Associate Director Global Oncology Marketing - Alliances

## Associate Director Global Oncology Marketing - AlliancesApplyremote type: Hybridlocations: USA - New Jersey - Rahway: USA - Pennsylvania - North Wales (Upper Gwynedd)time type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: July 10, 2026 (20 days left to apply)job requisition id: R403664**Job Description**Our company is dedicated to delivering breakthrough innovations that extend and improve the lives of cancer 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 governments and payers to ensure that people who need medicines have access to them. At our company, our focus is on innovation and launch excellence; we translate breakthrough science into innovative medicines that help people with cancer across the globe. This **Associate Director** will lead efforts to bring the Alliance brands/indications to life.**Responsibilities:*** Lead efforts in the marketing team for in-line indications in the highly innovative and competitive oncology arena* Drive alignment with regions and alliance partners in the development and execution of Global strategy* Develop global branding guidelines across the alliance structure, ensuring consistency and alignment with partner companies.* Build strong value propositions across customer personas and develop brand narratives that link to internal frameworks.* Collaborate with multiple functional teams including Market Research, Precision Medicine, oncology disease/tumor teams, Medical Affairs, Legal, and Compliance.* Generate deep customer insights by leading efforts to understand customer drivers, barriers, and ecosystems.* Partner with Market Research and Analytics functions to track and enhance KPI monitoring* Initiate brand strategy customer insight market research projects in collaboration with the market research function.* Lead the brand strategic planning in collaboration with the internal Global stakeholders and Global Alliance partners.* Lead content development designed to enable customer engagement in multiple channels. Coordinate with agency partners on customer engagement material development and on the Promotional Review Team (PRT) process* Ensure the appropriate administration of promotional budgets for assigned products, in full compliance with company policies, values, and standards.* Manage day-to-day activities with Agency partners* Demonstrate "One Team" approach of integrating best practices and facilitating cross-regional learning* Embrace agile mindset through customer focus, co-creation, experimentation, and a metric-driven approach**Skills Required:*** 5 years strong strategic thinking capabilities with commercial strategy development experience.* Material development/approval process (Veeva)* Brand planning experience.* Ability to operate in an environment of complexity and ambiguity.* Experience leading cross-functional teams.* Effective communication skills and adaptability to different communication styles.* Innovative mindset/Solution and action-oriented approach.* Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize effectively.* Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships cross-functionally.* Marketing experience (preferably Global)**Education Required:*** Bachelor’s degree in science or business.**Preferred Skill Set:*** Advanced degree* Knowledge/experience with Global Oncology.* Marketing/Marketing support in Oncology and/or Specialty marketplace.* Alliance experience.* Knowledge of our company's commercial, regulatory, and legal compliance policies.**Travel Requirements:*** This position may require 10-15% travel, including some weekends.**Required Skills:**Alliance Marketing, Brand Strategy, Collaboration, Customer Engagement, Digital Marketing, Global Strategy, Market Research, Oncology Marketing, Strategic Thinking**Preferred Skills:**Current Employees apply HERECurrent Contingent Workers apply HERE**US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:**Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:EEOC Know Your RightsEEOC GINA SupplementWe are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively.Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State ActsThe 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 can apply for this role through (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**Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully** Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.**Employee Status:**Regular**Relocation:**Domestic**VISA Sponsorship:**No**Travel Requirements:**10%**Flexible Work Arrangements:**Hybrid**Shift:**1st - Day**Valid Driving License:**No**Hazardous Material(s):**NA**Job Posting End Date:**07/10/2026**\*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.**Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where we have codified our legacy for over a century. Our success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare. #J-18808-Ljbffr