Health Economics, CORE, and Global teams, including pricing, contracting, and policy

Qualifications

• 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.

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.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Market Access

Market Research

Oncology Marketing

Payer Marketing

Strategic Alliances

Strategic Thinking

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

Job description

Merck & Co., Inc. in North Wales, PA (Hybrid/Remote) is seeking an Associate Director, US Oncology Payer/Market Access to lead payer and market access strategies for oncology medicines, coordinating with alliance partners, internal teams, and external agencies to enable patient access and drive growth.

The role covers current and future indications, input into value propositions, and collaboration with Health Economics, CORE, and Global teams, including pricing, contracting, and policy