Job Description

We are recruiting a Global Oncology Marketing Director to lead LROP and Profit Plan efforts for sac-TMT across tumors and play a critical role in driving planning, monitoring and ensuring launch success across the team. This person will work with the strategic forecasting team and sac-TMT marketers to align on global guidance and forecasts for sac-TMT as well as forecasts for future potential registrational clinical trials. This role requires strong leadership and communication skills, exceptional analytical expertise, and deep understanding of commercial strategy in a complex, global environment.

As part of the global sac-TMT cross-tumor commercial team, this individual will focus on forecasting and partnership with strategic forecasting, finance and DDA colleagues while building trusted partnerships with disease-, asset-, functional-, and regional/market-based counterparts. The role will be responsible for advancing key aspects of global marketing and ensuring strong alignment across stakeholders to support both current and future indications.

Core responsibilities will include:

• Leading the sac-TMT brand direction for forecasting efforts for sac-TMT across indications for twice yearly forecasts, Overlay and Profit Plan, as well as any additional forecasts for sac-TMT that may be needed.
• Point of contact with forecasting team for new study forecasts for sac-TMT as part of leadership reviews and/or prioritization gap analysis.
• Lead Trimester business reviews for sac-TMT.
• In coordination with DD&A, work to establish and standardize performance reporting post-launch across indications.
• Serve as new product leader for long-term registrational clinical trials as well as signal finding studies. Evaluate new opportunities for sac-TMT to address unmet needs for patients in consultation with asset and tumor marketing teams, clinical and medical colleagues.

Key Capabilities:

• An action- and solution-oriented approach to complex organizations and functions and ability to deal with ambiguity.
• Ability to build a structured approach to a complex and fast paced environment.
• Work effectively with cross-functional partners including medical, clinical, international, regional and local teams, Market access, etc.
• Ability to successfully navigate the internal and external environment, and ultimately deliver value to our customers.
• High level of clinical acumen and scientific strategy/engagement experience.
• Strong forward-thinking and inspirational leadership.
• Effective communicator both verbally and written.
• Proven ability to create and drive successful asset strategies and tactical execution.
• Strong strategic thinking capabilities, with deep product strategy experience and scenario planning and an ability to pivot quickly.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum 7+ years Healthcare business experience - marketing, forecasting, sales, business development, cross-functional program development & management, market access & pricing, or related experiences in pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries.
• Understanding of healthcare trends and reimbursement and policy issues and their potential impact upon our Company's business opportunities.
• Experience leading strategy development and implementation.
• Strong business acumen and ability to drive forward key initiatives.
• Strong collaboration skills, both within commercial teams and cross divisional teams.
• Strong leadership, problem solving, teamwork, analytical, written/verbal communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to clearly articulate messages/information across the enterprise and to leadership.
• Ability to work within complex organizations and markets and leading sub-teams and influencing without authority.
• Understanding of forecasting approaches, scenario planning and key inputs.
• Understanding of early clinical development and decision making considerations for registrational trial investment decisions.

Preferred:

• Advanced Degree (i.e. MBA, MPH).
• Oncology experience.
• Global Marketing experience.
• Launch experience.
• Forecasting experience.

Required Skills:
Business Agility, Business Decisions, Business Development Initiatives, Collaborative Leadership, Commercial Acumen, Executive Presence, Financial Acumen, Launch Readiness, Managing Ambiguity, Market Assessments, Marketing Operations, Oncology Marketing, Planning Ability, Product Launch Support, Product Management, Product Positioning, Results-Oriented, Strategic Communication Management, Strategic Leadership, Strategic Planning, Strategic Thinking, Strategy Development, Value Propositions

Preferred Skills:

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The salary range for this role is
$190,800.00 - $300,300.00

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 https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (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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Employee Status:
Regular

Relocation:
No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:
No

Travel Requirements:
10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:
Hybrid

Shift:
Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:
No

Hazardous Material(s):
N/A

Job Posting End Date:
09/30/2026
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