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USA - New Jersey - Rahway, United States of America
Hybrid
Job Description
At our company, we aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company. We're at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. Join our team and contribute to our mission of translating breakthrough science into innovative medicines that help people with cancer across the globe.
The Associate Director for Global Oncology Insights and Engagement will reside within the associated human health division and Global Oncology Marketing Engagement team. The team operates as part of global commercial team, providing strategic thought‑partnership by understanding pipeline priorities, developing and delivering strategic insights and analytics, and activating digital products / services to inform executive decision making and increase commercial rigor through all phases of the pipeline asset development and launch readiness.
The role will serve as the primary point of contact for Global Oncology Marketing team, responsible for developing and communicating data‑driven, actionable insights that enhance patient and market understanding to inform launch focused strategic decisions for one or more of our company's upcoming Oncology launch assets. The role will also be responsible for quarterbacking the end‑to‑end delivery of our human health division and IT capabilities, and leading the activation of insights, analytics, and digital products and services to support the new launch(es).
Critically, the Associate Director will work closely with cross‑functional with our human health division and IT teams (e.g., market research, forecasting, AI capabilities, data strategy) to proactively orchestrate the planning and delivery of complex analytics assessments, as well as for activation and end‑to‑end delivery of our human health division and IT capabilities. The role requires connecting the dots across these capabilities to ensure that insights generation is integrated, scalable, and aligned to business priorities.
The role will also work closely with cross-functional teams across Enterprise (e.g., clinical and discovery, medical affairs, competitive intelligence) to inform executive decision making and increase commercial rigor through all phases of pipeline asset development.
The individual in this role will be an independent contributor or lead a small global team.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
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Preferred:
Required Skills:
Business Acumen, Business Acumen, Business Agility, Business Analysis, Business Decisions, Business Informatics, Business Metrics, Business Needs, Competency Management, Corporate Decision Making, Cross-Functional Project Management, Data Science, Demand Management, Executive Leadership, Executive Presence, Ideation, Independent Thinking, Industry Trend Analysis, Innovation, Insight Generation, Learning Agility, Managing Ambiguity, Pipeline Development, Proactive Thinking, Requirements Management {+ 3 more}Preferred Skills:
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The salary range for this role is
$156,900.00 - $247,000.00This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.
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.
You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.
San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance
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10/21/2026*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
