Associate Director, Global MMRV Strategy
Merck
June 24, 2026
Remote friendly (North Wales, PA)
United States
Marketing
Associate Director, Global Marketing MMRV Strategy
Position Overview
- Key role on the MMRV franchise with senior leadership exposure; lead multiple workstreams to advance the franchise for sustained business and public health impact.
Responsibilities
- Lead Varicella launch activities across multiple markets.
- Partner with Regional leads and country teams to drive global MMRV strategy and prioritized deliverables in key markets.
- Lead franchise operations through supply and demand management across Global S&OP and Command Center (global supply, allocation, tender strategy, and National Immunization Programs scenario planning).
- Provide product development team sub-team exposure to secure endorsements of relevant global strategies.
- Lead brand execution of the L3 framework with Global Cross Functional Team and countries.
- Manage global cross-functional team meetings.
- Drive global market research initiatives to inform global strategy and/or support local execution.
- Develop and maintain global promotional content relevant to the franchise.
- Support wider Pediatric vaccines franchises as business needs align.
Education
- Required: BA/BS
- Preferred: Masters in Business Administration, health policy, or health economics (and related disciplines); scientific background preferred.
Qualifications
- At least 5 years’ experience in access, marketing, health policy, or commercial operations (or equivalent).
- Experience with S&OP and supply/demand planning.
- Ability to anticipate/respond to market and competitive changes for tendering, pricing, and brand strategies.
- Strong analytical/problem-solving skills; creative market/customer approaches.
- Strong interpersonal skills; influence/negotiation; cross-functional/cross-cultural collaboration.
- Strong commercial orientation; financial and business acumen.
- Strong verbal/written communication.
- Solid project management; successful/timely delivery.
- L3 framework knowledge and application.
- Promo development, approval, and deployment (global or local).
Preferred Skills/Experience
- Vaccines experience; ability to develop/communicate commercial strategies and messages; competitive scenarios/simulation; global or region/country marketing; customer and brand marketing strategy development.
Required Skills
- Adaptability, brand marketing, business acumen, commercial strategies, communication strategy development, cross-functional collaboration, customer-focused, data analysis, global strategy, health economics, marketing analytics/management/strategies, market research, product management, S&OP, strategic thinking.
Travel
- Yes, ~15% of time.
Application
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (application deadline stated on the posting).
Position Overview
- Key role on the MMRV franchise with senior leadership exposure; lead multiple workstreams to advance the franchise for sustained business and public health impact.
Responsibilities
- Lead Varicella launch activities across multiple markets.
- Partner with Regional leads and country teams to drive global MMRV strategy and prioritized deliverables in key markets.
- Lead franchise operations through supply and demand management across Global S&OP and Command Center (global supply, allocation, tender strategy, and National Immunization Programs scenario planning).
- Provide product development team sub-team exposure to secure endorsements of relevant global strategies.
- Lead brand execution of the L3 framework with Global Cross Functional Team and countries.
- Manage global cross-functional team meetings.
- Drive global market research initiatives to inform global strategy and/or support local execution.
- Develop and maintain global promotional content relevant to the franchise.
- Support wider Pediatric vaccines franchises as business needs align.
Education
- Required: BA/BS
- Preferred: Masters in Business Administration, health policy, or health economics (and related disciplines); scientific background preferred.
Qualifications
- At least 5 years’ experience in access, marketing, health policy, or commercial operations (or equivalent).
- Experience with S&OP and supply/demand planning.
- Ability to anticipate/respond to market and competitive changes for tendering, pricing, and brand strategies.
- Strong analytical/problem-solving skills; creative market/customer approaches.
- Strong interpersonal skills; influence/negotiation; cross-functional/cross-cultural collaboration.
- Strong commercial orientation; financial and business acumen.
- Strong verbal/written communication.
- Solid project management; successful/timely delivery.
- L3 framework knowledge and application.
- Promo development, approval, and deployment (global or local).
Preferred Skills/Experience
- Vaccines experience; ability to develop/communicate commercial strategies and messages; competitive scenarios/simulation; global or region/country marketing; customer and brand marketing strategy development.
Required Skills
- Adaptability, brand marketing, business acumen, commercial strategies, communication strategy development, cross-functional collaboration, customer-focused, data analysis, global strategy, health economics, marketing analytics/management/strategies, market research, product management, S&OP, strategic thinking.
Travel
- Yes, ~15% of time.
Application
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (application deadline stated on the posting).