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Rare Disease Business Manager

Merck HealthcareRiyadh, KSATodayMid-Senior
Mid-Seniorfulltime

Skills

LeadershipStrategic PlanningBudgeting

About This Role

Overview

  • Work Your Magic with us!
  • Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more?
  • We know you’ve got big plans – so do we!
  • Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics.
  • Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet.
  • That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.
  • United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives.
  • We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility.
  • Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life.
  • Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.
  • Job description-Rare Disease Business Manager.
  • Position is based in Riyadh.
  • Support the development and lead execution of brand plans for the rare disease portfolio.
  • Contribute to launch readiness and ensure timely, high-quality implementation of marketing activities.
  • Execute patient journey–based initiatives to improve diagnosis, referral, and treatment uptake.
  • Adapt global strategies to local market needs.
  • Implement disease awareness initiatives to support early diagnosis and patient identification.
  • Collaborate with key centers to enhance testing and referral pathways.
  • Support educational activities to improve HCP understanding of rare disease indications.
  • Work closely with Market Access to support formulary inclusion and access initiatives.
  • Contribute to stakeholder engagement with payers and institutions to address access challenges.
  • Support implementation of patient access programs where applicable.
  • Translate brand strategy into clear field execution plans and tactics.
  • Provide the sales team with effective tools, messaging, and training materials.
  • Work closely with the field force to ensure alignment and gather insights from the market.
  • Ensure alignment with regional and global teams on brand strategy, positioning, and key priorities.
  • Adapt global guidance, campaigns, and materials to fit local market dynamics.
  • Share local market insights, performance updates, and best practices with regional/global stakeholders.
  • Participate in regional meetings and contribute to cross-market initiatives and knowledge exchange.
  • Lead the mapping and segmentation of key stakeholders across the rare disease ecosystem (KOLs, treatment centers, referral networks, and decision-makers).
  • Identify priority accounts and customers based on patient flow, influence, and access potential.
  • Develop tailored engagement strategies based on customer segmentation and specific needs.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key opinion leaders and centers of excellence.
  • Gather deep customer insights to inform brand strategy, access planning, and patient identification initiatives.
  • Support the planning and execution of scientific engagements to validate strategies and refine positioning.
  • Continuously update stakeholder mapping based on evolving market dynamics and treatment pathways.
  • Collaborate with Medical, Regulatory, Market Access, and Supply teams to ensure smooth execution.
  • Support cross-functional alignment for launches and ongoing initiatives.
  • Monitor key performance indicators and track brand performance.
  • Gather market insights, competitor intelligence, and customer feedback.
  • Support forecasting and business planning processes.
  • Ensure all activities are compliant with company policies and local regulations.
  • Manage documentation and approvals through relevant systems

Candidate Profile

1- At least 3 years experience in Oncology/Specialty Lines, in Saudi Arabia.

2- At least 2 years experience in Sales Management (Oncology/Specialty Lines), in Saudi Arabia.

3- Solid track of achievement in the past 3 years.

What we offer:

We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences.

We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology.

We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace.

Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!

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