Our company is dedicated to delivering innovations that extend and improve the lives of patients worldwide. Our team of dauntless, forward-thinking individuals achieves this through an unwavering commitment to supporting accessibility to medicine, providing new therapeutic options, and collaborating with governments and payers to ensure that people who need medicines have access to them.
With an advanced understanding of human biology, there's been an emergence of innovative medicines and new modalities that aim to change the way we approach treatment for immune disorders. Our scientists are investigating ways to modulate tumor necrosis factor-like ligand 1A (TL1A) to potentially address inflammation and fibrosis associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic condition affecting the digestive tract and nearly three million people in the U.S., with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis representing the most common forms and often causing unpredictable physical, emotional, and social burden.
We are currently recruiting the Associate Director (AD), UC HCP Strategy. This marketer will play a defining role in launching our new advanced therapy for Ulcerative Colitis, in a highly competitive space. This role is highly visible and requires a strategic, urgent, and collaborative leader who can navigate ambiguity, prioritize high-impact initiatives, and align cross-functional partners to execute a flawless launch. You will report directly to the Director of UC Marketing and work closely with global and cross-functional teams to establish our leadership in the Immunology space.
This is a hybrid role based in Upper Gwynedd, PA, with an expectation of working on-site three days per week.
Adaptability, Adaptability, Advertising Campaign Development, Agile Methodology, Competitive Strategies, Creative Campaign Development, Cross-Functional Project Management, Decision Making, Digital Analytics, Global Marketing Strategy, Healthcare Marketing, Marketing Budget Management, Marketing Management, Marketing Strategy Implementation, Market Research, Meeting Facilitation, People Leadership, Pharmaceutical Industry, Pharmaceuticals Marketing, Portfolio Prioritization, Presentation Delivery, Principles of Marketing, Product Rollouts, Project Leadership, Project Management Leadership {+ 7 more}
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The salary range for this role is
$142,400.00 - $224,100.00
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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Regular
Domestic
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10%
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09/25/2026
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