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Merck · 2 months ago

Associate Director Global Brand Name Development

USA - New Jersey - Rahway

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$140K/yr - $220K/yr

8+ years exp

Merck is dedicated to delivering innovations that extend and improve the lives of people worldwide. The Associate Director will be responsible for developing global brand name strategies for pipeline and business development assets, managing projects across therapeutic areas, and ensuring compliance with trademark requirements.

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Leads the development of worldwide naming strategy for Human Health assets to optimize and obtain trademark approval in time for health authority submissions

Leads regulatory submission and rejection strategies for global, regional, and local brand names to ensure timely approvals and partners with internal regulatory colleagues in preparing trademark submission documents to health authorities

Manages the multi-year process for the generation, development, and evaluation of global trademark candidates for all Human Health pipeline and business development assets

Leads a cross-functional team through the development and submission process

Partners with trademark attorneys to ensure brand names are legally viable

Ensures patient safety-based principles are applied to all aspects of name development

Synthesizes evaluation results to provide final name recommendations to the commercial team and upper management

Provides leadership, support, and expertise to country marketing and regulatory organizations for pipeline and licensing trademark needs

Builds knowledge of country-specific regulations related to trademark development to become a subject matter expert

Educates colleagues on the trademark development process to build company-wide awareness and reinforce appropriate trademark usage

Stays abreast of global trademark-related regulatory and legal issues through attendance at industry-related conferences and meetings

Supports IT updates and enhancements to trademark applications and databases

Qualification

Brand Name DevelopmentRegulatory ComplianceProject ManagementStrategic PlanningCross-Functional TeamworkAnalytical SkillsProcess ImprovementsCommunicationLeadershipPresentation SkillsCreativityDetail-Oriented

Required

Bachelor's degree (B.S/B.A)

Minimum 8 years biopharmaceutical or equivalent experience

Experience with collaborating, influencing without authority, and working successfully in building consensus with Marketing and other teams and the ability to successfully work across geographic boundaries

Project management, including the ability to adapt to changing priorities and manage multiple projects simultaneously at various stages of completeness and complexity

Strong leadership, problem solving, teamwork, analytical, written, and verbal communication skills

Proficient presentation skills

Demonstrates high learning agility in new subject areas

Preferred

A minimum of 2 years of experience in pharmaceutical brand name development including working knowledge of regulatory guidelines and trademark legal registration processes

Experience interacting with internal regulatory colleagues in filing documents with health authorities

Process optimization experience to best deliver work in accordance with timelines and regulations

Ability to develop relationships with external vendors and industry experts

Exceptional interpersonal skills