Job Description
Job Description:
The Associate Director is a member of the Finance team providing Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and strategic advisement to our Company's Human Health Marketing organization.
The Associate Director supports forecasting, budgeting, S&OP, life cycle management, financial evaluation, and business development activity for their business area. The Associate Director is part of a team that partners closely with cross functional stakeholders, including commercial, research, manufacturing, legal, compliance and corporate teams to identify, evaluate and execute strategic opportunities.
The Associate Director will develop a deep understanding of their business area and their strategic contribution to the broader Company enterprise. A successful candidate will have an intrinsic curiosity about the healthcare industry, a dedication to serving customers, a passion for learning, and an eagerness to collaborate in solving complex business challenges. The position requires an enterprise mindset, effective communication, strategic thinking, and the ability to navigate across a broad network of stakeholders.
Key responsibilities include:
Support FP&A activities, including financial functional support to external partnerships.
Partner with the Finance Director to provide strategic and financial insight on key business decisions and new initiatives; develop, evaluate, and present business cases to senior leaders.
Partner with commercial, manufacturing, and research teams to drive analytics that optimize capacity, pipeline and commercial investments.
Partner with commercial operations to manage long range strategic forecast processes, systems, consolidation and reporting to senior leadership.
This position is aligned to the Pneumococcal Vaccines commercial franchise.
Position Quali fi cations:
Education Minimum Requirement:
Bachelors in in Business, Finance, Engineering or similar.
Partner with commercial, manufacturing, and research teams to drive analytics that optimize capacity, pipeline and commercial investments.
Required Experience and Skills:
Partner with commercial, manufacturing, and research teams to drive analytics that optimize capacity, pipeline and commercial investments.
Preferred Experience and Skills:
MBA, CPA or other Master's/PhD in Business, Finance or Engineering.
Strong compliance focus, financial acumen, and analytical skills.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Passion and intellectual curiosity with respect to health-care industry.
Experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.
Strong computer skills, especially working with Excel and PowerPoint.
Required Skills:
Achieving Objectives, Achieving Objectives, Applied Engineering, Business Communications, Business Decisions, Commercial Banking Relationship Management, Communication, Economic Research, Economic Studies, Finance, Financial Advising, Financial Analysis, Financial Evaluations, Financial Modeling, Forecast Management, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Healthcare Service, Leadership, Management Process, Manufacturing, Partnership Strategy, People Leadership, Planning Budgeting And Forecasting (PBF), Preparation of Financial Reports, Product Lifecycle {+ 3 more}
Preferred Skills:
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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
$126,500.00 - $199,100.00
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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Employee Status:
Regular
Relocation:
No relocation
VISA Sponsorship:
No
Travel Requirements:
10%
Flexible Work Arrangements:
Hybrid
Shift:
Not Indicated
Valid Driving License:
No
Hazardous Material(s):
n/a
Job Posting End Date:
11/6/2025
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Requisition ID: R370422
