Director Communications Clinical Trials

MSD•Rahway, NJ

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role would support our Research and Development Division's BD&L Communications with clinical trial communications to help accelerate recruitment across priority clinical trials and to help increase representation of participants in clinical trials. Clinical trials are an essential component to bringing new investigational medicines and vaccines to patients and communities. The key areas of focus include: (1) clinical trial recruitment (2) representation in clinical trials and (3) general education and awareness of clinical trials. This job is the ultimate reminder that timely completion of carefully controlled trials is critical to the development of medicines and vaccines and to our business. Reporting to: Research and Development Division Communications Candidate’s location would be in the Rahway, NJ, location – hybrid. Not a fully-remote role. This role is responsible for the following:

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required
A minimum of 8-10 years of communications experience working in the bio/pharmaceutical or healthcare related industry
Experience managing tight deadlines
Experience working with community events/activations
Ability to collaborate with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
Ability to handle multiple tasks, and possess strong organization, analytical, and interpersonal skills
Ability to work independently and problem solve
Strong oral and written communication skills
Strong analytical skills
Must be detail-oriented, highly organized, self-starter
Positive attitude and proactive approach
Accountability
Collaborative Spirit
Content Creation
Data Analysis
Event Management
Internal Communications
Leadership
Management Process
Marketing Communications Planning
Media Publishing
Media Relations
Medical Communications
Online Content Development
Public Health Communications
Public Speaking
Reputation Management
Strategic Planning
Trade Media Relations

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of pharmaceutical business and our company is preferred.
Bi-lingual in Spanish.

Responsibilities

Lead the strategic communications and project management for community engagement events and activations to educate on the importance of representation in clinical trials
Lead customized communication strategies to support priority clinical trial programs across the portfolio spanning CV, HIV, infectious diseases, immunology, oncology, neuro and vaccines to enable timely recruitment and to align to Action Plans and FDA draft guidance
Generate awareness and education around the importance of clinical trials among underrepresented populations through targeted communications that includes paid, earned, owned and shared media
Lead collaborations with global stakeholders to integrate clinical trials communications into strategic planning
Regularly analyze data and optimize targeted communications tactics
Lead agency/vendor strategy implementation across priority clinical trial programs and community events/activations
Manage health literacy and legal/regulatory/compliance reviews
Manage patient advocacy group and community-based organization agreements/activations to elevate clinical trial programs and to educate on clinical trials
Lead thought leadership communications for senior leaders within Global Clinical Trial Operations (GCTO)
Manage budget across programs

Benefits

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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