Head of Marketing Management

Job Description Our company is dedicated to delivering innovations that extend and improve the lives of people worldwide. We are committed to supporting accessibility to medicine, providing new therapeutic options, and collaborating with governments and payers to help people who need our medicines and vaccines gain access to them. We focus on innovation, translating breakthrough science into innovative medicines, and launch execution excellence to help people around the world.

The HPV* vaccines business is dynamic and expected to deliver significant revenue growth over the next 5 years driven by an increasing contribution from adult female & male and adolescent male cohorts.

The Director, HPV Global Vaccines Marketing, HCC Strategy & Activation, is a global marketing role accountable for the global healthcare consumer (HCC) strategy for our adolescent and adult business.

This is a high visibility leadership role, reporting to the Executive Director, working in close collaboration with a broad and different group of global, regional, and local teams across divisions and functions, as well as key external agency partners.

Work with cross-functional team and agency partners to identify leading & lagging indicators relevant for targeted activation.

Leverage our Company's marketing framework to ensure strategic direction and consistency on segmentation & personas, content & channel strategy, and ensuring all resources & tactics align to the customer experience plan and achieve the desired customer experiences.

Master Brand HCC global campaign : Lead content and campaign evolution working with creative agency partners, in response to consumer insights, and in close collaboration with key markets and regions. Develop ‘key’ and ‘core’ supporting campaign assets aligned to market needs.

HCC Influencer global platform : Lead platform expansion with creative and media agency partners based on in-market experience and insights in partnership with key markets and regions.

Agency Management: Lead day-to-day engagement with creative and media agency partners. Preferred: MBA/MS

Minimum of 7 years of brand marketing experience.

Demonstrated success in global marketing or commercial strategy roles

Ability to process, integrate, and succinctly communicate large amounts of information, including comfort with data analytics and data-driven decision making.

Demonstrated expertise and experience in customer-centric brand development, agency management and global campaign development/delivery/localization.

Ability to work in a hybrid setting (i.e., Must be fully aware of and work in full compliance of all local, national and Company policies, rules and regulations.

Global, country, and/or regional marketing experience.

Vaccines commercial experience, with preferred experience in sales & marketing

Knowledge of digital platforms for consumer engagement and analytics

Experience providing commercial input on activities such as business readiness reviews, market research and agency partner management.

Location/Travel:

• Up to 20% of time, including travel to RY/UG

Adaptability, Brand Marketing, Brand Messaging, Brand Strategy, Creativity, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Change Management Digital Analytics, Digital Marketing, Financial Acumen, Go-to-Market Strategies, Innovation, Market Development, Market Research, Pharmaceuticals Marketing, Product Management, Results-Oriented, Strategic Planning, Strategic Thinking, Teamwork

Agile Methodology, Brand Messaging, Creativity, Digital Marketing, Direct Marketing, Financial Acumen, Market Development, Market Research, Pricing Strategies, Professional Networking, Strategic Planning, Strategic Thinking, Veterinary Medicine Preferred Skills:

US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:

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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.The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

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. 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

Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Regular Relocation:

No relocation VISA Sponsorship:

No Travel Requirements:

10% Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid Shift:

No Hazardous Material(s):

10/2/2026*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date.