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Merck National Account Director in Frankfort, Kentucky
Job Description
Our Company’s purpose is to use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world in the areas of prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and animal health products and technology solutions. We are committed to patients. Our Account Management roles are critical in helping to drive the success of our mission and to ensure profitable access to our products.
The National Account Director (NAD) is the main point of contact for our company in the Payer/PBM segment. They play a crucial role in establishing our company as an industry leader, supporting healthcare partners and providers, improving patient health outcomes, and becoming a trusted resource. Specifically, this Director will be responsible for managing our business relationship with two large national payers and other owned or affiliated entities. This position reports to the AVP of US Top Accounts.
Although Account Assignments can change as needed, this position's primary initial assignments will be Synergie and Centene.
Primary Activities and Responsibilities will include and may not limited to the following:
Leadership
Builds and maintains trust with colleagues, stakeholders, and customers through effective communication, integration, and collaboration.
Ability to lead through challenging and ambiguous situations while ensuring that deadlines and objectives are met, by effectively prioritizing tasks based on urgency, impact, and resource availability.
Ability to influence others and lead without authority during complex situations, fostering collaborative problem-solving and reaching consensus. Experience in navigating diverse teams or stakeholders to achieve common goals.
Clinical Proficiency
Understands applicable product portfolio to provide approved disease and product information to key decision makers and stakeholders within account(s).
Leads Our Company's efforts to maximize appropriate utilization of its portfolio while bringing resources to customers that contribute to better outcomes for patients.
Understanding of external quality initiatives with the ability to clearly align and tailor response to customer’s needs using approved Company resources and messages.
Understand all aspects of treatment decision factors, including but not limited to knowledge of pathways, protocols, sites of care, guidelines or quality initiatives.
Business Acumen
Utilizes internal data and data analytics to understand account performance and identify opportunities for appropriate engagement.
Knowledge of account ecosystem and current emerging market and business trends impacting assigned accounts. Develop and pull-through a coordinated and longitudinal account plan.
A deep understanding of the unique dynamics of the business to business (B2B) market, including the various factors that influence buying decisions, such as competitive landscape, industry trends, and economic conditions. Ability to utilize approved messages and resources with appropriate healthcare business partners (HBPs) across the account.
Coordinate across a network of local account teams to ensure contract pull-through and address local requests for contract terms or conditions.
Operational/Account Management
Establishes strategic approach to the account in alignment with approved guidance from the marketing teams. Aligns brand strategy and tactics with customer needs and business objectives to improve patient health outcomes.
Builds trust and relationships with key decision makers and stakeholders and influences to understand their objectives, goals, and challenges. Identifies approved resources that align with the customer’s needs. Develops a thorough understanding of all entry access points and knowledge of stakeholders who influence access for the entire enterprise. Understand the same for those operationalizing access.
Uses approved tools to capture, share and appropriately communicate internally about the customer.
Position Qualifications:
Required :
Bachelor’s Degree ORa minimum of high school diploma with at least 6 years of relevant work experience which could include: professional sales, experience in marketing, military, or healthcare/scientific field (pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical devices)
Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in healthcare, life sciences industry, sales, account management or managed care
Valid Driver’s License and Passport
Ability to build and develop meaningful customer relationships with senior healthcare executives and key opinion leaders
Demonstrated financial acumen with ability to communicate value proposition and negotiate, if applicable
Strong understanding of healthcare ecosystem
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, internally and externally, with ability to interact with individuals from a variety of cultures and disciplines
Strong leadership skills and ability to collaborate in cross-functional, matrix organizations
Ability to travel up to 50%, including global travel (Europe, Canada, etc.)
Preferred :
Advanced degree
US market relationships and customer knowledge
Current account management experience in PBM, health plan (commercial and government payers) segments of the US healthcare system. Broader customer experience in specialty pharmacy, retail pharmacy, distribution, and other organized healthcare system entities also desirable.
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U.S. Hybrid Work Model
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 Company is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this job in certain states and cities within the United States. Final determinations with respect to salary will take into account a number of factors, which may include, but not be limited to the primary work location and the chosen candidate’s relevant skills, experience, and education.
Expected US salary range:
$181,600.00 - $285,800.00
Available benefits include bonus eligibility, long term incentive if applicable, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days. A summary of benefits is listed here (https://www.benefitsatmerck.com/) .
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Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance
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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:
50%
Flexible Work Arrangements:
Remote
Shift:
Not Indicated
Valid Driving License:
Yes
Hazardous Material(s):
n/a
Job Posting End Date:
11/25/2024
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Requisition ID: R323846