Associate Director Global Oncology Marketing Launch Excellence

Job Description
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC.

The Global Oncology pipeline offers great promise over a broad range of diseases with high unmet medical need with more than ten products potentially launching in the next five years. Global Oncology will be a critical driver of company growth and most importantly, significant patient impact – this is an opportunity to join an organization with a team of colleagues with high energy, passion and patient-driven purpose.

Role Description And Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Executive Director, Integrated Business Operations & Launch Excellence, the Associate Director, Global Oncology Marketing is responsible for leading the launch planning activities for two to three priority Global Oncology launches. With several priority launches occurring in the next five years within Global Oncology and many more across the organization, this role will be essential in ensuring that we have consistency, coordination and efficiencies in our launch planning activities.

This role will support flawless product launch planning by leading the execution of the Launch Excellence Framework.

Responsibilities

Lead two to three priority product launches as the launch planner, responsible for launch readiness by ensuring key launch milestones are identified, resourced and successfully achieved

Drive strategic launch planning via the Launch Planning Tool and ensure consistency and evolution of all tools and processes to streamline and improve launch planning

Utilize dashboards and metrics to identify and elevate launch readiness risks, and partner to problem solve and mitigate risks as appropriate

Support knowledge management and best practice sharing across the organization

Work in close partnership with the Global Oncology brand teams and cross-functional colleagues to ensure execution excellence with our must-win launches

Support the Executive Director, Integrated Business Operations & Launch Excellence as needed on operational initiatives

Launch standards and best practices

Provide input into the development of global standards for launch planning, processes, and tools to drive excellence

Ensure global standards for launch planning, processes, and tools to drive excellence are implemented across global oncology

Collaborate with centralized functions (e.g., Global Marketing Launch Excellence team) and other HH Marketing Launch Planners) to support the evolution of processes or tools and to optimize cross-enterprise planning

Utilize consistent metrics to evaluate launch success and dashboards to easily depict progress and report on these

Education

Required: Bachelor's degree

Preferred: MBA

Required Experience And Skills

Minimum of 5 years pharmaceutical experience

Strong commercial and business acumen

Proactive leadership style with the ability to advance work with urgency and results

Inclusive leadership style with strong collaboration skills and ability to build trust and credibility cross-functional teams

Ability to lead and influence without authority

Demonstrated excellence in project management and/or launch planning

Demonstrated ability to lead multiple strategic initiatives simultaneously and drive execution and results

Demonstrated ability to solve problems and identify solutions

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Experience And Skills

Previous commercial experience with a focus in marketing

Previous launch planning experience

Understanding of pharmaceutical commercialization landscape and trends

Position location
Rahway NJ or Upper Gwynedd, PA (hybrid work model)

Required Skills

Commercialization Strategies

Data-Driven Decision Making

Global Marketing Strategy

Influencing Without Authority

Innovation

Market Access

Market Research

Oncology Marketing

Product Launches

Project Management

Results-Oriented

Strategic Thinking

Strategy Deployment

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.

Additional location(s)
Please note the salary range above applies to the Primary Location of the position. Where a role has other listed locations, different compensation guidelines may apply. You may find the salary ranges for additional locations below. If the salary range is not listed for the location you are applying to, our Talent Acquisition team will provide further information to you relevant to your location.

Additional location(s) Compensation Information:
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

Employee Status
Regular

Relocation
No relocation

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
10/31/2026

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.

Requisition ID:
R422322

Where required by law, the compensation range for this role is provided below.

The salary range for the primary location of this role is:

$156,900.00 - $247,000.00

This range reflects the Company's reasonable expectation of the base salary applicable to this role at the time of 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.

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