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🥝 US Director, Payor & Access Strategy Lead, Medical Affairs, Health Systems

Merck | Columbus, United States | Posted June 27, 2026

Job Description

**Job Description**

**Role Summary**

+ The US Director, Payor & Access Strategy Lead, Medical Affairs (PASL) is responsible for US Field Medical (FM) strategy, training, and prioritization of the Value & Implementation (V&I) plan for USMA Health Systems (HS). The PASL for health systems is an impactful member of US Medical Affairs (USMA) cross-functional teams, US Medical Affairs Teams (USMAT), and Value Teams (VT).
+ The US PASL drives US HS strategic excellence and optimizes HS and USMA readiness in support of payor access, pharmacoeconomic and scientific exchange aligned to Global V&I plan priorities. This is a regionally based position (US) in our company’s Research and Development (R&D) division.

**Responsibilities and Primary Activities**

+ Responsible for the direction, coordination, implementation, control, and execution of USMA and HS payor and access strategy while remaining aligned to global medical and commercial strategy, commitments,...

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