Director - Global Market Access - Sustainable Access Solutions Private Market Access - Self-Pay Partnerships LeadAbout the roleWe are committed to ensuring no patient is left behind. As Universal Health Coverage faces mounting pressures—including MFN implications and growing reimbursement delays—the need for innovative private market financing solutions has never been more urgent.This Director-level role serves as the strategic partnerships leader for Private Market Access through external platforms, including pharmacy chains, private clinics, medical navigators, and direct-to-patient channels. Combining strategic foresight with hands-on partnership development, this position ensures patients can navigate, access, and afford their treatments through optimally designed private market financing solutions.Roles and ResponsibilitiesDrive External Partnerships & Develop Financing SolutionsPioneer partnerships with third-party platforms—including pharmacy chains, private clinics, and direct-to-consumer channels—to design, implement, and scale mutually beneficial private market financing solutions with a focus on out-of-pocket affordabilityIdentify, evaluate, and cultivate collaborations with private payers, fintechs, distributors, and other stakeholders within the private healthcare ecosystem for facilitating concrete options of private market fundingBuild & Enhance Patient Financial Navigation: Design or evolve patient financing navigation tools that clearly guide patients through the optimal combination of financing options needed to access treatment in fullEnsure navigation solutions are tailored at global, regional, and local levels for prioritized assetsAssess & Develop Direct-to-Patient (DTP) Channels (ex-US): Evaluate the opportunity to develop or leverage DTP channels for pipeline assets outside the United StatesPrototype a scalable model together with a strategic account and in a targeted region for a select number of assets where opportunity is validatedScale successful models across additional assets and geographiesEducationBachelor's degree requiredMaster's degree (MBA, MPH, or equivalent) strongly preferredExperience10+ years in Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, MedTech, or related industries, required2+ years in strategic partnerships, business development, or alliance management, required2+ years in market-facing roles (commercial, market access, or equivalent), required2+ years in above-market/global/regional roles, requiredDirector level experience, strongly preferredExperience navigating a complex ecosystem with senior partnersExperience leading cross-functional teams and managing senior stakeholder relationships at a global levelManagement consulting experience is a plusRequired SkillsBusiness AcumenCommunicationEntrepreneurshipMarket AccessMarket Access StrategiesNegotiationPartnership DevelopmentStakeholder ManagementStrategic ThinkingEmployer StatementMerck & 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.Work Arrangements & LogisticsEmployee Status: RegularRelocation: No relocationVISA Sponsorship: NoTravel Requirements: 25%Flexible Work Arrangements: HybridShift: Not IndicatedValid Driving License: NoHazardous Material(s): N/AJob Posting End DateJob Posting End Date: 10/1/2026*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.About the CompanyOur company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where we have codified our legacy for over a century. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Director – Global Market Access – Sustainable Access Solutions Private Market Access – Self-Pay Partnerships Lead in Kloten Arbeitgeber: MSD Malaysia
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