Job Description
Our Policy & Government Affairs team collaborate with government entities and policy organizations at local and national levels. We address legislative and regulatory issues that promote the discovery and development of innovative medicines, vaccines and animal health products while improving and protecting patient access to care.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Lead the oncology policy strategy in collaboration with global and regional Oncology Policy colleagues, the Policy Hubs and country affiliates.
• Lead strategic oncology policy projects to secure sustainable funding for cancer care.
• Identify opportunities for policy change that can facilitate patient access to our Company's cancer portfolio and work with subsidiaries and regional & global teams to design and implement advocacy programs in pursuit of these opportunities.
• Monitor and respond to any external developments that may threaten patient access to oncology care, now and in the future, including policy changes related to product approvals, funding and intellectual property.
• Strengthen our Company's network of key policy makers, patient organizations and other institutions.
• Build strong collaborative relationships with colleagues in policy, communications, access and commercial functions globally, in the regions and at country level.
• Develop internal and external position papers on Oncology policy issues.
• Facilitate internal information sharing on a routine basis.
Education:
• BA/BS Required
• Post graduate degree in Policy, Business Administration or similarly relevant discipline preferred
Required Experience and Skills:
• Commercial and political acumen, with strong ability to prioritize business critical issues and develop create solutions to complex policy problems.
• Strong initiative and leadership, with demonstrated ability to identify opportunities, design effective advocacy efforts and execute impactful advocacy programs, mobilizing internal and external stakeholders towards a shared goal.
• Strong collaborative skills, with proven strengths in inspiring confidence and cooperation amongst internal stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to build professional relationships with external influencers and decision makers.
• Excellent communicator across functions and leadership levels.
• Capability to stay focused in a complex, fast-evolving environment.
• 10+ years of experience in healthcare policy (in and outside pharmaceutical sector).
• Preference given to a leader with cross functional experience covering oncology, access & commercial functions.
• Experience at regional, global, and country level is a distinct advantage.
Our Human Health Division maintains a "patient first, profits later" ideology. The organization is comprised of sales, marketing, market access, digital analytics and commercial professionals who are passionate about their role in bringing our medicines to our customers worldwide.
Who we are ...
We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.
What we look for ...
Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us-and start making your impact today.
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Employee Status:
Regular
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Domestic/International
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Number of Openings:
1
Requisition ID: R130904
Senior Level Employment Type: OTHER