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National Account Director, Oncology GPOs

$210.4k - $331.1k
Full-time

Merck

Job Description

Our Oncology team is dedicated to delivering breakthrough innovations that extend and improve the lives of cancer 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 with cancer across the globe.

The National Account Director (NAD) leads all account management efforts with the Oncology Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) through the creation and development of productive business relationships with the Group Purchasing Organizations HQ team, as well as positive interactions/programs with key GPO members/physician practices.-

This is a field-based/remote position that requires ~50% travel.

Activities :
  • Monitor competitive contracting
  • Solicit GPO input on contract structure
  • Support contract negotiation
  • Engage GPO for contract launch
  • Conduct quarterly business reviews with each GPO HQ
  • Communicate to practices contract terms and conditions only for Oncology portfolio
  • GPOs NADs may provide input regarding exhibits and speaker program experience to US OCAR for internal planning purposes
  • GPO NADs will have no involvement in GPO fee for service discussions other than an initial introduction of GPO HQ to US OCAR for engagement with GPO, if necessary
Interactions with GPO HQ members GPO NADs may :
  • Communicate contract terms and conditions only for Oncology portfolio;
  • Provide the contact information for the GPO HQ Strategic Account Managers (SAMs) if provider member requests specific business performance information.-
  • No additional coordination with GPO HQ SAMs regarding GPO member interactions is permitted
GPO NADs may NOT engage in :
  • Business reviews or discussions regarding member business performance
  • Clinical or promotional product discussions; or
  • Joint meetings other FBEs or GPO HQ SAMs with providers when discussing contract terms
Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements:
  • BS or BA degree and 3+ years of Oncology GPO account manager or equivalent oncology experience is required, previous large/strategic oncology account management role desired
  • Oncology community customer knowledge and/or oncology GPO knowledge
  • Oncology Product/Disease Knowledge, with buy and bill (Specialty) and Oral specialty pharmacy knowledge desired
  • Problem Solving Skills
  • Ability to travel ~50%
  • Communication Skills with executive presence
  • Strong Project Management with experience coordinating broad matrix teams within Oncology roles (OKAM, CTL, OSR, HSOMAD, AEs)
  • Presentation and consultative selling skills
  • Demonstrated successful negotiation skills
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Strategic account planning
  • Highly developed Leadership Skills
  • Analytical Capabilities
  • Working Knowledge:- Managed Care Operations, Contracting Strategy, Healthcare Systems Structure and Function
  • Health care trends and policies
Preferred:
  • 2+ year of pharmaceutical manager (people leader) experience
Required Skills:
Account Management, Account Management, Account Planning, Accounts Development, Analytical CRM, Bid Management, Buy-and-Bill Process, Competency Management, Conflict Management, Consultative Selling, Contracting Strategies, Contract Management, Customer-Focused, Customer Management, Customer Service, Executive Presence, Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO), Key Account Planning, Leadership Communication, Leadership Management, Management Contracts, Marketing Capabilities, Negotiation, Oncology Marketing, Operational Delivery {+ 7 more}

Preferred Skills:

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US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:

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The salary range for this role is
$210,400.00 - $331,100.00

This 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 .

You 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:
No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:
No

Travel Requirements:
50%

Flexible Work Arrangements:
Remote

Shift:
Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:
Yes

Hazardous Material(s):
n/a

Job Posting End Date:
10/12/2026
*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: R420590
Vacancy posted 2 days ago
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