Associate Director US Oncology Marketing - Late Lifecycle Strategy

Job Description

The US Oncology Marketing team is seeking an experienced and highly strategic Associate Director, US Oncology Marketing – Late Lifecycle Strategy. This role will play a critical role in shaping commercial strategy for one of the largest oncology brands in the industry as it approaches a dynamic and evolving market environment.

The Associate Director will be responsible for developing strategic recommendations that optimize promotional investments and customer engagement efforts throughout the late lifecycle period. This individual will work across a team to leverage market insights, competitive intelligence, customer perspectives, and business objectives to inform decisions regarding promotional prioritization, resource allocation, channel strategy, and field execution.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong strategic thinking, cross-functional leadership, and executional excellence while partnering across marketing, field leadership, organized customer teams, and senior leadership to ensure a coordinated and effective approach to maintaining customer engagement and business performance.

Primary Responsibilities

Strategic Marketing & Lifecycle Planning

Develop and recommend late lifecycle marketing strategies to optimize business performance in an evolving competitive environment.

Guide decisions on promotional investment, prioritization, channel strategy, and resource allocation across customer segments and tumor types.

Assess the impact of competitive events, market dynamics, and LOE-related developments, translating insights into actionable recommendations for senior leadership.

Customer Engagement & Field Readiness

Help to develop customer communication plans, approved response materials, and field guidance addressing anticipated marketplace questions.

Partner with field leadership to ensure customer-facing teams are prepared for evolving market dynamics and stakeholder discussions.

Cross-Functional Leadership

Collaborate across Oncology Marketing, OCAR, Field Leadership, Analytics, Market Research, and other stakeholders to drive strategic alignment and execution.

Present recommendations and influence key business decisions with senior leadership.

Compliance & Execution Excellence

Partner with legal and compliance teams to ensure appropriate 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 5 years of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or related commercial experience.

Minimum 3 years of marketing, sales, market access, commercial strategy, or related experience.

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 ability to translate insights into actionable recommendations.

Experience working within Medical, Legal, and Regulatory review processes.

Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Oncology experience preferred.

Field sales or oncology sales experience preferred.

Experience in lifecycle management, commercialization strategy, market access, or oncology marketing.

Experience supporting products facing significant competitive or market transition events.

Demonstrated success working across complex matrix organizations.

Understanding of provider, payer, and oncology customer dynamics.

Position location: Upper Gwynedd, PA (hybrid) or Remote

Required Skills:

Adaptability, Collaborative Leadership, Commercial Strategies, Customer-Focused, Market Access, Marketing, Market Research, Oncology Marketing, Pharmaceutical Sales, Strategic Thinking, Strategy Development

Preferred Skills:

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The salary range for this role is

$156,900.00 - $247,000.00

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 .

You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (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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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:

08/15/2026 *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.

Requisition ID:R410885