Associate Director, Global Access Insights

Merck • Rahway, NJ

2d • $156,900 - $247,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a highly motivated Global Access Insights Associate Director in Vaccines & Infectious Disease to join our Market Access Insights & Forecasting organization. This role sits at the intersection of market access strategy, analytics, and research, supporting data-driven decision-making to inform global access, pricing, and reimbursement strategies. The successful candidate will support the design and delivery of integrated market access insights across the VaxID portfolio, leveraging capabilities including market research, advanced analytics, predictive modeling, and external data sources (e.g., Navlin). This role is aligned with our access insights framework, contributing insights across descriptive, comparative, predictive, and technology-enabled domains to support evidence generation and access strategy development. The Associate Director, Vaccines & Infectious Disease Global Access Insights, will demonstrate a proactive mindset, a strong understanding of the evolving US and global healthcare landscape, and expertise in the payer environment. The position requires strong analytical thinking, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to translate data into clear, actionable recommendations for stakeholders.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience delivering market research and insight projects in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry, including at least 3 years of experience in market access (global experience preferred)
• 2+ years in vaccines, infectious disease or related therapeutic area experience· Experience could be from a similar role at a pharmaceuticals firm or at a management consulting firm.
• Strong understanding of the global pharma landscape and commercial analytics capabilities (market research, forecasting, data driven analytics, advanced analytics, etc.)
• Strong understanding of vaccines & infectious disease access dynamics (US, EU, CN, JP)
• Experience working cross-functionally and influencing stakeholders
• Strong communication, presentation and leadership skills
• Ability to understand business process and break down business questions into specific, tangible hypotheses and requirements to guide analysis. Excellent problem-solving skills with an appreciation for data oriented analytical methods.
• Ability to operate in an unstructured environment and have strong organizational skills to create structure and clarity. Excellent organizational skills, with ability to navigate a complex matrix environment and organize/prioritize work efficiently and effectively

Nice To Haves

• Experience in applying AI to business problems
• Experience with Navlin or similar market access data platforms
• Background in consulting or analytics

Responsibilities

• Partner with global market access and pricing teams to help identify and frame key business questions
• Support the development of integrated research and analytics plans to inform global access strategies
• Deliver actionable insights and recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders
• Translate insights into clear, stakeholder-ready narratives and materials
• Strong understanding of primary market research methodologies and their use in generating actionable insights
• Apply emerging technologies, including large language models and agentic AI, to relevant market access use cases
• Integrate primary market research, secondary data, and external data sources
• Contribute to ex-US predictive models for pricing, access, and reimbursement scenarios
• Ensure scalability and reuse of insights
• Descriptive: Explain current access performance
• Comparative: Benchmark strategies and competitors
• Predictive: Model future access outcomes
• Technology: Enable real-time insight delivery

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• paid holidays
• vacation
• compassionate and sick days
• annual bonus
• long-term incentive

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Associate degree