Associate Director, Oncology Treatment Site Lead - Upper Midwest Territory (IA, MN, ND, SD, WI)
Merck
August 19, 2026
Remote friendly (St Paul, MN)
United States
Sales
Associate Director, Oncology Treatment Site Lead (TSL) (Field-based)
Primary Activities & Responsibilities:
- Lead onboarding and readiness support for treatment sites (workflow education, system setup, operational requirements)
- Provide process-focused education for site stakeholders using approved resources for initial implementation and ongoing support
- Ensure sites have operational capabilities/knowledge to execute the end-to-end treatment journey (onboarding, readiness, ordering workflow execution, steady-state operations)
- Serve as operational subject matter expert for assigned sites regarding process, operations, and logistics
- Act as primary contact for operational issues; triage and resolve via cross-functional coordination
- Collaborate with cross-functional oncology field teams (as approved) for coordinated, compliant site engagement
- Build trusted relationships with site operational leaders through consistent, responsive support
- Use (as approved) company data/dashboards to assess operational metrics and identify improvement opportunities
- Synthesize site feedback to help HQ enhance communication, workflows, resources, and education
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Minimum 5 years relevant healthcare/life sciences experience (sales, account management, or provider operations/administration)
- Strong understanding of healthcare ecosystem
- Proven experience implementing workflows for complex therapies with provider organizations/operational stakeholders
- Ability to operate in evolving “white space” environments
- Strong operational problem-solving (identify friction points, diagnose root causes, coordinate next steps)
- Excellent interpersonal/communication skills; strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration
- Ability to travel ~50%; valid driver’s license
Preferred:
- Activation/readiness and operational support experience for advanced therapies (cell, gene, radioligand)
- Experience with complex oncology workflows and large oncology systems
Required/Relevant Skills:
Account management; business relationship building; onboarding; site activation/operations; oncology; logistics management; stakeholder engagement; collaboration/cross-functional teamwork; product lifecycle/project implementations.
Application:
Apply at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub). Application deadline stated on posting.
Primary Activities & Responsibilities:
- Lead onboarding and readiness support for treatment sites (workflow education, system setup, operational requirements)
- Provide process-focused education for site stakeholders using approved resources for initial implementation and ongoing support
- Ensure sites have operational capabilities/knowledge to execute the end-to-end treatment journey (onboarding, readiness, ordering workflow execution, steady-state operations)
- Serve as operational subject matter expert for assigned sites regarding process, operations, and logistics
- Act as primary contact for operational issues; triage and resolve via cross-functional coordination
- Collaborate with cross-functional oncology field teams (as approved) for coordinated, compliant site engagement
- Build trusted relationships with site operational leaders through consistent, responsive support
- Use (as approved) company data/dashboards to assess operational metrics and identify improvement opportunities
- Synthesize site feedback to help HQ enhance communication, workflows, resources, and education
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Minimum 5 years relevant healthcare/life sciences experience (sales, account management, or provider operations/administration)
- Strong understanding of healthcare ecosystem
- Proven experience implementing workflows for complex therapies with provider organizations/operational stakeholders
- Ability to operate in evolving “white space” environments
- Strong operational problem-solving (identify friction points, diagnose root causes, coordinate next steps)
- Excellent interpersonal/communication skills; strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration
- Ability to travel ~50%; valid driver’s license
Preferred:
- Activation/readiness and operational support experience for advanced therapies (cell, gene, radioligand)
- Experience with complex oncology workflows and large oncology systems
Required/Relevant Skills:
Account management; business relationship building; onboarding; site activation/operations; oncology; logistics management; stakeholder engagement; collaboration/cross-functional teamwork; product lifecycle/project implementations.
Application:
Apply at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub). Application deadline stated on posting.