Director Global Oncology Marketing GI Cancers

Merck • Rahway, NJ

2d • $190,800 - $300,300 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are currently recruiting for a Global Marketing Director – Disease Team. The Director of Global Oncology Marketing – Disease Team will be accountable for the Commercial strategy of our pipeline in Clinical Development. This position will require outstanding leadership in disease/tumor expertise, brand development, and launch preparation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree – preferably with scientific focus
• Minimum 8 years combined marketing, sales, market access & pricing, marketing support or related experiences in pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries.
• Understanding of healthcare market dynamics around innovation & capabilities, and the science of Oncology.
• Understanding of healthcare trends and reimbursement and policy issues and their potential impact upon our Company's business opportunities.
• Demonstrated experience leading strategy development and implementation.
• Strong business acumen and ability to drive initiative forward.
• Strong collaboration skills, both within commercial teams and cross divisional teams.
• Ability to clearly articulate messages/information across the enterprise and to leadership.
• Ability to work within complex organizations and markets and leading sub-teams and influencing without authority.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree, MBA, Medical Degree, or Doctorate/PhD
• Global Marketing and/or Oncology marketing experience.
• Demonstrated leadership in development of brand strategy, brand positioning, and brand marketing.
• Experience providing commercial input on such activities as: target product profile development, global regulatory filing strategy, launch readiness reviews, organized customer interactions, market research, demand, revenue, and P&L forecasting, BD&L activities, product development team (PDT) and agency partner management.
• Experience leading disease/therapeutic area strategy development and implementation at Global level.
• Work with finance and business planning to manage brand forecast and S&OP process.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial leadership into asset development programs, working in close collaboration with cross-functional Product Development Teams and Asset Development Teams to create Target Product Profiles, conduct forecasting and contribute to tumor-area strategy
• Provide commercial leadership, where appropriate, into Scientific Strategy development & execution (e.g., Congress Planning, Scientific Platform development, Medical Education programs, Patient Engagement etc.) and collaborate with Medical / Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR)
• Development of Global Brand Strategy and Campaign, including scientific narratives, positioning of assets within a disease area, key messaging, and as needed, content development leadership
• Collaboration across teams to develop, plan and support commercial and enterprise readiness for worldwide product launches and campaigns.
• Collaboration with regions and key markets to develop global strategy for a tumor area, while supporting local needs
• Participate in the development of customer engagement strategy and scientific expert leader engagement.
• Through detailed competition tracking and assessment, inform commercial planning assumptions, strategy and positioning.
• Develop competitive response planning.
• Provide commercial leadership, where appropriate, for the creation & implementation of internal/external communications for the disease/tumor area.

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