Director - Asia Pacific Affordability Patient Programs

Job Description

• Support the scaling of affordability programs across Asia pacific to help broaden access to our medicines.

• Join the premier biopharmaceutical company that has been in Asia Pacific (AP) for over 60 years. Great opportunity to work with best-in-class team of seasoned & expert professionals in a vibrant, fast-moving, and agile environment.

THE OPPORTUNITY

In this role you will positively contribute to accelerating time to patient access and improving and saving lives. You will primarily be accountable for leading the innovation of scaling Affordability programs across Asia pacific. You will engage with Global, Regional and Local Market stakeholders to guide both strategic implementation of current programs while contributing to future programs. You will lead the Regional Taskforce and be a key stakeholder in leading the Regional Governance committee while as the same time leading the local market Financial Patient Program community. You will report to the Regional Executive Director - Commercial Operations (COD) and will support both the overall operations & governance as well as market implementation across the region.

This position will be based in Singapore regional office

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Accountable for Asia Pacific Affordability patient program operations

• Set clear strategic direction for market operations of these programs under global and regional guidance framework

• Set clear vision for scaling and expanding these programs

• Leadership of Regional Governance Team and Regional Affordability team taskforce

• Leadership of Direct Team enabling implementation of affordability programs across AP

• Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory standards.

• Oversee overall affordability program 3rd party vendors and managing interactions with healthcare providers.

• Customer and Market facing engagements where needed

• Ensure effective implementation and smooth execution of program components, addressing any operational issues as they arise.

• Resolve any issues or escalations from vendors or providers promptly and professionally.

• Regularly assess and review vendor performance, making recommendations for improvements as needed.

• Work with multiple stakeholders to enhance program efficiency and support continuous improvement initiatives, including the implementation of new systems and the launch of new patient assistance programs.
  

What should you have:

• Business, Science or Healthcare related Degree with good interpersonal and communication skills, listening skills and demonstrate ability to work as part of a team

• Minimum 5 years operational experience in market

• Prefer experience managing patient affordability programs in Asia Pacific

• Proven High level stakeholder engagement experience

• Experience managing 3rd party vendors within a healthcare environment

• Self-motivated, proactive and highly committed to support and deliver results.

• High sense of ownership and accountability for achievement.

• Organized and self-disciplined, with high level of integrity and morals.

• Good networking and influencing skills. Excellent analytical skills.
  

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

Who we are

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our Company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group.

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