Associate Director, US Oncology Marketing, Patient Experience Strategy Lead, Intismeran Autogene
at Merck
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Job DescriptionThe U.S. Oncology business within our company is a growing and dynamic part of our company. We have an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic marketing team focusing on intismeran autogene, a cutting-edge individualized neoantigen therapy (INT), which represents a transformative approach to cancer treatment, as part of our alliance partnership.We are seeking an Associate Director, US Oncology Marketing, Patient Experience Strategy Lead to shape the end-to-end patient experience for intismeran autogene. This role will define the foundational INT Patient Support Program (PSP) and Patient Experience strategy, and lead the go-to-market plans anchored to address key pain points in the treatment journey. The intismeran journey is uniquely complex with multiple patient and operational barriers across the end-to-end journey. Care coordination and logistical support through the INT PSP will be critical to enable a frictionless patient experience at treatment initiation through treatment completion. This role will collaborate with cross functional partners and peers to advance strategic planning, data orchestration, launch readiness, and continuous evolution of PSP strategy, ensuring data-driven insights inform the end-to-end program design and execution. The Associate Director will collaborate across the enterprise to ensure that strategic decisions and investments are guided by actionable insights and a comprehensive understanding of the patient experience.The ideal candidate brings strong strategic thinking, deep understanding of patient support models that deliver across the end-to-end patient journey, and the ability to translate insights into recommendations that improve the patient support program design and effectiveness.This role will also design and optimize the patient experience, developing strategies to address barriers that impact the full patient journey, including completion of the treatment journey. This position will report to the Director, US Oncology Marketing, Patient Strategy and work cross functionally with multiple teams across the organization to support the launch of this innovative treatment.Key Responsibilities Patient Support Strategy: Define and shape PSP strategies tailored to the unique needs for individualized therapies, translating insights into actionable solutions for the patient journey. Strategic Collaboration: Partner across our company Access Program, Data Strategy, Customer Experience & Innovation teams to ensure PSP design optimizes integration opportunities across teams, and maps data accessibility across platform so that patient and operational barriers are mitigated.PSP Performance Measurement Framework: Establish and oversee PSP measurement frameworks and dashboards that enable data driven decision making and continuous patient journey optimization. Patient Support Program Delivery: Lead PSP launch planning, process mapping, and cross-functional coordination to ensure seamless go-to-market implementations and continuous improvement post-launchPatient Experience Optimization: Develop a comprehensive overview of the end-to-end intismeran treatment experience, and use patient, operational, and market insights to identify barriers and drive continuous improvement to the journey.Patient Support Innovation: Identify emerging analytical capabilities to enhance PSP and future-state design for intismeranTreatment Completion Strategy: Define support strategies that help patients successfully progress through key milestones in the intismeran treatment journey, including coordination at critical handoffs, mitigation of logistical barriers, and support for timely treatment initiation and completion.Oversee Budget: Manage budget and spend across agencies, and campaign development and execution while managing key AOR and vendor relationshipsInsights Orchestration: Synthesize and translate complex data sets to identify drivers and opportunities to optimize the patient journey by uncovering patient barriers and generating actionable recommendations for improvement.Education:Bachelor's degree or equivalent (BA/BS)MBA or equivalent preferredRequired Experience and Skills:5+ years in pharma or healthcare, including experience with patient support, patient relationship marketing or adherencePatient Support Program and/or Hub experience is requiredStrong relationship building, problem solving, teamwork, analytical, and written/verbal communication skillsA growth mindset, strong collaboration, and business agilityDemonstrated strategic thinking, problem solving, analytical critical thinking and planning skillsDemonstrated ability to leverage data analytics and insights to make business decisions, and ability to build and monitor KPI reporting for performance and adherence metricsStrong leadership, experience influencing without direct authority, navigating complex or matrix organizations and working successfully with cross-functional teamsAbility to plan, prioritize, execute, anticipate challengesPreferred Skills:Experience in the commercialization of complex therapies, including cell/gene therapy or radioligand therapy productsAgency and vendor managementAwareness and understanding of US commercial and regulatory requirementsMarketing experience, ideally with a focus on patient engagement, CRM, and adherence strategyPosition location: Upper Gwynedd, PA (hybrid onsite 3x/week)Required Skills: Accountability, Adaptability, Data Insights, Gene Therapy, Innovation, Market Access, Market Research, Oncology Marketing, Problem Solving, Strategic Collaborations, Strategic Planning, Strategic Thinking, Strategy Development, TeamworkPreferred Skills: Current Employees apply HERECurrent Contingent Workers apply HEREUS and Puerto Rico Residents Only:Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. 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