Director of Life Cycle Management

Job Description

The Director of Life Cycle Management (LCM) & Future Strategy for Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) & Rare Disease will play an integral role on the newly established US Rare Disease & PH Scientific Strategy organization in our company's US Specialty Business Unit. In this role, the candidate will be responsible for leading portfolio strategy, managing long-term forecasting, establishing franchise strategy for launch and assessing viability of future assets for the rare disease and PH therapeutic area. This role requires strategic leadership, strong partnership with US & Global marketing and US payer marketing and significant collaboration with stakeholders across the organization.

This position will report to the Executive Director, US Rare Disease & PH Scientific Strategy.

Key Responsibilities of the role:

• Lead the life cycle management portfolio strategy for rare disease business unit

• Responsible for identifying and assessing potential new product opportunities based on strategic objectives, market potential, and resource allocation.

• Develop US business development commercial assessments in collaboration with payor marketing team to identify future commercial opportunity

• Help define the U.S. future potential for new products in the PH & Rare Disease space and represent the US perspective at various cross-functional new product planning meetings

• Partner with global marketing to provide U.S. input into future clinical studies & combinations and provide US POV on stage-gate and development plan decisions

• Partner with Market Access, Finance, Research, Legal, and other relevant stakeholders to ensure US perspective is considered in product strategy and business goals 

• Lead innovation workstreams to enhance near and long-term future commercial opportunities for PH & Rare Disease

• Evaluate the competitive landscape to help define future opportunities for the portfolio 

• Lead the long-term forecasts for new products, considering market dynamics and potential revenue streams

• Support the budget cycle processes and ensure BU alignment in preparation for senior management review

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (BA/BS).

• 10+ years of relevant experience

• Excellent strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills

• Proven experience in effectively leading cross-functional, enterprise teams

• Significant strategy development experience and in working in white space

• Strong business acumen

• Strong verbal and non-verbal communication skills and executive presence

• Forecasting experience

• Understanding of US commercial and regulatory requirements

• Has a growth mindset, advocates for agile ways of working, and supports team members in learning and adoption

• Experience working in and with diverse teams

• Preferred Education and Experience:

• MBA or equivalent preferred

• Launch experience

• New Products Marketing experience

• Pulmonary Hypertension experience

• Artificial Intelligence proficiency   

Required Skills:

Digital Marketing, Lifecycle Marketing, Market Access, Market Research, Omnichannel Marketing, Product Launches, Product Strategies, Rare Diseases, Strategic Thinking, Teamwork, US Marketing

Preferred Skills:

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The salary range for this role is

$190,800.00 - $300,300.00

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:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

NA

Job Posting End Date:

07/27/2026

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