Medical Advisor, Pulmonology

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 comprehended. We unite, communicate and train internal employees to ensure a thorough comprehension of the science behind the medicine and review further unmet medical needs to support collaboration to further differentiate our portfolio

**The Opportunity**:
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our company in the Medical Affairs team to drive the medical objectives. In this role, you will report to the Medical Lead General Medicine.

As a Medical Advisor, Pulmonology you will be the medical expert and accountable person for the a new therapeutic area in pneumology, chronic cough and the launch of a new product, and support in the field of pulmonary hypertension. This is combined field and office directed position. You will use medical knowledge and customer insights to develop the country medical affairs plan and engage in non-promotional peer to peer communication. You will focus on education, sharing, generating data and implementing programs that provide the most balanced data to our external stakeholders, scientific leaders, key decision makers and the medical community at large with the patient as the ultimate beneficiary.

**Primary Responsibilities**:
Develop the local country Medical Affairs Plan (cMAP) and execute strategically aligned tactics & activities;
Collect, collate and analyze insights from external stakeholders to identify unmet needs and data gaps and provide medical strategic input to commercial, access, clinical and regulatory stakeholders to inform their strategies

Ensure scientifically balanced medical education pertaining to the therapeutic area through appropriate non-promotional initiatives

Identify and implement investigator initiated & local epidemiologic and (non)-interventional data-generating opportunities, which are of benefit to the medical community and address unmet medical needs and data gaps;
Collaborate with local GCTO (Global Clinical Trial Organization) management and investigators to identify opportunities to implement new Phase 2 and 3 studies in the country

Work cross-functionally with relevant internal stakeholders (Market access, External Affairs and Marketing)

Represent the Medical Department at local or regional Medical Congresses & Symposia

**Your Profile**:
MD, PharmD or PhD in Life Sciences is required

At least 2 years of experience in Medical Affairs (Medical Advisor/ MSL); scientific knowledge in the field of Pneumology is a plus

Understanding of clinical trial methods, implementation and interpretation of clinical data

Sound scientific and clinical judgement and eagerness to continue to learn more

Team player and action-oriented matrix networker across different departments and corporate cultures

A proactive "can do" attitude and passion for the therapeutic areas of interest

Strong customer facing, listening, and probing skills

Able to simultaneously handle multiple tasks and working under pressure

Strong, confident and engaging presentation and communication skills

Strong oral and written communication skills in German, English languages, French knowledge is a plus.

MSD Switzerland

Our company has had a presence in Switzerland since 1963. With a regional office and manufacturing/packaging facility, Lucerne is considered the center of operations. Approximately 1,000 people work collaboratively at the four Lucerne locations (Tribschenstrasse, Citybay, Schachen and Kriens). A fifth location has been recently established in Zurich, aimed at accelerating the development and commercialization of many of our company’s medicines and vaccines, which supports our mission to save and improve lives around the world. The new location has a target date of 2021 for operational readiness.

We are proud to be certified as a “Top Employer Switzerland” and “Top Employer Europe” showing the company’s commitment to our employees and the community around us.

CITYBAY, LUCERNE

The Switzerland Head Office of our company’s Swiss Subsidiary is based in Lucerne's city centre. Located in the heart of the city, employees work collaboratively across many departments including commercial, market access, medical affairs, clinical research, regulatory affairs, and policy & communications.

Who we are

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA 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

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve