Job Description

If you are passionate about vaccines policy and government affairs and ready to make a real difference in improving population health, this is an opportunity for you.
Reporting to the Director, Policy & Government Relations, you will be responsible for leading our Company's stakeholder relations and vaccines public health engagement in Ontario. Collaborating with your government relations, medical affairs and market access colleagues, you will monitor, manage, and influence aspects of provincial public health policies and public reimbursement impacting our company's current and anticipated immunization priorities.
Your responsibilities as Associate Director, Vaccines Public Health Policy for Ontario:
Codevelop and implement regional strategies and tactics to secure and maintain reimbursement for our Company's vaccines portfolio.
Establish, and maintain relationships with government stakeholders, policy makers, influencers, patient associations and healthcare stakeholders in Ontario.
Evaluate the impact of regional public health policy trends and initiatives on our Company's immunization portfolio with respect to access, reimbursement, and business overall.
Develop and maintain expertise on public reimbursement strategies, recommendations and decision-making processes for vaccines.
Liaise with regional industry associations and represent our Company's on topics relevant to immunization policy, access and reimbursement.
You are the ideal candidate if you:
Hold a university degree in a relevant discipline.
Have five years of relevant vaccines public health policy experience in the healthcare/pharmaceutical sector.
Thorough understanding of the Ontario health care system, infectious disease and immunization environments.
Have excellent oral and written communication skills (English mandatory; French an asset).
Ability to build credible relationships, trust and influence a broad range of stakeholders.
Strong business acumen.
Have strong negotiation and diplomatic skills.
Have exceptional judgment, strong problem-solving, decision making and project management skills.
Must be located in Ontario and available to travel within Canada (up to 25%).
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.
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Directeur(trice) associe(e), Politiques de sante publique en vaccins - Ontario
Si vous etes passionne(e) par les politiques vaccinales et les affaires gouvernementales et pret(e) a faire une reelle difference pour ameliorer la sante de la population, cette opportunite est pour vous.
Relevant du Directeur, Politiques et Relations Gouvernementales, vous serez responsable de diriger les relations avec les parties prenantes et l'engagement en sante publique vaccinale de notre entreprise en Ontario. En collaboration avec vos collegues des relations gouvernementales et de l'acces au marche, vous surveillerez, gererez et influencerez les aspects des politiques provinciales de sante publique et du remboursement public qui impactent les priorites actuelles et anticipees en matiere d'immunisation de notre entreprise.
Vos responsabilites en tant que Directeur(trice) associe(e), Politiques de sante publique en vaccins pour l'Ontario :
Codevelopper et mettre en oeuvre des strategies et tactiques regionales pour assurer et maintenir le remboursement du portefeuille vaccinal de notre entreprise.
Etablir et entretenir des relations avec les parties prenantes gouvernementales, les decideurs politiques, les influenceurs, les associations de patients et les acteurs du secteur de la sante en Ontario.
Evaluer l'impact des tendances et initiatives regionales en matiere de politiques de sante publique sur le portefeuille d'immunisation de notre entreprise, notamment en ce qui concerne l'acces, le remboursement et les activites commerciales globales.
Developper et maintenir une expertise sur les strategies de remboursement public, les recommandations et les processus decisionnels relatifs aux vaccins.
Assurer la liaison avec les associations industrielles regionales et representer notre entreprise sur les sujets lies a la politique d'immunisation, a l'acces et au remboursement.
Vous etes le (la) candidat (e) ideal (e) si vous :
Etes titulaire d'un diplome de baccalaureat ou de maitrise dans une discipline pertinente
Possedez cinq ans d'experience pertinente en politiques de sante publique vaccinale dans le secteur de la sante ou pharmaceutique
Avez une comprehension approfondie du systeme de sante en Ontario ainsi que des environnements en maladies infectieuses et de l'immunisation
Avoir d'excellentes competences en communication orale et ecrite (anglais obligatoire; le francais est un atout)
Etes capable de batir des relations credibles, de gagner la confiance et d'influencer un large eventail de parties prenantes
Faites preuve d'un solide sens des affaires
Possedez de fortes competences en negociation et en diplomatie
Faites preuve d'un jugement exceptionnel, de solides capacites de resolution de problemes, de prise de decision et de gestion de projets
Vous etes situe(e) en Ontario et etes disponible pour voyager au Canada (jusqu'a 25 % du temps)
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Merck & 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: Regular
Relocation: No relocation
VISA Sponsorship: No
Travel Requirements: 25%
Flexible Work Arrangements: Remote
Shift: 1st - Day
Valid Driving License: Yes
Hazardous Material(s): No
Required Skills: Government Affairs, Healthcare Policies, Immunizations, Negotiation, Public Health, Relationship Building, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Planning, Strategic Thinking
Preferred Skills: Prioritization
Job Posting End Date: 09/25/2025
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