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Job DescriptionOur Sales team support our customers by providing clinical information about products, educational information, clinical training programs and resources. We support healthcare providers and healthcare systems meet the goals of the patients in their communities.Under the guidance of the Director, Commercial Operations-Vaccines, the Vaccine Key Customer Leader (VKCL) is the primary Vaccine point of contact for our Company with assigned large private and public sector customers within their designated market. The Vaccine Key Customer Leader engages with C- / D-suite customers in assigned accounts and collaborates with the extended Company field team to ensure implementation and pull-through at the individual clinic/hospital/provider level.This is a field based position that will cover the Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas territory.
The selected candidate must reside in the territory.
Overnight travel may be required 50 - 75% of the time.
Travel (%) depends on a candidate's location in the territory.
Responsibilities include and are not limited to the following:The Vaccine Key Customer Leader will be accountable for the Vaccines business performance, business relationship, and customer experience with assigned customers, coordinating appropriate Company resources and personnel to meet the needs of the customer.
Actively develops, enhances, and applies a deep understanding of assigned customers, the local market healthcare /vaccination ecosystem, and ensuing interplay and translates into potential business opportunities.
Demonstrates and applies in-depth knowledge of the vaccination landscape including: vaccination schedule, quality measures, reimbursement processes, key factors affecting uptake, local immunization registries, coalitions, school requirements.
Responsible for demonstrating strong collaboration and coordination with all Company customer-facing roles. With all assigned accounts, the Vaccine Key Customer Leader will be responsible for building a Vaccines account strategy focused on increasing appropriate use of our Company Vaccines and coordinating the account team execution consistent with the strategy and customer needs.
Identifies key vaccine decision-makers and influencers, understands their concerns and priorities, builds trusting relationships that differentiate our Company
Collaborates with internal and customer stakeholders to formulate approach and select/deploy solutions to meet customer needs.
Identifies strategic customers within region/geography that afford our Company differentiated business opportunities and prioritizes their importance.
Stays abreast of competitor approaches and Company customer contracting strategy; engages appropriate Company account team members (field and HQ) to capitalize on opportunities to grow/defend the Vaccine business.
Primary Activities & Responsibilities will include and are not limited to the following:Market ManagementActs as the MV market-based account leader for the local private and public healthcare ecosystem; continuously identifies emerging healthcare trends, impacts to market and customers, and enhances organizational learning
Actively develops, enhances and applies a deep understanding of:
regional and local health care delivery and payer landscapes, stakeholders and influencers (including understanding of key interdependencies and interplay)
quality initiatives, reimbursement and government programs that impact the delivery of health care by the customer
the impact market dynamics have on decisions made by customers
Translates deep understanding of entire marketplace and trends into potential business opportunities for the team
Conducts internal business strategy discussions and performance reviews routinely to ensure that the extended team understands the customer's business strategy and appropriately supports it at all levels
Identifies strategic customers within region/geography that afford our company differentiated business opportunities and prioritizes their importance
Sales Acumen/Vaccination expertiseDemonstrates and applies in-depth knowledge of the vaccination landscape including:
ACIP-recommended vaccination schedule, quality measures affecting vaccines, reimbursement processes
Local/regional vaccination initiatives and goals (e.g. immunization registries, coalitions, school requirements)
Key factors affecting vaccine uptake, implementing vaccination processes, enabling resources (such as Health Information Technology)
Best practices on approaches to improve vaccination rates
Applies expertise to help customers design and implement processes that effectively increase vaccination rates
Provides approved disease, product and unbranded information and resources to key decision makers and stakeholders within accounts
Stays abreast of competitor approaches and customer contracting strategy; engages appropriate account team members (field and HQ) to capitalize on opportunities to grow/defend the Vaccine business; maintains working knowledge of customer contracting options and opportunities
Customer Segmentation and TargetingActively develops a deep understanding of public and private sector customer accounts (e.g., business model, relevant business metrics, unique challenges, culture, internal organizational design and relationships, pressures, capabilities, strategic goals) and related internal and external environmental factors
Navigates complex organizational dynamics to identify key vaccine decision-makers and influencers, understands their concerns and priorities, builds trusting relationships that differentiate our company.
