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National Account Director, Oncology GPOs

Remote / Online - Candidates ideally in
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, 23214, USA
Listing for: Merck
Remote/Work from Home position
Listed on 2026-10-05
Job specializations:
  • Sales
    Account Manager, Business Development, Healthcare / Medical Sales, Client Relationship Management
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 210000 - 331000 USD Yearly USD 210000.00 331000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Job Description

Our Oncology team is dedicated to delivering breakthrough innovations that extend and improve the lives of cancer patients worldwide. Our team of forward-thinking individuals achieve this through an unwavering commitment to support accessibility to medicine, providing new therapeutic solutions, and collaborating with governments and payers to ensure that people who need medicines have access to them. Our focus is on innovation and launch execution excellence;

we translate breakthrough science into innovative medicines that help people with cancer across the globe.

The National Account Director (NAD) leads all account management efforts with the Oncology Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) through the creation and development of productive business relationships with the Group Purchasing Organizations HQ team, as well as positive interactions/programs with key GPO members/physician practices.

This is a field-based/remote position that requires ~50% travel.

Activities
  • Monitor competitive contracting
  • Solicit GPO input on contract structure
  • Support contract negotiation
  • Engage GPO for contract launch
  • Conduct quarterly business reviews with each GPO HQ
  • Communicate to practices contract terms and conditions only for Oncology portfolio
  • GPOs NADs may provide input regarding exhibits and speaker program experience to US OCAR for internal planning purposes
  • GPO NADs will have no involvement in GPO fee for service discussions other than an initial introduction of GPO HQ to US OCAR for engagement with GPO, if necessary
Interactions with GPO HQ members GPO NADs may
  • Communicate contract terms and conditions only for Oncology portfolio;
  • Provide the contact information for the GPO HQ Strategic Account Managers (SAMs) if provider member requests specific business performance information.
  • No additional coordination with GPO HQ SAMs regarding GPO member interactions is permitted
GPO NADs may NOT engage in
  • Business reviews or discussions regarding member business performance
  • Clinical or promotional product discussions; or
  • Joint meetings other FBEs or GPO HQ SAMs with providers when discussing contract terms
Qualifications

Minimum Requirements
  • BS or BA degree and 3+ years of Oncology GPO account manager or equivalent oncology experience is required, previous large/strategic oncology account management role desired
  • Oncology community customer knowledge and/or oncology GPO knowledge
  • Oncology Product/Disease Knowledge, with buy and bill (Specialty) and Oral specialty pharmacy knowledge desired
  • Problem Solving Skills
  • Ability to travel ~50%
  • Communication Skills with executive presence
  • Strong Project Management with experience coordinating broad matrix teams within Oncology roles (OKAM, CTL, OSR, HSOMAD, AEs)
  • Presentation and consultative selling skills
  • Demonstrated successful negotiation skills
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Strategic account planning
  • Highly developed Leadership Skills
  • Analytical Capabilities
  • Working Knowledge:
    Managed Care Operations, Contracting Strategy, Healthcare Systems Structure and Function
  • Health care trends and policies
Preferred
  • 2+ year of pharmaceutical manager (people leader) experience
Required Skills

Account Management, Account Management, Account Planning, Accounts Development, Analytical CRM, Bid Management, Buy-and-Bill Process, Competency Management, Conflict Management, Consultative Selling, Contracting Strategies, Contract Management, Customer-Focused, Customer Management, Customer Service, Executive Presence, Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO), Key Account Planning, Leadership Communication, Leadership Management, Management Contracts, Marketing Capabilities, Negotiation, Oncology Marketing, Operational Delivery {+ 7 more}

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