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Associate Director, Global Oncology Commercial Pipeline Analytics, HHDDA

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Merck

Associate Director, Global Oncology Commercial Pipeline Analytics, HHDDA

Rahway, NJ

Job Description

Associate Director, Global Oncology Commercial Pipeline Analytics, HHDDA

Our Human Health Digital Data and Analytics (HHDDA) organization is charged with innovating how we understand our patients and their needs. Working cross functionally, we are inventing new ways of engaging with our customers and patients by leveraging digital, data, and analytics to measure our organizational impact.

The Associate Director, Global Oncology Commercial Pipeline Analytics, HHDDA will be responsible for developing and delivering strategic data insights and analytics to address global brand team's key business questions and inform launch related decisions and activities for our new alliance pipeline products (e.g. INT, ADCs). The team member will partner closely with global marketing, operations, finance & enterprise strategy, and clinical & discovery to inform executive decision making and increase commercial rigor through all phases of alliance asset development.

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Reporting to the Director of Global Commercial Pipeline Analytics, the team member will work alongside other HHDDA teams (including market research, forecasting, data science, data strategy, etc.) to proactively orchestrate the planning and delivery of complex insights and analytics assessments. The team member will also help establish a set of analytics capabilities anchored to our early commercial marketing framework to shape franchise strategy and proactively "connect the dots" across the HHDDA cross functional teams.

The team member will build strong relationships and collaborate with various cross functional teams across the alliance.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Data & Insights: Develop and synthesize commercial data & insights solutions, business cases, and market evaluation to support decision making for the global alliance team.
  • Alliance Collaboration: Inform alliance brand planning framework and work collaboratively with the internal and external global partnered asset team.
  • Analytics & Benchmarking: Provide benchmarking analytics to collect, analyze, and translate insights into recommended business actions to inform launch development decisions.
  • Subject Matter Representation: Serve as the "quarterback" for HHDDA functional areas to ensure an integrated and cohesive insights strategy for the brand.
  • Communication and Transparency: Communicate analytics and insights with cross-functional leaders in an effective manner and provide transparency to all relevant stakeholders, including global marketing, operations, clinical teams, and governance committees.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

  • Bachelor's degree, preferably in a science, data analysis, or business-related field within the Pharmaceutical or Biotechnology industry.
  • 5+ years of experience in insights & analytics, advanced analytics, market research, strategic planning, or related roles within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
  • Strategic thinking skills with strong ability to consolidate and synthesize primary/secondary data insights.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills with a talent for effectively communicating complex concepts to both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Ability to identify and execute solution approaches to complex and ambiguous business problems.
  • Understanding of real-world data assets and commercial pharma data ecosystem.
  • Relationship-building and influencing skills with an ability to collaborate cross-functionally.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

  • Oncology therapeutic area experience.
  • Knowledge of alliance partnership.
  • Global experience.
  • Launch experience.
  • knowledge of Life Science or consulting industry.
  • Advanced degree (e.g., MBA, PharmD, PhD) appreciated, but not required.

At our company, our focus is on innovation and launch execution excellence; we translate breakthrough science into innovative medicines that help people with cancer across the globe.

Our Human Health Division maintains a "patient first, profits later" ideology. The organization is comprised of sales, marketing, market access, digital analytics and commercial professionals who are passionate about their role in bringing our medicines to our customers worldwide.

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Expected US salary range:
$149,400.00 - $235,100.00

Available benefits include bonus eligibility, long term incentive if applicable, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days. A summary of benefits is listed here.

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Employee Status:
Regular

Relocation:
Domestic

VISA Sponsorship:
No

Travel Requirements:
10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:
Hybrid

Shift:
Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:
No

Hazardous Material(s):
N/A

Required Skills:
Business Analysis, Data Science, Demand Management, Innovation, Requirements Management, Sourcing and Procurement, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Planning

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:
01/1/2025
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Requisition ID:R327401

Client-provided location(s): Rahway, NJ, USA
Job ID: Merck-1201758875
Employment Type: Full Time