Director, Global Pharmaceutical Communications

Job Description

The role of Director, Global Pharmaceutical Communications – New Products is a unique opportunity to join our Company, one of the world’s premier biopharmaceutical companies, as a key member of the Global Pharmaceuticals Communications team. The role is dedicated to managing day-to-day communications related to our Company’s broad pipeline and portfolio of immunology, ophthalmology and respiratory assets and other hospital & specialty brands, including support on new assets acquired through strategic business development.

The candidate selected for this role will work under the guidance of the Executive Director, Global Pharmaceutical Communications, in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment. This position is based in Rahway, NJ or Upper Gwynedd, PA as part of our hybrid work model.

Responsibilities include but will not be limited to the following key activities:

• Manage branded and unbranded communications activities in support of our Company’s new products portfolio – including two launch brands ‒ with a heavy emphasis on milestone communications (regulatory approvals, data releases, medical meeting communications).
• Act as strategic counselor on strategy and issues management, in coordination with Executive Director, peers and other team members.
• Provide strategic oversight and drive ongoing support and execution of signature U.S. unbranded patient/consumer programs including engagement with patient advocacy organizations; work closely with country communicators to enable local activations of unbranded campaigns.
• Serve as primary liaison with our Company’s Patient Innovation & Engagement team and U.S./global Marketing teams, our Company’s Research Labs and other cross-functional stakeholders.
• Responsible for communication to internal and external audiences in alignment with the company’s corporate narrative and Global Pharmaceuticals business strategy for areas of responsibility while continuously partnering with various stakeholders to develop strategic communications aligned with key business priorities.
• Proactively evaluate innovative and creative omni-channel strategies to engage with internal and external stakeholders aligned with key priorities; ensure that the strategies are robust and complementary.
• Develop and communicate strategies, programs and materials for use by the markets, regions and subsidiaries worldwide; help advise regions and subsidiaries for franchise and product communications issues.
• Serve as a liaison to third party groups (including advocacy organizations) and external experts (including researchers) and to trade and local news media.
• Directly manage public relations agencies and related budgets.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Requires a minimum of eight (8) years’ experience in a communications or public relations role within the pharmaceutical or a related industry (hospital, public health, agency, etc.).
• Pharmaceutical product communications experience preferred but not required, product launch experience highly desirable.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills across a variety of mediums/channels (e.g., print, digital, presentation).
• Strong project management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks and competing priorities.
• Team player, collaborative spirit, ability to succeed in a fast-paced, high-visibility role.
• Strong agency and budget management experience.
• Proven ability to prepare strategic communications plans and deliver at the tactical level.

Required Skills:

Asset Life Cycle Management, Asset Life Cycle Management, Business Strategies, Clinical Immunology, Collaborative Spirit, Communication, Communications Planning, Content Creation, Data Analysis, Event Management, Fast-Paced Environments, Internal Communications, Leadership, Marketing Communications Planning, Media Publishing, Media Relations, Medical Communications, Online Content Development, Ophthalmology, Oral Communications, Patient Advocacy, Patients Rights, Printers, Printing Process, Project Management {+ 5 more}

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U.S. Hybrid Work Model

Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday – Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

The salary range for this role is

$173,200.00 – $272,600.00

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.

San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

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Job Posting End Date:

01/22/2026

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