Hiring company: Merck
Job Description
New hires based in the US & Puerto Rico will be required to demonstrate that they have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or qualify for a medical or religious exemption or accommodation to this vaccination requirement, subject to applicable law.
Our Marketing team is passionate about bringing our medicines and vaccines to our customers around the world. Through digital listening and patient analytics, we are able to understand our customers’ needs and strive to provide solutions to meet them.
The Associate Director for Global Market Research and Analytics (Oncology) will be responsible to deliver actionable insights across Global and U.S. for an oral oncology product in an alliance with another pharmaceutical company. Responsibilities in this role include synthesis of both Primary Market Research and Analysis of Secondary Data. You will be expected to be a Strategic Partner who proactively engages with Brand teams to address key business questions to inform Strategic Choices and Tactical Execution.
Primary Responsibilities:
Frame Key Business Questions to inform Brand Strategy and Tactical Execution.
Lead conversations with Brand teams (US and Global) to ensure business decisions are grounded in strong insights.
Synthesize crisp, clear action-oriented insights from wide range of sources that integrates both primary market research and secondary data.
Design market research plans with appropriate rigor/ methodologies to deliver deep, actionable insights to guide business decisions.
Develop analytics plans to answer Key Business Questions and partner with analytics teams to deliver sound robust analysis.
Inform Forecast assumptions based on customer insights.
Maintain visibility into Market research and Analytics across stakeholder groups (physician, patient, payer, diagnostics).
Collaborate with Insights & Analytics counterparts (US and Global) within alliance.
Lead delivery of insights for strategic forums (i.e. Annual Business Planning, Insights Day, Forecasting, Launch Readiness Reviews, Competitive Workshops).
Proactively monitor business against Key Performance Indicators leveraging secondary data and primary market research to identify opportunities and challenges.
Conduct all activities in full compliance with our company's policies, values, and standards.
Education:
Bachelor's Degree required
MBA or Post-graduate degree preferred
Required Experience and Skills:
At least 3 years of experience in US pharma Marketing/ Market Research using both primary and secondary data sets
Demonstrated Leadership partnering with Marketing to deliver Insights to shape Strategic Choices and Tactical Execution for Product Launches
Strong collaborator who can build effective relationships with significant number of stakeholders across multiple organizations and geographies
Aptitude for effective communication of Market Research and Analytic Insights to Senior Leaders with clear story-telling
Capacity to leverage insights from cross-functional teams (Field, Medical, Market Access, Competitive Intelligence)
Proactive mindset to anticipate where the market is moving and how external events/ competitors may affect the future landscape
Well-developed analytical skills, strong problem-solving and demonstrated ability to think strategically and objectively are required
Able to achieve results while dealing with ambiguity and rapid pace of change
Preferred Experience and Skills:
In-depth of Oncology knowledge is an significant advantage, especially in ovarian, breast, prostate, and/or pancreatic cancers
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.
Who we are …
We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.
What we look for …
Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.
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