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Executive Director, Ophthalmology Scientific and Life Cycle Management Strategy
**Job Description**
The Executive Director of Global Marketing for Ophthalmology will be responsible for developing and implementing the scientific and Life Cycle Management (LCM) strategy and plan for all assets in the ophthalmology portfolio. This is a key leadership role on the ophthalmology global marketing team and will lead collaboration with cross-functional leaders to ensure a coordinated franchise approach for Scientific Leaders across our company's ophthalmology assets and will lead the commercial strategy elements for LCM activities. This role is a business-critical position that will be instrumental in helping our company build a leadership position in the ophthalmology therapeutic category and contributing to establishing ophthalmology as a key growth driver for our company.
This role reports to the Associate Vice President, Global Ophthalmology and is responsible to support enterprise wide commercialization preparedness. For more than 35 years, our company has been committed to scientific research and discovery (R&D) in ophthalmology. Today, we are developing a series of options designed to help people manage and treat retinal conditions, with the goal of reducing the growing burden of eye diseases worldwide. We remain committed to working together with our partners in the global ophthalmology community to address the complex challenges that impede progress toward improving eye health.
The Executive Director will play an important role in supporting the commercial transformation and leadership of our launches, including new ways of working, embedding advanced analytics, evolving the commercial models and building value for patients, payers and healthcare professionals (HCPs).
**Specific Responsibilities Include:**
+ Lead the development of the overall scientific and LCM strategy for ophthalmology and ensure the commercial vision is integrated into cross-functional plans
+ Lead the development of the Scientific Leader engagement strategy and plan for ophthalmology assets and ensure a complementary and coordinated approach with our company's ophthalmology portfolio
+ Coordinate closely with the brand leads to ensure a seamless and coordinated Scientific Leader and Healthcare professional experience across multiple HCP segments
+ Embed Scientific Leader insights into the development of all brand elements to contribute to the development of a robust launch and portfolio strategy with clear product differentiation
+ Lead the development of a commercial model that optimizes the customer experience and minimizes points of friction in must-win markets
+ Build and lead a team of 2 FTEs to deliver on key objectives for the ophthalmology business
+ Collaborate with Regional Commercial Leaders and cross-functional partners (medical, policy, access, advocacy, etc.) to optimize the value of ophthalmology assets for the HCP segment
+ Partner with our Research & Development Division's Clinical and Outcomes Research team to ensure the commercial perspective is embedded into cross-functional partner strategies and tactical plans with full alignment with portfolio priorities
+ As a key leader in the Ophthalmology Franchise, this role will create organizational excitement, momentum, confidence and focus on the Ophthalmology portfolio
+ Collaborate with Ophthalmology Global Marketing Colleagues to invest in each other's development, build a culture of inclusivity and challenge the status quo for the purpose of creating stronger outcomes
**Education Minimum Requirement:**
+ Required: Bachelor's Degree
+ Preferred: Advanced Degree (MBA)
**Required Experience and Skills:**
+ Minimum of 12 years of progressive experience across marketing, sales, market access or related experiences in pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries and at least 3 years demonstrated in-line marketing experience required.
+ Industry expertise in ophthalmology, with a focus on retina
**Preferred Experience and Skills:**
+ Prior launch experience preferred.
+ Leadership and Impact: Proven track record of high-performance launches and driving business results.
+ Innovative Thinking: Demonstrated ability to leverage innovation to drive results
+ Collaboration & Influence without authority: Strong collaboration skills, both within commercial teams and cross divisional teams including R&D and manufacturing, medical affairs, Outcomes Research and Access
+ Communication: Ability to clearly articulate messages/information across the enterprise and to all levels, including highest levels of senior leadership
+ Understanding of Drug Development Process (Early and Late Stage)
+ Strategic Thinking: Proven ability to analyze complex data and create clear patient and customer centric strategies
+ Challenging Status Quo: Ability to push past internal obstacles to drive initiatives forward
**Required Skills:**
Accountability, Adaptability, Change Management, Communication, Developing Pricing Strategies, Direct Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Leadership, Market Access Strategies, Market Development, Market Research, People Leadership, Pharmaceuticals Marketing, Product Management, Results-Oriented, Strategic Planning, Strategic Thinking
**Preferred Skills:**
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Current Contingent Workers apply HERE (https://wd5.myworkday.com/msd/d/task/1422$4020.htmld)
**US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:**
Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here (https://survey.sogosurvey.com/r/aCdfqL) if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.
As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment 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. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:
EEOC Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf)
EEOC GINA Supplement?
We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively.
Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts (https://www.msdprivacy.com/us/en/CCPA-notice/)
**U.S. Hybrid Work Model**
Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as "remote".
The salary range for this role is
$255,800.00 - $402,700.00
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.
**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
**Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully**
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.
