Director US Oncology Marketing New Products

Key Responsibilities
- Develop US commercial strategies for pipeline assets in collaboration with global commercial teams and other cross-functional partners.
- Integrate US commercial insights into global brand strategic plans, clinical trial planning, and decision-making.
- Guide creation of US forecasts for upcoming launches with finance, forecasting, and other partners.
- Shape early scientific, unbranded, and go-to-market strategies (positioning, segmentation, channel).
- Ensure seamless, well-documented handoff to US launch teams as assets progress toward commercialization.
- Proactively monitor market dynamics, competitive evolution, and emerging trends to anticipate opportunities/risks and guide positioning.
- Identify gaps in product, disease, or customer understanding and implement plans to address them with market insights.

Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 10 years of experience in marketing or new products strategy within the pharmaceutical industry.
- Excellent scientific acumen and strategic thinking, with a proactive approach to identifying and addressing gaps.
- Strong communication, presentation, and leadership skills; ability to articulate complex concepts clearly.
- Proven ability to partner effectively across teams (e.g., tumor marketing, cross-functional teams, global stakeholders).

Preferred
- MBA, PharmD, or PhD.
- Experience in US oncology/hematology marketing.
- Experience leading development and commercialization of new products.

Required Skills
Decision Making, Hematology, Innovation, Marketing, Oncology Marketing, Portfolio Optimization, Strategic Thinking, Team Leadership.

Preferred Skills
- Current Employees apply HERE; Current Contingent Workers apply HERE.

Position location
- Upper Gwynedd, PA (hybrid) OR Remote.

Travel
- 25%.

Application instructions
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub for current employees).