Job Description

Join a multi-award-winning leading biopharmaceutical company

Be part of best-in-class Medical Affairs Team

Your chance to be at the center of innovation and excellence in execution

Our company is a global healthcare leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where our company has codified its 130-year legacy. Our success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.

Our Medical Affairs team advances patient care by engaging in scientific exchange with external medical experts and industry leaders, ensuring the scientific value of our products is understood. We connect, communicate and train internal employees to provide a thorough understanding of the science behind medicine and review further unmet medical needs to support collaboration to differentiate our portfolio further.

Overview:

The Regional Director of Medical Affairs (RDMA) is responsible for driving the execution of scientific & medical affairs plans for their assigned Therapy Areas in the countries of their given region. They are impactful members of regional cross-functional teams, including regional Commercial, Center of Real-World Evidence (CORE), Policy, and Market Access. They engage with their network of scientific leaders in their region. This is a regionally based position (i.e., residing in one of the affiliates of the area or regional hub) in Our Company Research Laboratories Global Medical and Scientific Affairs

What will you do:

Guides country R&D staff to execute their assigned TA's annual scientific & medical plan.

Chairs the Regional Medical Affairs Team to ensure execution of agreed medical tactics and leverage best practices

Ensures scientific exchange is aligned with the global scientific communications platform

Partners with regional Commercial, regional Center of Real-World Evidence (CORE), regional Policy, and regional Market Access to drive the development and execution of regional plans

Consolidates actionable medical insights from countries in their region

Engages with a network of contracted Scientific Leaders (SL) and other key stakeholders (therapeutic guideline committees, payers, public groups, government officials, and medical societies) from their region

Supports, as regional TA expert, affiliates staff in engagement with their national scientific leaders.

Organizes regional expert input events to answer our Company's questions regarding how to implement new indications: advisory boards and expert input forums

Organizes regional symposia and educational meetings

Supports countries with the development of local data generation study concepts and protocols

Reviews investigator-initiated study proposals before headquarters submission (ex-USA)

Manages regional programs (patient support, educational or risk management) to support appropriate and safe utilization of Our Company's medicines

What should you have:

MD, Ph.D. or PharmD (MD preferred) and recognized medical expertise in the therapy area

Five+ years of experience in country/region Medical Affairs

Strong prioritization and decision-making skills

Able to effectively collaborate with partners across divisions in a matrix environment

Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and communication (written and oral) skills, as well as results-oriented project management skills.

Preferred:

Scientific leadership and other key stakeholders in the assigned therapeutic area

Who we are ...

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for ...

In a world of rapid innovation, we seek brave Inventors who want to make an impact in all aspects of our business, enabling breakthroughs that will affect generations to come. We encourage you to bring your disruptive thinking, collaborative spirit and diverse perspective to our organization.

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.

Current Employees apply

Current Contingent Workers apply

Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully
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: 50%

Flexible Work Arrangements: Hybrid

Shift: 1st - Day

Valid Driving License: Yes

Hazardous Material(s):

Number of Openings: 1