Associate Director, Ophthalmology HCP Marketing

Job Description

Job Description:

Our US Ophthalmology team is committed to transforming the lives of patients living with diabetic macular edema (DME) and neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) with a portfolio of two products in the pipeline. We aspire to achieve this through a relentless commitment to patients, innovation, ensuring access to life‑changing therapies, and collaborating with healthcare systems, governments, and payers to make treatments available to those who need them most. Our focus is on patients, scientific rigor, and flawless execution—bringing breakthrough therapies to those who need them.

We are passionate about bringing our medicines to customers around the world. This is a terrific opportunity for a highly motivated individual to serve as a key team member on the US Ophthalmology marketing team and contribute to our scientific strategic development and key tactics for medical education. The ideal candidate for this role has a demonstrated record of strong strategic thinking, the ability to comprehend and translate complex scientific and clinical data, and a history of delivering results while working cross‑functionally and leading without authority.

We are currently recruiting for an Associate Director, U.S. Ophthalmology HCP Marketing.  This is an exciting time for a talented and passionate marketing professional to join our launch team for our investigational novel treatments.  

This position is a hybrid work model and will report to the Director of US HCP Marketing. 

Key Responsibilities include, but not limited to the following:

• Develop resources that meet the HCP strategic and communication objectives for the brand in collaboration with agency partners, vendors, and key stakeholders

• Manages project deliverables and timelines end to end from development through approval for promotion

• Work collaboratively with campaign development lead to develop, gain approval for and execute a comprehensive omnichannel promotion plan, including personal promotion, aligned to brand strategy

• Lead approval with Commercial Review Team (CRT) of omnichannel promotional resources

• Attend key sales meetings and national congresses as needed

• Lead the integration of customer insights, market research and competitive intelligence findings into the development of promotion resources

• Develop a longitudinal tactical plan for resources and with work with field execution point on associated communications for field sales

• Provide project management support for relevant marketing priorities

• Work with field execution point on training on promotional resources  

• Work with sales operations teams in the planning and execution of field sales launch meetings

• Support the compliant execution of all resources launched to the field sales organization

• Partner with Field Access team and Field Sales Execution to align on all cross-functional training and launch needs

• Proactively keep agile backlog for all workstreams up to date with key timelines and deliverables to ensure transparency across the HCP CAT

• Ensure timely and accurate budget management for Ophthalmology

• Manage ways or working, project management, communications and budget with Agency of Records and approved Vendors

• Operate in alignment with our Company policies and standards

Required Experiences:

·       Required:  BA/BS

·       5+ years of experience in biopharmaceutical or healthcare industry

·       Strong project management skills

·       Excellent negotiation skills

·       Strong verbal and non-verbal communication skills

 

Preferred Experience and Skills:

·       Preferred: MBA

·       Experience in marketing and/or  promotion and advertising

·       Has a growth mindset

·       Demonstrated strategic thinking, problem solving, analytical critical thinking and planning skills

·       Demonstrated experience in budget management

Required Skills:

Adaptability, Biopharmaceuticals, Brand Management, Budget Management, Content Creation, Creativity, Cross-Functional Leadership, Customer Insights, Digital Consumer Engagement, Digital Marketing, Innovation, Macular Degeneration, Market Research, Market Segmentation, Omnichannel Marketing, Operations Processes, Ophthalmology, Product Launches, Product Management, Project Management, Strategic Thinking

Preferred Skills:

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The salary range for this role is

$142,400.00 - $224,100.00

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:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

N/A

Job Posting End Date:

06/11/2026

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