Merck & Co, Inc

Associate Director, US Oncology Marketing, Therapy Process Strategy & Integration

Merck & Co, Inc$156K — $247K *
US-Anywhere
+ 2 other locationsRemote
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent required; MBA preferred.
  • 5+ years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare industries specific to commercial operations or treatment site operations.
  • Proven success in designing and optimizing complex operating models.
  • Experience with governance frameworks and operational controls in organizations.
  • Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, able to influence at all levels.
  • Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on process improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Design and improve operational processes for the Intismeran treatment journey.
  • Act as the business owner for operational workflows, translating needs into designs.
  • Drive integration among various operational partners to enhance workflow efficiency.
  • Establish governance structures for operational oversight and issue resolution.
  • Collaborate with teams to optimize treatment site experiences and digital solutions.
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and resolve bottlenecks.
  • Work with IT to ensure that technology meets operational needs and future strategies.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision healthcare options for employees and families.
  • Retirement benefits, including 401(k) options.
  • Paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate/sick days offered.
Full Job Description

Job Description

Reporting to the Director, Individualized Therapy Operations, this individual serves as the commercial lead responsible for designing, integrating, and continuously improving the operational processes that enable successful delivery of the Intismeran treatment journey. 

This individual will serve as the primary commercial representative across cross-functional operational teams and external partners, ensuring alignment of workflows, governance, stakeholder activities, and supporting technologies across the end-to-end treatment journey. The role will drive process integration across treatment sites, pathology laboratories, sequencing providers, manufacturing partners, distributors, alliance stakeholders, and internal teams to ensure a consistent, scalable, and reliable operating model. 

As the process architect for the Intismeran treatment journey, this leader will identify and eliminate operational barriers, establish governance frameworks, enhance customer and treatment site experiences, and drive continuous improvement across the ecosystem. The role is accountable for ensuring operational processes, stakeholder interactions, and supporting systems work together seamlessly to enable treatment completion, operational excellence, and future scalability. 

Key Responsibilities  

  • Design, govern, and continuously improve the end-to-end treatment journey process architecture, including workflows, stakeholder interactions, handoffs, controls, decision points, governance structures, and process documentation. 

  • Serve as the commercial business owner for treatment journey workflows and operational requirements, translating business needs into scalable process designs, system requirements, and implementation priorities. 

  • Drive process integration across the Intismeran operational ecosystem, ensuring seamless coordination among treatment sites, pathology laboratories, sequencing providers, manufacturing partner, logistics partner, distributors, alliance stakeholders, and internal functions. 

  • Establish operational governance, escalation pathways, and issue resolution processes across the end-to-end operational ecosystem, ensuring timely identification, triage, and resolution of vendor, manufacturing, logistics, sequencing, and treatment site issues that may impact therapy delivery 

  • Partner with Treatment Site Strategy, TSL Field Organization, Operations teams and IT to optimize treatment site experiences, improve workflow effectiveness, and enhance experience of operational and digital solutions. 

  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives across the operational ecosystem, identifying process bottlenecks, conducting root-cause analysis, implementing corrective actions, and improving operational efficiency, reliability, and treatment completion. 

  • Collaborate with Digital and IT teams to evolve orchestration platform capabilities, ensuring workflows, business rules, reporting, and user experiences align with operational requirements and future-state business needs. 

Education: 

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent (BA/BS) 

  • MBA or equivalent preferred 

Required Experience and Skills: 

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare industries, including experience in commercial organizations supporting commercial operations, business operations, or treatment site operations.  

  • Demonstrated success designing and optimizing complex cross-functional operating models that require coordination across multiple internal functions and external partners to deliver seamless customer and treatment site experiences. 

  • Experience developing process architectures, workflow designs, governance frameworks, escalation pathways, and operational controls in complex organizational environments. 

  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence cross functional stakeholders and external partner organizations. 

  • Strong process improvement and problem-solving capabilities, including experience identifying operational bottlenecks and implementing sustainable corrective actions. 

  • Exceptional communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority and drive alignment across highly matrixed organizations. 

  • Demonstrated ability to manage ambiguity, balance competing priorities, and drive execution in dynamic launch or transformation environments. 

Preferred Skills: 

  • Experience supporting the commercialization of complex therapies, including, cell therapy, gene therapy, radioligand therapy, or other highly coordinated treatment models. 

  • Experience with treatment journey orchestration platforms, customer support systems, workflow technologies, case management solutions, or operational control tower capabilities. 

  • Experience establishing governance structures and cross-functional operating models that support complex treatment ecosystems. 

Required Skills:

Adaptability, Adaptability, Business Process Creation, Campaign Management, Channel Management, Channel Partners, Commercial Operations Management, Customer Acquisition Strategy, Customer Insights, Customer Marketing, Data Analysis, Digital Marketing, Direct Marketing, Exploratory Analysis, External Partners, Market Development, Marketing Channels, Marketing Program Management, Market Research, Media Strategies, Operating Models, Operational Architecture, Operations Management, People Leadership, Performance Evaluation Management {+ 9 more}

Preferred Skills:

Current Employees apply

Current Contingent Workers apply

US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:

The salary range for this role is

$156,900.00 - $247,000.00

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

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Job Posting End Date:

09/26/2026

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About Merck & Co, Inc

Schering-Plough Corporation is a major U.S.-based manufacturer of pharmaceuticals. It operates in three segments: Prescription Pharmaceuticals, Animal Health, and Consumer Health Care. Schering-Plough develops products targeting on allergy, cancer, hepatitis, cardiovascular, central nervous system, respiratory system, and more.  It was founded in 1851 by Ernst Christian Friedrich Schering as Schering AG in Germany. Schering-Plough manufactured several pharmaceutical drugs, the most well-known of which were the allergy drugs Claritin and Clarinex, an anti-cholesterol drug Vytorin, and a brain tumor drug Temodar. It also developed drugs targeting on central nervous system and the respiratory system. Schering Plough also owned and operated the major foot care brand name Dr. Scholl's and the skin care line Coppertone. These also became a part of the new company. Schering-Plough was a full member of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), a membership which is also maintained by the new Merck.

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