LATAM Director , Market Access Pipeline (Specialty Pharma Infectious Disease )
Merck
August 25, 2026
Remote friendly (Rahway, NJ)
United States
Market Access
LATAM New Products SPID Access Director
Key Responsibilities
- Lead development and execution of market access and pricing strategies for priority pharma assets across LATAM.
- Build and lead a dedicated LATAM launch engine to accelerate launches with repeatable, scalable, high-quality access processes across assets and countries.
- Serve as LATAM access lead for SPID product launch acceleration priorities.
- Develop LATAM-specific access acceleration strategies across differing payer, reimbursement, and market access environments.
- Prioritize highest-value/highest-feasibility launches and focus resources accordingly.
- Partner with country market access teams to align global/regional strategy with local needs, timelines, and priorities.
- Establish standardized launch readiness tools, templates, governance, and decision-making processes.
- Guide pricing strategy and governance to protect value and manage private/public procurement complexity.
- Support access evidence generation, payer value communication, and stakeholder engagement.
- Monitor policy/payer/competitor dynamics; collaborate cross-functionally (Medical, Commercial, Regulatory, Policy, Legal, Global).
- Share best practices to continuously improve the launch engine; ensure legal/regulatory/ethical compliance.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in life sciences/pharmacy/public health/business/economics or related field.
- 8+ years in market access, pricing, reimbursement, new product planning, or related pharma launch functions.
- Demonstrated experience supporting launch strategy/access readiness for innovative pharma products.
- Strong understanding of HTA, reimbursement, payer systems, and pricing across multiple markets.
Required Skills
Launch acceleration leadership; market access & pricing; new product planning; repeatable process/operating model design; pricing governance/value protection; HTA & reimbursement strategy; cross-functional collaboration; influence/negotiation; analytical problem solving; communication; manage multiple priorities; adaptability across payer/healthcare systems.
Benefits (explicitly mentioned)
- Eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive (if applicable) and comprehensive benefits (medical/dental/vision, retirement/401(k), paid holidays/vacation, compassionate & sick days).
Application Instructions
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub for current employees). Application deadline is stated on the posting.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead development and execution of market access and pricing strategies for priority pharma assets across LATAM.
- Build and lead a dedicated LATAM launch engine to accelerate launches with repeatable, scalable, high-quality access processes across assets and countries.
- Serve as LATAM access lead for SPID product launch acceleration priorities.
- Develop LATAM-specific access acceleration strategies across differing payer, reimbursement, and market access environments.
- Prioritize highest-value/highest-feasibility launches and focus resources accordingly.
- Partner with country market access teams to align global/regional strategy with local needs, timelines, and priorities.
- Establish standardized launch readiness tools, templates, governance, and decision-making processes.
- Guide pricing strategy and governance to protect value and manage private/public procurement complexity.
- Support access evidence generation, payer value communication, and stakeholder engagement.
- Monitor policy/payer/competitor dynamics; collaborate cross-functionally (Medical, Commercial, Regulatory, Policy, Legal, Global).
- Share best practices to continuously improve the launch engine; ensure legal/regulatory/ethical compliance.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in life sciences/pharmacy/public health/business/economics or related field.
- 8+ years in market access, pricing, reimbursement, new product planning, or related pharma launch functions.
- Demonstrated experience supporting launch strategy/access readiness for innovative pharma products.
- Strong understanding of HTA, reimbursement, payer systems, and pricing across multiple markets.
Required Skills
Launch acceleration leadership; market access & pricing; new product planning; repeatable process/operating model design; pricing governance/value protection; HTA & reimbursement strategy; cross-functional collaboration; influence/negotiation; analytical problem solving; communication; manage multiple priorities; adaptability across payer/healthcare systems.
Benefits (explicitly mentioned)
- Eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive (if applicable) and comprehensive benefits (medical/dental/vision, retirement/401(k), paid holidays/vacation, compassionate & sick days).
Application Instructions
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub for current employees). Application deadline is stated on the posting.