Associate Director US Oncology Marketing Brand and Congress Strategy

The Oncology Marketing team is seeking an experienced Associate Director, Oncology Brand and Congress Strategy.
As our company's oncology portfolio expands, promotional and congress efforts will need to evolve to support changing business needs. This role will help shape and execute the annual oncology plan in partnership with key stakeholders across the organization. The Associate Director will develop and execute master brand, promotional, and congress strategy and lead a Customer Agile Team (CAT) to drive implementation.
This individual will collaborate across functional teams to leverage market insights, competitive intelligence, customer perspectives, and business objectives to inform strategy and execution.
Primary Responsibilities Assess evolving oncology business needs to inform promotional prioritization and national congress strategy
Support promotional planning for indications requiring continued promotion through end of lifecycle
Lead development and execution of the annual oncology congress strategy
Partner with cross-functional and global team members to advance marketing initiatives
Align stakeholders on priorities, timelines, and dependencies to ensure effective execution
Define and prioritize work for the CAT using Agile principles
Lead regular progress reviews to track priorities, milestones, and risks; ensure action items are documented, assigned, and completed
Summarize progress, risks, and key decisions in a clear and concise manner; maintain visibility into critical workstreams and outcomes
Lead the annual profit planning process and manage associated budget responsibilities
Compliance and Execution Excellence Partner with Medical and Legal teams to ensure compliant development and execution of promotional materials and customer-facing resources
Drive high-quality execution while fostering a culture of accountability, compliance, and customer focus
Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree required
Minimum of 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or a related commercial field
Minimum of 3 years of experience in marketing, sales, market access, commercial strategy, or a related area
Demonstrated experience developing commercial strategies and leading cross‑functional execution
Experience presenting recommendations to leadership and influencing business decisions
Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to translate insights into actionable recommendations
Experience working within Medical and Legal review processes
Preferred Qualifications Oncology experience preferred
Field sales or oncology sales experience preferred
Experience in commercialization strategy or oncology marketing
Demonstrated success working across complex matrix organizations
Required Skills Customer-Focused
Market Access
Marketing
Market Research
Oncology
Oncology Marketing
Strategic Thinking
Strategy Development
Vendor Management
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The primary location for this posting is: USA - Pennsylvania - North Wales (Upper Gwynedd)
Where required by law, the compensation range for this role is provided below.
The salary range for the primary location of this role is: $156,900.00 - $247,000.00
This range reflects the Company's reasonable expectation of the base salary applicable to this role at the time of 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.
Additional location(s): Please note the salary range above applies to the Primary Location of the position. Where a role has other listed locations, different compensation guidelines may apply. You may find the salary ranges for additional locations below. If the salary range is not listed for the location you are applying to, our Talent Acquisition team will provide further information to you relevant to your location.
Additional location(s) Compensation Information:
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): NA
Job Posting End Date: 11/7/2026*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.

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