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Job Description

Our market access team is passionate about bringing our medicines and vaccines to our customers around the world. We strive to understand our customers’ needs and provide solutions to meet their needs.

The **Director, Global Market Access Oncology,** lead the pipeline TROP 2 asset in combination launches for across multiple solid tumors. In this capacity, the candidate will lead all Oncology global market access and pricing activities, including asset access strategy work, development of payer value proposition messages as well as payer value tools leading up to launch and after. As an asset lead, the candidate would need to synthesize extensive and complex information from internal and external insights to independently formulate the market access considerations, deliver a concise market access narrative, and lead discussion in key forums to support the brand in enabling patient access.

The candidate will work closely with value and Implementation teams under clinical development to ensure all clinical trials include the appropriate design input needed for successful reimbursement and ensure alignment across Clinical, as well as with Commercial teams on pricing & reimbursement strategies, product positioning and impact assessments of competitive pricing/access activities. The candidate will collaborate with the Policy group on key external initiatives to shape the broader access and pricing environment to appropriately value new indications and products, and provide guidance to Global Pricing, when needed, on PARFs with regards to specific indications and/or new products. The candidate will be involved in business development assessment projects on an ad-hoc basis and expected to provide expert insights into pricing and reimbursement effort during the evaluation process.

This would involve desk research leveraging on external data sources to provide market access insights for business development (BD) opportunity assessment (e.g. Analysis of the market access and reimbursement landscape including horizon scanning, value assessment and price potential, risks and opportunities for product market access) The selected candidate is expected to operate with integrity and transparency, as well as respect and adherence for the laws and regulations that govern our industry and our company policies.

The position will include, but is not limited to the following responsibilities:

+ Lead the cross functional Global access, Team.

+ Actively collaborate with the global functions including Oncology Global Market Access and Pricing Team, Oncology Global Marketing team, Global Pricing, Value and Implementation Team, Policy, and the US & ex-US Regional Oncology Payer Strategy teams, to provide critical market access viewpoints across stakeholder work streams.

+ Engage with key stakeholders to ensure market access considerations in the target product profile and deliver a reimbursable payer value proposition.

+ Plan for various landscape and pricing research to support pricing of new products in US and ex-US key countries.

+ Manage analysis and price forecasting of Oncology Brands and Business Development Opportunities.

+ Work closely with the cross-functional teams to develop payer value proposition and scientific narratives.

+ Develop and launch efficient payer value tool for launch products.

+ Serve as active standing member for Value and Implementation teams and ad-hoc member for Pharmaceutical Development/ Early Development teams.

+ Monitor Oncology global competitors and comparator prices and implement innovative global access/pricing strategies for new products.

Education Minimum Requirement:

+ Trained in Business or Science related discipline.

+ Master's degree (MBA/MS) or other post-graduate Degree required.

Required Knowledge and Skill:

+ Oncology including knowledge on the clinical development space

+ At least 5 years of experience in marketing, market research, pricing/ reimbursement, outcomes research or managed markets or business development.

+ Knowledgeable about product development and commercialization process

+ Relevant functional area experience in product launch.

+ Understanding of the global payer environment and perspectives.

+ Proven success working within large and complex strategic initiatives.

+ Experience successfully leading cross functional matrix teams.

+ Strong financial and analytical skills.

+ Strong project management and implementation/operational skills.

+ Strong verbal and written communications skills.

+ Strong commercial orientation and business acumen.

+ Strategic thinking and integration skills.

Preferred Knowledge and Skills:

+ 7 years in oncology and/or market access & pricing and business development

+ Market access and product launch experience

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Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

The salary range for this role is

$187,000.00 - $294,400.00

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:

Domestic

VISA Sponsorship:

Yes

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

N/A

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:

06/26/2025

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**Requisition ID:** R340589