Leverages deep market, customer, and vaccine understanding to identify trends, anticipate customer needs, and identify areas of mutual opportunity; partners with HQ team to share trends / customer needs and to develop solutions
Demonstrates persuasive, balanced dialogue, gains agreement and changes the customers’ beliefs and behaviors resulting in appropriate utilization of our products to improve patient outcomes
Collaborates with internal and customer stakeholders to formulate approach and develop solutions to complex and ambiguous situations
Account ManagementCoordinates input from matrixed internal/external extended teams and customer to develop a prioritized, measurable, and comprehensive multi-year account plan that is aligned with the customer’s needs and business objectives including short & long term objectives, strategy, tactics, and areas of collaboration
Through interactions with the customer organization, gains an understanding of the customer’s prioritized needs in order to develop an account plan that meets the mutual goals of both the customer and our company
Engages account team in planning and execution, including pull-through, to support a coordinated One approach to the marketplace and customer
Engages the Health Science Consultant and/or Region Medical Director for the account to support relevant medical/scientific customer needs
Clearly communicates account strategy, business priorities and desired customer experience with team ensuring alignment with organizational objectives
Develops and executes measurement plan; regularly re-evaluates and adapts plan
For all employees, please initiate a discussion with your next level Manager to review your interest in this opportunity and to determine whether or not it is aligned (readiness/availability) with your Employee Development Plan.Position Qualifications:Education:Required: BA/BS
Preferred: Masters degree (business, marketing, science, healthcare, public health)
Required Experience:Minimum of 5 years experience in Sales leadership, Key Account Management / Client Service Management, Marketing, and/or Strategy preferably in the healthcare industry
Minimum of 2 years experience working in Sales leadership or Strategic Account Management with key thought leaders or high influence customers in public health, large group practices, hospitals/systems, or managed care organizations
Ability to build and develop customer relationships, including the ability to influence senior levels of management and key thought leaders
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to interact with individuals from a variety of cultures, and disciplines
Strong peer leadership and ability to collaborate with and coordinate activity among individuals in different reporting structures within the organization
Self-motivated with the ability to perform with a high level of independence
Innovative thinking and exceptional business acumen, analytical and problem-solving skills
Fluent in conversational and written English
Minimum 50% travel depending on specific territory
Valid Driver's License
Preferred Experience:Minimum of 2 years experience working in/with vaccines; strong understanding of vaccination (products, processes, marketplace)
Recent local market and customer knowledge
Experience in a strategic or management role in public health or health system/medical group
Strong understanding of compliance-related concepts including the laws and regulations that govern pharmaceutical/vaccine marketing and sales activities
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook
Our Human Health Division maintains a “patient first, profits later” ideology. The organization is comprised of sales, marketing, market access, digital analytics and commercial professionals who are passionate about their role in bringing our medicines to our customers worldwide.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 of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.NOTICE FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTSIn accordance with Managers' Policy - Job Posting and Employee Placement, all employees subject to this policy are required to have a minimum of twelve (12) months of service in current position prior to applying for open positions.If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separation package, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package. To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.New hires in office-based roles in the US & Puerto Rico will be required, subject to applicable law, to demonstrate that they have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or qualify for a medical or religious exemption to this vaccination requirement that can be accommodated without an undue burden to the operation. However, subject to applicable law, employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as employees in health services, customer facing commercial, or research based roles, will be required to be fully vaccinated as a condition of employment.Current Employees apply HERE (https://wd5.myworkday.com/msd/d/inst/1422$1533/rel-task/3001$14.htmld)Current Contingent Workers apply HERE (https://wd5.myworkday.com/msd/d/task/1422$4020.htmld)US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here (https://survey.sogosurvey.com/r/aCdfqL) if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.For more information about personal rights under Equal Employment Opportunity, visit:EEOC Poster (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf)EEOC GINA SupplementOFCCP EEO Supplement (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCPEEOSupplementFinalJRFQA508c.pdf)Pay Transparency NondiscriminationWe 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.Residents of Colorado:Click here (https://survey.sogosurvey.com/Survey1.aspx?k=SsQYWYYQsQRsPsPsP&lang=0) to request this role’s pay range.Search Firm Representatives Please Read CarefullyMerck & 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:RegularRelocation:No relocationVISA Sponsorship:NoTravel Requirements:75%Flexible Work Arrangements:Not SpecifiedShift:1st - DayValid Driving License:YesHazardous Material(s):Number of Openings:1Requisition ID: R193570
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