Job Description**Role purpose:**Inspired by our company’s purpose to save and improve lives, the Health Equity & Partnerships (HE&P) team within Intercontinental region is focused on expanding sustainable access to medicines and vaccines in low‐ and middle‐income countries (L&MICs) through commercially viable models and partnerships.The Associate Director, Health Equity & Partnerships drives commercially viable, partnership‐enabled solutions that expand the reach and performance of prioritized assets in L&MICs, while ensuring pipeline planning translates into access‐ready strategies that support long‐term growth across both established and new products.This role is designed for a strategic executor — someone who can move fluently between analysis, cross‐functional coordination, and external engagement, while maintaining a strong focus on commercial viability, scalability, and launch readiness.**Key Responsibilities:****1. Commercial solutions & partnerships*** Design and advance commercially viable, partnership‐based solutions for prioritized assets in L&MICs, where affordability, delivery, or system constraints limit market reach.* Drive Oncology initiatives, working with franchises and partners to unlock scalable, revenue‐relevant patient pathways.* Contribute to structuring partnerships that strengthen market entry, uptake, and sustainability.**2. Pipeline & Lifecycle Planning*** Bring L&MIC market realities into pipeline and pre‐launch commercial planning, contributing analysis on opportunity size, access barriers, launch feasibility, and readiness.* Translate insights into actionable recommendations that strengthen commercialization strategies across the lifecycle.**3. Business development & execution support*** Support development of commercial business cases for partnership initiatives, including value creation, risks, and sustainability.* Coordinate cross‐functional execution across global, regional, and market commercial teams.* Track progress and outcomes to ensure initiatives deliver measurable business and patient reach impact.**4. Cross‐Functional & External Engagement*** Support the identification, structuring, and day‐to‐day management of partnerships (e.g., private providers, financing partners)* Work effectively across commercial, market access, regulatory, and medical teams in a matrixed environment.* Contribute to repeatable ways of working that strengthen HE&P’s impact.**Profile & Capabilities*** Experience in commercial strategy, partnerships, market access, or global health, with clear exposure to LMIC business environments.* Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to turn insight into decision‐ready recommendations.* Demonstrated commercial mindset, including comfort with trade‐offs, ROI, and prioritization.* Proven ability to operate in ambiguity and deliver hands‐on execution in a matrixed commercial environment.**Qualifications*** Direct working experience in L&MICs is required, including engagement with local, regional, or global stakeholders* 7+ years' experience in the healthcare industry is required, with demonstrated prior experience in healthcare market access, commercial strategy, or global health roles* Experience supporting early pipeline prioritization, pre-launch planning, and partnership enabled access models**Required Skills:**Driving Sales, Market Access, Market Development, Product Launch Support, Strategic Planning, Strategic Thinking**Preferred Skills:**Current Employees applyCurrent Contingent Workers apply**Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully** Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.**Employee Status:**Regular**Relocation:**No relocation**VISA Sponsorship:**No**Travel Requirements:**25%**Flexible Work Arrangements:**Not Applicable**Shift:**Not Indicated**Valid Driving License:**No**Hazardous Material(s):**N/A**Job Posting End Date:**05/17/2026**\*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.**
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