Associate Director, Medical Affairs

Job Description

• Join a Global Innovative Pharmaceutical Company
• Supportive and flexible team culture
• Great opportunity for Personal and Professional development

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 ensure a thorough understanding of the science behind the medicine and review further unmet medical needs to support collaboration to further differentiate our portfolio.

Role overview

Drive country-level medical strategy by serving as a product and disease-state expert, translating global medical goals into locally relevant tactics that improve patient outcomes and access. Build and engage a roster of Scientific Leaders and Key Decision Makers, consolidate actionable insights, and enable real‑world evidence, scientific communication, education, and supported research. Partner with clinical teams to identify trial investigators, adapt plans to business realities, and operate with strict ethics, compliance, and non‑promotional standards.

What will you do

What should you have

Who we are

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and 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

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

Required Skills

Adaptability, Adaptability, Administrative Policies, Business Integrity, Clinical Data, Clinical Marketing, Clinical Medicine, Clinical Trials, Corporate Strategy Development, Data Analysis, Ethics, Healthcare Education, Interpersonal Relationships, Leadership, Management Process, Medical Affairs, Medical Care, Medical Knowledge, Medical Marketing Strategy, Pharmaceutical Medical Affairs, Project Management, Regulatory Compliance, Scientific Communications, Scientific Leadership, Scientific Publications {+ 4 more}

Preferred Skills

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Employee Status

Regular

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