Director, Oncology OCAR, New Product Payer Marketing

Job Description
Access to our medicines is a strategic pillar for our organization and the Oncology Organized Customer Access and Reimbursement (OCAR) team is positioned to support that endeavor. Our goal is to provide broad access across our Oncology portfolio, engaging with customers across payer, provider, channel and policy spectrums to develop solutions that support patient access to our medicines.

As a part of our Oncology Organized Customer Marketing Access and Reimbursement (OCAR) team, the Director, New Product Payer Marketing, will provide oversight into the development of access strategies for our New Products portfolio.

The Director will be responsible for managing the early access planning for more than ten new oncology assets in our pipeline, driving projects that support list price, lifecycle gross‑to‑net and discount/contracting assumptions, IRA legislation and policy impacts, site‑of‑care and dispense assumptions, as well as payer, provider and pathway value message planning.

Early asset development decisions can have major impacts on future access strategies and go‑to‑market executions.

The Director will collaborate with multiple stakeholders within our organization, including our Global Access Teams, Global Marketing Teams, U.S. Marketing Teams, IRA teams, Finance and Clinical value evidence teams to ensure transparency and alignment to future access opportunities and challenges.

Responsibilities

Creation and maintenance of early access strategies for each portfolio asset, including:
Input on evidence generation and evidence needs

Value messaging

List price strategy

Contracting options across segments, inclusive of value‑based approaches

Distribution

Customer segment / site‑of‑care strategy

Payer policy inclusion

Provider access and reimbursement

Patient access and out‑of‑pocket costs

Pathway inclusion

Impact of legislative policy

Support of portfolio‑based access strategies

Finance alignment and management of access inputs to annual and long‑term forecasting for new products

Pre‑approval information exchange strategy (PIE)

Capability building: creation and maintenance of modeling, research, dashboards and analysis supporting early product access.

Oversight of transition planning to in‑line team for products closer to launch

Support of ad‑hoc new product asset analysis

Required Experience and Skills

Bachelor's degree

Minimum of eight years combined experience in Pharmaceutical Marketing, Organized Customer Management, Managed Care/Payer Marketing or Sales.

Demonstrated experience with Marketing, Promotion Management, Managed Markets and Policy customer segments, Account Management and/or Customer Marketing.

Demonstrated understanding of healthcare trends and policy issues and their potential impact upon our Company’s business opportunities.

Deep U.S. segment Market Access experience

Analytic and modeling experience

Proven leadership skills with ability to lead across diverse departments, collaborating across stakeholders, and effectively engaging senior management.

Demonstrated strategic and critical thinking, problem‑solving, analytical mindset & planning and communication (written/verbal) skills.

Preferred Experience and Skills

Master's degree

Director‑level experience in Marketing or Managed Care/Payer Marketing or Account Management

Experience in Oncology (IV and Oral)

Experience with individualized medicine, cell and gene therapies

Position Location
Upper Gwynedd, PA (hybrid) or Virtual/Remote based United States

Salary Range
$190,800.00 – $300,300.00

Benefits
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, other insurance benefits for employee and family, 401(k) retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. Additional benefits information is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. We provide equal employment opportunities 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. We comply with applicable state laws, including California, Colorado, San Francisco, and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances.

Additional Information
Travel requirements: 10%

Flexible work arrangements: Hybrid

Shift: 1st – Day

Employee status: Regular

Relocation: No relocation assistance

Visa sponsorship: No

Valid driving license: No

Hazardous material(s): Not applicable

Job posting end date: 06/04/2026

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