Upper Gwynedd Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Hybrid
Job Description
Our company is dedicated to delivering innovations that extend and improve the lives of patients worldwide. Our team of forward-thinking individuals achieves this through an unwavering commitment to supporting accessibility to medicine, providing new therapeutic options, and collaborating with payers, providers, and government to ensure that people who need medicines have access to them. At our company, our focus is on innovation and launch execution excellence; we translate breakthrough science into innovative medicines that help people around the globe.
The Associate Director, US Ophthalmology Payer Marketing, is responsible for developing market access strategies, customer-facing solutions, and value proposition alignment for our pipeline and upcoming ophthalmology (retina) product launch. The individual will collaborate across functions—including Brand Marketing, Field Reimbursement Managers (FRMs), Integrated Account Management, Outcomes Research / Value & Implementation (V&I), Medical Affairs, and Policy—to incorporate market and customer insights into the development of payer customer segment strategies, pre-approval access planning, and launch value evidence generation. The role will be part of the team responsible for Payer Marketing within the US Ophthalmology Business Unit, supporting pipeline readiness through post-launch commercialization. This role reports to the Director, US Ophthalmology Payer Marketing.
Primary Responsibilities Include:
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Required Skills:
Adaptability, Adaptability, Agency Management, Agency Selection, Agile Principles, Brand Marketing, Competency Management, Creativity, Customer Insights, Financial Analysis, Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO), Market Access, Marketing Operations, Market Research, Market Segmentation, Medicare Part B, Organizational Leadership, Payer Strategy, Pharmaceuticals Marketing, Pipeline Management, Pipeline Planning, Pricing Strategies, Product Launch Planning, Product Segmentation, Promotions Management {+ 6 more}Preferred Skills:
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The salary range for this role is
$142,400.00 - $224,100.00This 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
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Employee Status:
RegularRelocation:
No relocationVISA Sponsorship:
NoTravel Requirements:
25%Flexible Work Arrangements:
HybridShift:
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N/AJob Posting End Date:
10/23/2026*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.
