Dir, Medical Affairs

Vor 2 Tagen

Zurich, Schweiz MSD Vollzeit

**Job Description**:
**Role Summary**:

- The Regional Director Medical Affairs (RDMA) is responsible for driving execution of scientific & medical affairs plans for their assigned Therapy Areas (TA) in the countries of their assigned 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 region or regional hub) in Our Company Research Laboratories Global Medical and Scientific Affairs.

**Responsibilities and Primary Activities**:

- Guides country Research Laboratories Global Medical and Scientific Affairs staff to execute the annual scientific & medical plan for their assigned TA
- 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 development and execution of region 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, 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 prior to headquarters submission (ex-USA)
- Manages regional programs (patient support, educational or risk management) to support appropriate and safe utilization of Our Company’s medicines

**Required** **Qualifications, Skills & Experience**:
**_ Minimum:_**
- MD, PhD or PharmD (MD preferred) and recognized medical expertise in pediatrics, vaccines, infectious diseases, emerging infectious diseases, public health
- Five+ years’ 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, communication (written as well as oral) skills, in addition to results-oriented project management skills

**_ Preferred:_**
- Scientific leadership and other key stakeholders (payers, public groups, government officials, medical professional organizations) in pediatrics, vaccines, infectious diseases, emerging infectious diseases, public health
- Able to speak French and/or Arabic is a plus

**WHO WE ARE **

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, 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 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.

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 for the common good. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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**Employee Status**:
Regular

**Relocation**:
International

**VISA Sponsorship**:
Yes

**Travel Requirements**:
25%

**Flexible Work Arrangements**:
**Shift**:
**Valid Driving License**:
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**Number of Openings**:
1
**Requisition ID**:R171342

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