Associate Director, Oncology Field Communications and Execution

Merck•North Wales, PA

14h•Hybrid

About The Position

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Make recommendations to leaders in both the marketing and customer facing organizations on prioritization and trade-off decisions based on customer facing teams’ capacity Proactively make recommendations for the content and delivery of marketing communications, field execution guidance, and communication of brand strategy to the customer facing organizations Lead and coordinate marketing efforts for launch and national sales meetings Partner with marketing, learning and development, and customer facing leaders to provide a clear line of sight into marketing meeting plans Support and advise marketing partners on execution plans for new indications or new product approvals, drawing from best practices across the oncology business unit Contribute and maintain execution oversight of internal marketing communication plans ensuring alignment with business unit priorities Assist in the development and oversight of metrics to track the effectiveness of a variety of internal initiatives and programs in support of the customer facing organization Lead cross functional (customer facing and marketing) meetings with both front line employees and leaders to support a two way feedback loop between customer facing teams and marketing teams Identify and provide recommendations for continues process improvement specific to non-promotional based marketing operations, customer facing team execution, and HQ to customer facing team communication content and channels

Requirements

Minimum of five years of combined experience in marketing, marketing support, or field sales in the life sciences industry
Experience influencing without direct authority and working with cross-functional teams
Extremely strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate complex content in a simplified manner
Strong independent problem solving skills
Ability to adapt to and deliver results in a very fast paced and frequently changing environment
Proven track record to work successfully under tight and often fluctuating timelines
Proficiency with the Microsoft suite of applications: Teams (especially virtual presentation skills), PowerPoint, word, outlook
Required: Bachelor’s Degree (BA/BS)

Nice To Haves

Front-line field sales management, ideally in the oncology pharma space
Strong preference for oncology field sales experience
Experience managing commercial projects in the pharmaceutical industry
Experience creating and managing strategic communication plans
Preferred: Masters Degree (MBA or other advanced degree)

Responsibilities

Make recommendations to leaders in both the marketing and customer facing organizations on prioritization and trade-off decisions based on customer facing teams’ capacity
Proactively make recommendations for the content and delivery of marketing communications, field execution guidance, and communication of brand strategy to the customer facing organizations
Lead and coordinate marketing efforts for launch and national sales meetings
Partner with marketing, learning and development, and customer facing leaders to provide a clear line of sight into marketing meeting plans
Support and advise marketing partners on execution plans for new indications or new product approvals, drawing from best practices across the oncology business unit
Contribute and maintain execution oversight of internal marketing communication plans ensuring alignment with business unit priorities
Assist in the development and oversight of metrics to track the effectiveness of a variety of internal initiatives and programs in support of the customer facing organization
Lead cross functional (customer facing and marketing) meetings with both front line employees and leaders to support a two way feedback loop between customer facing teams and marketing teams
Identify and provide recommendations for continues process improvement specific to non-promotional based marketing operations, customer facing team execution, and HQ to customer facing team communication content and channels