Therapeutic Area Head, Late-Stage Oncology, GU and Melanoma
Merck • Upper Gwynedd, PA • Posted July 01, 2026
About the Role
**Job Description**
The Genitourinary and Melanoma Vice President is responsible and accountable for the overarching late-stage development plan for our company's assets in these disease areas. The Vice President (VP) will also be responsible and accountable for the end-to-end lifecycle management of selected assets.
The VP will lead their teams to optimize development of assets for the treatment of specific disease areas that they oversee. This individual will ensure technical excellence in their disease areas through the recruitment, management of and guidance of section head(s) and PDT (Product development team) leads.
As a key member of the Oncology Clinical Development Leadership Team (OLT), this individual’s primary objectives are:
+ Lead the Genitourinary (GU) and Melanoma Clinical Research groups and act as the Therapeutic Area Head for mid to late-stage clinical development for these disease areas.
+ Lead programs for selected assets from...
The Genitourinary and Melanoma Vice President is responsible and accountable for the overarching late-stage development plan for our company's assets in these disease areas. The Vice President (VP) will also be responsible and accountable for the end-to-end lifecycle management of selected assets.
The VP will lead their teams to optimize development of assets for the treatment of specific disease areas that they oversee. This individual will ensure technical excellence in their disease areas through the recruitment, management of and guidance of section head(s) and PDT (Product development team) leads.
As a key member of the Oncology Clinical Development Leadership Team (OLT), this individual’s primary objectives are:
+ Lead the Genitourinary (GU) and Melanoma Clinical Research groups and act as the Therapeutic Area Head for mid to late-stage clinical development for these disease areas.
+ Lead programs for selected assets from...