**Employee Status:**
Regular
**Relocation:**
No relocation
**VISA Sponsorship:**
No
**Travel Requirements:**
25%
**Flexible Work Arrangements:**
Remote
**Shift:**
Not Indicated
**Valid Driving License:**
No
**Hazardous Material(s):**
n/a
**Job Posting End Date:**
03/27/2026
***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:** R388430
The Executive Director of Global Marketing for Ophthalmology will be responsible for developing and implementing the scientific and Life Cycle Management (LCM) strategy and plan for all assets in the ophthalmology portfolio. This is a key leadership role on the ophthalmology global marketing team and will lead collaboration with cross-functional leaders to ensure a coordinated franchise approach for Scientific Leaders across our company's ophthalmology assets and will lead the commercial strategy elements for LCM activities. This role is a business-critical position that will be instrumental in helping our company build a leadership position in the ophthalmology therapeutic category and contributing to establishing ophthalmology as a key growth driver for our company.
This role reports to the Associate Vice President, Global Ophthalmology and is responsible to support enterprise wide commercialization preparedness. For more than 35 years, our company has been committed to scientific research and discovery (R&D) in ophthalmology. Today, we are developing a series of options designed to help people manage and treat retinal conditions, with the goal of reducing the growing burden of eye diseases worldwide. We remain committed to working together with our partners in the global ophthalmology community to address the complex challenges that impede progress toward improving eye health.
The Executive Director will play an important role in supporting the commercial transformation and leadership of our launches, including new ways of working, embedding advanced analytics, evolving the commercial models and building value for patients, payers and healthcare professionals (HCPs).
**Specific Responsibilities Include:**
+ Lead the development of the overall scientific and LCM strategy for ophthalmology and ensure the commercial vision is integrated into cross-functional plans
+ Lead the development of the Scientific Leader engagement strategy and plan for ophthalmology assets and ensure a complementary and coordinated approach with our company's ophthalmology portfolio
+ Coordinate closely with the brand leads to ensure a seamless and coordinated Scientific Leader and Healthcare professional experience across multiple HCP segments
+ Embed Scientific Leader insights into the development of all brand elements to contribute to the development of a robust launch and portfolio strategy with clear product differentiation
+ Lead the development of a commercial model that optimizes the customer experience and minimizes points of friction in must-win markets
+ Build and lead a team of 2 FTEs to deliver on key objectives for the ophthalmology business
+ Collaborate with Regional Commercial Leaders and cross-functional partners (medical, policy, access, advocacy, etc.) to optimize the value of ophthalmology assets for the HCP segment
+ Partner with our Research & Development Division's Clinical and Outcomes Research team to ensure the commercial perspective is embedded into cross-functional partner strategies and tactical plans with full alignment with portfolio priorities
+ As a key leader in the Ophthalmology Franchise, this role will create organizational excitement, momentum, confidence and focus on the Ophthalmology portfolio
+ Collaborate with Ophthalmology Global Marketing Colleagues to invest in each other's development, build a culture of inclusivity and challenge the status quo for the purpose of creating stronger outcomes
**Education Minimum Requirement:**
+ Required: Bachelor's Degree
+ Preferred: Advanced Degree (MBA)
**Required Experience and Skills:**
+ Minimum of 12 years of progressive experience across marketing, sales, market access or related experiences in pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries and at least 3 years demonstrated in-line marketing experience required.
+ Industry expertise in ophthalmology, with a focus on retina
**Preferred Experience and Skills:**
+ Prior launch experience preferred.
+ Leadership and Impact: Proven track record of high-performance launches and driving business results.
+ Innovative Thinking: Demonstrated ability to leverage innovation to drive results
+ Collaboration & Influence without authority: Strong collaboration skills, both within commercial teams and cross divisional teams including R&D and manufacturing, medical affairs, Outcomes Research and Access
+ Communication: Ability to clearly articulate messages/information across the enterprise and to all levels, including highest levels of senior leadership
+ Understanding of Drug Development Process (Early and Late Stage)
+ Strategic Thinking: Proven ability to analyze complex data and create clear patient and customer centric strategies
+ Challenging Status Quo: Ability to push past internal obstacles to drive initiatives forward
**Required Skills:**
Accountability, Adaptability, Change Management, Communication, Developing Pricing Strategies, Direct Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Leadership, Market Access Strategies, Market Development, Market Research, People Leadership, Pharmaceuticals Marketing, Product Management, Results-Oriented, Strategic Planning, Strategic Thinking
**Preferred Skills:**
Current Employees apply HERE (https://wd5.myworkday.com/msd/d/task/1422$6687.htmld)
Current Contingent Workers apply HERE (https://wd5.myworkday.com/msd/d/task/1422$4020.htmld)
**US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:**
Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here (https://survey.sogosurvey.com/r/aCdfqL) if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.
As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment 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. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:
EEOC Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf)
EEOC GINA Supplement?
We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively.
Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts (https://www.msdprivacy.com/us/en/CCPA-notice/)
**U.S. Hybrid Work Model**
Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as "remote".
The salary range for this role is
$255,800.00 - $402,700.00
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.
**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
**Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully**
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.
**Employee Status:**
Regular
**Relocation:**
No relocation
**VISA Sponsorship:**
No
**Travel Requirements:**
25%
**Flexible Work Arrangements:**
Remote
**Shift:**
Not Indicated
**Valid Driving License:**
No
**Hazardous Material(s):**
n/a
**Job Posting End Date:**
03/27/2026
***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:** R388430
Job #NLX289236133