Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the development of scientific strategy in alignment with brand strategy.
• Develop and execute robust scientific leader engagement strategy, congress planning and booth execution in alignment with brand goals.
• Monitor the evolving treatment landscape, with a strong understanding of ongoing clinical trials and competitive scientific activities to inform strategy and execution choices.
• Partner with metastatic HCP strategy lead to develop a comprehensive counter-competitive strategy and execution plan.
• Lead the medical education efforts in collaboration with cross-functional teams and pull through the scientific narrative into medical education programs.
• Partner with Medical Affairs on advisory boards to gain scientific leader (SL) perspectives on key data and planning engagements with SLs during/after key scientific congresses.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to prioritize and facilitate internal resource trade-offs (e.g. budget planning, promotional reviews, etc.).
• Embed scientific strategy perspective into HCP strategy, execution, resource, and training opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum of 5 years of pharmaceutical/ biotech experience in a marketing or related commercial role.
• High emotional intelligence and collaborative leadership : adept at leading cross-functional teams, mentoring colleagues, and adapting style—knowing when to lead, coach, or support to maximize team performance.
• Proven self-starter with a hands-on, results-driven approach : proactively identifies opportunities, removes barriers, and delivers outcomes with minimal supervision.
• Strong program and project management capability : track record of managing multiple concurrent initiatives, setting priorities, meeting deadlines, and consistently delivering high-quality results on time and within scope.
• Strategic thinker with operational discipline : translates long-term strategy into executable plans while maintaining rigorous attention to detail and measurable KPIs.
• Comfortable operating in high-visibility environments : performs effectively under pressure, embraces stretch assignments, and navigates changing priorities with resilience.
• Exceptional communicator and active listener : persuasive presenter with polished written and verbal communication skills tailored to audiences.
• Rapid learner with the ability to simplify complexity : quickly assimilates technical or scientific information and distills it into clear, actionable messages.
• Strong analytical orientation : uses data and market insights to drive decisions; demonstrated success competing in high-intensity pharmaceutical/biotech markets.

Preferred

• Advanced degree (Masters Business Administration/MBA/PharmD).
• Oncology experience.
• US Market experience in Marketing/Commercial roles.

Benefits

• 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 .