Director U.S. Marketing, Scientific & Thought Leader Strategy, Respiratory BU

Merck • North Wales, PA

19h • Hybrid

About The Position

Our Respiratory team is dedicated to delivering breakthrough innovations that improve the lives of respiratory patients worldwide. Our team of forward-thinking individuals achieve this through an unwavering commitment to support accessibility to medicine, providing new therapeutic solutions, and collaborating with governments and payers to ensure that people who need medicines have access to them. Our focus is on innovation and launch execution excellence; we translate breakthrough science into innovative medicines that help people across the globe.
The U.S. Respiratory business within our company is a growing part of our Company. The Director U.S. Marketing, Scientific & Thought Leader Strategy, Respiratory BU will play a strategic role in supporting the commercial success of our newly acquired COPD asset.
This role is responsible for developing the scientific strategy and driving initiatives to ensure scientific understanding and advocacy for COPD. This high-profile role is designed to position the candidate for future leadership roles.
This position will be based in Upper Gwynedd, PA and will report into the AVP U.S. Marketing, Respiratory BU and manage a team of one, the AD US Marketing, Congress Planning & Medical Education, Respiratory BU.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (BA/BS). MBA or equivalent preferred
• Minimum of 8-10 years of progressive pharmaceutical or biotechnology experience across marketing, sales, market access (or related experiences) and at least 5 years of demonstrated in-line leadership marketing experience.
• Strong scientific/clinical acumen; ability to translate scientific/clinical data into marketing strategy.
• Proven experience in effectively leading cross-functional, enterprise teams.
• Demonstrated success in leading teams without authority.
• Significant strategy development experience, working in white space.
• Has a growth mindset, advocates for agile ways of working, and supports team members in learning and adoption.
• Experience working in and with diverse teams.
• Strong verbal and non-verbal communication skills and executive presence.

Nice To Haves

• Previous respiratory marketing experience.
• Understanding of US commercial and regulatory requirements.
• Experience with product launches, especially in white space TAs.
• Familiarity with agile tools like Jira and Mural.

Responsibilities

• Define the scientific priorities for the Brand, in collaboration with Global Marketing, including developing the scientific engagement plan that is aligned with key evidence, insights and market needs.
• Serve as the internal thought leader and champion in developing the scientific narrative, competitive positioning framework, and any evidence necessary to support the strategic direction.
• Lead commercial activities with external stakeholders and societies, including input meetings and congress planning/activities. Oversee scientific congress strategy, including engagement plan and operationalization.
• Lead the Customer Agile Team in setting and meeting strategic priorities and quarterly objectives; lead quarterly agile planning stages to enable teams to quickly and effectively respond to changing business needs and priorities.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders across the enterprise including Medical Affairs, Competitive Intelligence, Outcomes Research, Global Marketing, Clinical, Regulatory and Legal/Compliance.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for the COPD therapeutic category and competitive and clinical landscape.
• Represent the commercial perspective on the Value Team, labeling meetings, and RMAT.
• Partner with other Product Marketing Owners to drive transparency, coordination, and prioritization across the team.
• As a member of the US Pharma marketing team and cross-functional leadership team, partner with fellow colleagues to invest in each other’s development, build a culture of inclusivity, psychological safety, Transparency and stretch our collective team’s thinking by challenging the status quo for the purpose of creating stronger outcomes.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees