Commercial Rotation Specialist, Marketing

Job Description
Role Overview
Join our US Animal Health Commercial organization through an immersive, three-year rotational program designed to accelerate your career trajectory. You will complete three distinct one-year assignments across critical commercial functions—such as Marketing, Sales, and Business Operations to gain broad exposure and critical experiences for career progression. This program is central to building our future leadership pipeline, broadening your internal network, and providing comprehensive cross-functional experiences early in your career.

Responsibilities
Rotation execution: Actively engage in and successfully complete three 12-month assignments across the Commercial organization (e.g., Marketing, Sales, Business Operations)
Strategic contribution: Drive high-impact projects from conception to completion within each rotation, delivering measurable business results for the Animal Health division
Cross-functional collaboration: Partner closely with diverse teams to align commercial goals and understand how distinct functions interact to drive our overall mission
Network building: Actively engage with executive sponsors, mentors, managers, and program peers to cultivate a strong internal network across the enterprise
Continuous learning: Quickly adapt to new functions, teams, and business units every 12 months, applying learnings from previous rotations to new challenges
Performance and accountability: Meet or exceed specific performance objectives, KPIs, and project milestones defined for each unique rotational assignment

Education
Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, Animal Science, Life Sciences, or a related discipline

Experience
Required
Demonstrated leadership through internships, academic projects, or extracurricular activities
Adaptability: High degree of flexibility and willingness to potentially relocate or travel as required by specific rotation assignments
Analytical skills: Comfort with data-driven decision making, basic project management, and performance analytics
Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to present ideas and project results effectively to various stakeholders
Highly adaptable with a growth mindset and strong intellectual curiosity
Strategic thinker with hands-on execution capability
Results-oriented with a bias for action and accountability
Collaborative, team-first mindset
High integrity and commitment to compliance

Preferred
Prior exposure to the pharmaceutical, healthcare, or animal health industry is a strong advantage

Required Skills
Brand Management, Brand Management, Business Administration, Business Management, Business Operations, Creative Campaign Development, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Data Analysis, Digital Marketing, Ecology, Healthcare Marketing, Interdepartmental Coordination, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Interpersonal Relationships, Market Analysis, Marketing, Marketing Management, Marketing Strategy Implementation, Market Research, Multidisciplinary Collaboration, Product Development, Product Management, Project Management, Project Planning, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) {+ 2 more}

US and Puerto Rico Residents Only
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Salary Range
The salary range for this role is

$87,300.00 - $137,400.00

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 https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

San Francisco Residents Only
We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Los Angeles Residents Only
We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Employee Status
Regular

Relocation
No relocation

VISA Sponsorship
No

Travel Requirements
10%

Flexible Work Arrangements
Hybrid

Shift
1st - Day

Valid Driving License
No

Hazardous Material(s)
N/A

Job Posting End Date
08/18/2026

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