Merck Posted August 9, 2026

Director, Global Oncology Marketing - Prostate Cancer

Rahway, New Jersey, United States of America FULL_TIME
Marketing Oncology Director

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About this opportunity

Job Description

Exciting leadership opportunity on a critical new oncology asset in late stage development for metastatic prostate cancer.  The Director will be the HCP strategy and launch lead.  This role will require strong team leadership capabilities, solid brand and launch strategy experience, as well as launch preparation experience. Role focuses on the overall brand strategy and the launch strategy for lead prostate indications with close coordination with relevant cross functional and geographic counterparts.

Key responsibilities include and are not limited to the following:

Primary Responsibilities:

Lead cross functional team in the development of HCP launch strategy for a brand new oncology asset, first launch indications in metastatic Prostate Cancer with blockbuster potential

Working with key cross functional partners, leveraging deep insights and analytics, develop and deploy product positioning, clear differentiation strategies and brand promotion messaging

Effectively collaborate with promotional agency partners and medical, legal, regulatory partners in development and implementation of new asset strategy

Global launch planning lead, responsible for ensuring large cross functional team on track with launch planning deliverables

Lead on global forecast development for new asset; develop global guidance for market forecasts

Collaborate with leaders in key markets and regions and other key stakeholders to ensure a unified strategy that optimizes product value

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree (B.S. or B.A.)

Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience across marketing, market access or related experiences in pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries

Experience developing product strategy in oncology

Experience leading cross-functional teams

Proven ability to analyze complex data and create clear long-term customer centric strategies

Influence: Ability to clearly articulate messages/information across the enterprise, to all levels of leadership

Strong collaborator, deep experience working within a matrixed environment and experience in stakeholder management

Financial acumen, comfort level with forecasting

Works effectively in fast paced and time-constrained situations. Proven ability to drive execution.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

Advanced degree (MBA)

Strategy development experience in oncology

Recent product launch experience

Global marketing experience

Required Skills:

Complex Data Analysis, Cross-Team Collaboration, Executive Presence, Launch Readiness, Market Assessments, Marketing, Oncology, Oncology Marketing, Product Strategies, Results-Oriented, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Thinking

Preferred Skills:

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The salary range for this role is

$190,800.00 - $300,300.00

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:

Domestic/International

VISA Sponsorship:

Yes

Travel Requirements:

25%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

NA

Job Posting End Date:

08/18/2026 *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:R408507

Job details

Seniority
Director
Function
Marketing
Therapeutic area
Oncology
Location
Rahway, New Jersey, United States of America
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Marketing role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 93 comparable Director Marketing roles across 18 biopharma companies.

93Comparable roles tracked
78Currently active
18Companies hiring similar roles
6Countries represented

Salary context

47 of 93 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject $190,800/yr – $300,300/yr
Lowest disclosed · Director, Global Marketing – Cenerimod · Mylan Inc. $112,000/yr – $236,000/yr
Highest disclosed · Sr Director, DTP, HIV, Long-Acting Treatment · Gilead Sciences, Inc. $261,375/yr – $338,250/yr
Peer group range $174,000 – $299,813 (median $259,448)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 93 comparable roles

United States84
United Kingdom3
Canada2
Japan2
India1
Spain1

Seniority mix

93 of 93 peers have a known seniority level

Director76
Senior Director17

Therapeutic area mix

29 of 93 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology13
Neuroscience5
Cardiovascular / CVRM3
Immunology3
Dermatology & Aesthetics2
Rare Disease1
Respiratory1
Vaccines & Infectious Disease1

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