Assoc. Dir., Strategic Planning

Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA

Rahway, NJ, USA
Strategic planning
Strategic thinking
Project management
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.
  • 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.
  • Build stronger launch capability across teams through workshops, working sessions, and leadership-ready materials that improve planning quality, consistency, and decision-making.

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
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Project Management
  • Pharmaceutical Market
  • Cross-functional leadership
  • Launch execution

Nice-to-have

  • Collaborative and influential
  • Executive presence
  • Agile, proactive, and resilient
  • High learning agility
  • Consulting background

Key Requirements

  • 8 years + experience in pharmaceutical industry
  • Meaningful experience in launch, marketing
  • Proven track record of working across functions
  • Experience in at least one critical phase of launch
  • Bachelor’s degree (Master or MBA is plus)
  • Professional proficiency in English and Mandarin

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