Merck & Co, Inc

Director Global Market Access & Pricing - Respiratory

Merck & Co, Inc$190K — $300K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) required
  • 5+ years of experience in market access, pricing/reimbursement, or health policy
  • Strong understanding of healthcare reimbursement methods and health technology assessments
  • Proven strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams
  • Ability to develop and communicate scientific strategies
  • Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills

Responsibilities

  • Develop global pricing and access strategies for respiratory products
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align access objectives with business goals
  • Synthesize payer insights to shape future access strategies
  • Co-lead assessments to inform evidence generation plans
  • Create global pricing strategies and negotiation tactics
  • Work with regional teams to inform access strategy development
  • Develop resources for effective value communication to stakeholders

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement
  • Health and wellness programs
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Collaborative team environment
  • Potential for impactful leadership role in a growing therapeutic area
Full Job Description

Job Description

The Director, Global Market Access, Respiratory will play a leadership role in developing and executing an integrated global market access, pricing and reimbursement strategy for our company's respiratory product and other respiratory assets. In this role, the Director will lead the development and execution of global market access strategy, payer value proposition, pricing strategy, and payer stakeholder communication tools in collaboration with Commercial, R&D, Value and Implementation, Medical Affairs, Policy, Communications and regional and country teams. This role will report to the Executive Director, Global Market Access, CRM&N.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop global payer pricing and access strategy, and value proposition for our company's respiratory product, ensuring access considerations are integrated into global access plans and taking informed positions related to price, value and affordability challenges at the appropriate time of product development and launch.

  • Partner closely with the cross functional team including marketing and Product Development Teams (PDTs), (ex. clinical, CORE and medical affairs), regional and country teams to ensure patient access objectives and strategy are linked to clinical development, commercial and value evidence plans.

  • Synthesize and communicate payer customer insights to inform current and future access strategy, including access opportunities and risks by country archetype. This includes conducting payer market research and analysis of payer landscape and competition.

  • Co-lead with V&I the 4th hurdle framework assessments to inform access strategy and evidence generation plans.

  • Develop global pricing strategy, product value scenarios and negotiation strategies in support of Global, Regional, Country plans.

  • Collaborate with Regional access, pricing and affordability solutions teams within GMAx to inform access strategy development.

  • Provide access assumptions into business development assessments on an ad-hoc basis.

  • Collaborate with Policy colleagues in the assessment of and development of action plan to shape the value frameworks and other policies impacting value assessment.

  • Lead the development of value communication resources, including payer value deck and other access resources.

Position Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree (BA/BS)

  • At least 5 years of experience in one or more of these areas: market access, pricing/reimbursement, health policy and/or health economics, sales and marketing (or equivalent roles), market research

  • Strong understanding of healthcare systems, reimbursement methods, and policy issues, including health technology assessments of major countries

  • Demonstrated strategic thinking and problem-solving skills

  • Experience successfully leading cross functional matrix teams

  • Demonstrated innovative mindset and high level of comfort working in a white space environment that is necessary for innovation

  • Demonstrated ability to understand, develop and communicate scientific based strategies and messages

  • Excellent interpersonal skills; strong influencing, negotiating, conflict resolution skills

  • Comfort and confidence in working with teams and backgrounds; routinely demonstrates inclusive behaviors; actively seeks out perspectives and experiences

  • Strong commercial orientation and business acumen

  • Strong verbal and written communications skills

  • Strong project management and operational skills

Preferred Experience and Skills:

  • Master’s degree in business administration, health policy, or health economics

  • Knowledge and experience in multiple therapeutic areas, preferably respiratory

  • Prior experience developing global business strategy

  • Knowledgeable about health economic tools and techniques

Travel: 10-20% of the time

Work Location: Rahway, NJ or Upper Gwynedd, PA (Hybrid)

Required Skills:

Executive Presence, Global Market Access (GMA), Healthcare Reimbursement, Health Economics, Leadership, Market Access Strategies, Market Research, Pricing Strategies, Results-Oriented, Stakeholder Communications, Strategic Thinking

Preferred Skills:

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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:

07/25/2026

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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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