Merck is hiring: Executive Director, Global Marketing, Ophthalmology in Rahway

**Job Description** Our company is dedicated to delivering innovations that extend and improve the lives of people worldwide. We are committed to supporting accessibility to medicine, providing new therapeutic options, and collaborating with governments and payers to help people who need our medicines and vaccines gain access to them. We focus on innovation, translating breakthrough science into innovative medicines, and launch execution excellence, to help people globally. We are seeking a dynamic and visionary Executive Director for our Ophthalmology Global Marketing division. This leadership role involves driving our global marketing strategy and commercialization efforts for our Ophthalmology pipeline assets. With a focus on innovative treatments for DME, wAMD, RVO, and other retinal diseases, the Executive Director will play a pivotal role in maximizing the value and differentiation of our assets in the global market. For more than 35 years, our company has been committed to scientific research and discovery in ophthalmology. Today, we are developing a series of options designed to help people manage and treat retinal conditions, with the goal of reducing the growing burden of eye diseases worldwide. We remain committed to working together with our partners in the global ophthalmology community to address the complex challenges that impede progress toward improving eye health. **Primary Responsibilities:**

• Lead Global Marketing Strategy: Develop and execute comprehensive strategies for the Ophthalmology pipeline, encompassing treatments for DME, wAMD, RVO, and other programs. Drive the development of asset strategies tailored to specific treatment modalities and target patient populations.
• Collaborate closely with our Research and Development (R&D) Division to influence the development of innovative treatments and ensure commercial viability.
• Support Launch Readiness and Commercialization: Drive the development of launch strategies and commercial plans for new retinal treatments across global markets. Ensure timely and effective commercial launch alignment across all cross-functional teams and commercial affiliates. Develop comprehensive market access strategies, including pricing guidance, to maximize patient access and uptake.
• Foster Leadership Excellence and Global Influence: Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion within the team and across the organization. Lead a team that will focus on key cross-functional activities such as L3, EGTM, market research, and global forecasting.
• Lead the commercial transformation and leadership of Ophthalmology, including new ways of working, embedding advanced analytics, evolving the commercial models, and building value for patients, payers, and healthcare professionals.
• Provide oversight and direction for a cross-functional, cross-geography team supporting the ophthalmology pipeline.

**Education:**

• Required: Bachelor's Degree
• Preferred: Advanced Degree (MBA)

**Required Experience and Skills:**

• Minimum of 12 years of progressive experience across marketing, sales, market access or related experiences in pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries.
• Prior launch experience

**Preferred Experience and Skills:**

• Leadership and Impact: Proven track record of high-performance launches and driving business results. Global Marketing experience and country and/or regional marketing experience.
• Ophthalmology commercial experience.
• Demonstrated leadership in the development of brand strategy, brand positioning, and brand marketing.
• Communication and executive presence: Ability to clearly articulate messages/information across the enterprise and to all levels, including highest levels of senior leadership.
• Innovative Thinking: Demonstrated ability to leverage innovation to drive results.
• Collaboration & Influence without authority: Strong collaboration skills, both within commercial teams and cross divisional teams including R&D and manufacturing, medical affairs, Outcomes Research and Access.
• Understanding of Drug Development Process (Early and Late Stage).
• Strategic Thinking: Proven ability to analyze complex data and create clear patient and customer centric strategies.
• Challenging Status Quo: Ability to push past internal obstacles to drive initiatives forward.

**Required Skills:** Accountability, Accountability, Biomaterials Science, Brand Management, Brand Marketing, Brand Positioning Strategy, Brand Strategy, Cross-Cultural Awareness, Customer-Focused, Digital Marketing, Direct Marketing, Drug Development, Economic Forecasting, Executive Presence, Innovation, International Marketing, Interpersonal Relationships, Leadership, Management Process, Market Development, Marketing Strategies, Market Research, Negotiation, Ocular Pathology, Ophthalmology {+ 5 more} **Preferred Skills:** Current Employees apply HERE ( Current Contingent Workers apply HERE ( **US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:** Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here ( if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process. As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit: EEOC Know Your Rights ( EEOC GINA Supplement​ We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively. Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts ( **U.S. Hybrid Work Model** 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 $250,800.00 - $394,800.00 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 . You can apply for this role through (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.

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• *Requisition ID:** R371738