Assoc. Dir., Strategic Planning

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Rahway, NJ, USA
Strategic planning
Cross-functional leadership
Pharmaceutical market
The Associate Director, Launch Excellence will play a pivotal role in shaping how the organization plans, prioritizes, and executes launches across priority assets

Job Summary

  • The Associate Director, Launch Excellence will play a pivotal role in shaping how the organization plans, prioritizes, and executes launches across priority assets.
  • This role sits at the intersection of strategy and execution, translating enterprise priorities into differentiated launch approaches, asset-specific archetypes, and leadership-ready decisions that accelerate launch impact.
  • The role will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders, including BU/Brand teams, Market Access, Medical, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Commercial, and KA, to accelerate decision-making and raise the quality and consistency of launch execution.

Matching Summary

The Associate Director, Launch Excellence will play a pivotal role in shaping how the organization plans, prioritizes, and executes launches across priority assets.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • strategic planning
  • cross-functional leadership
  • pharmaceutical market
  • project management
  • structured problem-solving
  • influencing key stakeholders

Nice-to-have

  • consulting background
  • high learning agility
  • compliance mindset
  • executive presence

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree (Master or MBA is plus)
  • 8 years + experience in pharmaceutical industry
  • Meaningful experience in launch, marketing, and cross-functional business leadership
  • Proven track record of working across functions and influencing key stakeholders in a matrix environment
  • Experience in at least one critical phase of launch
  • Professional proficiency in English and Mandarin

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