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US Field Medical Affairs, Team Lead - Rheumatology/Dermatology

$210.4k - $331.1k
Full-time

Merck

Job Description

Role Summary
  • The Regional Medical Scientific Senior Director Team Lead, RMSD TL, is a credentialed (i.e., MD, PhD, PharmD, DNP, or DO,) therapeutic and disease expert whose primary role is the leadership, management, and accountability of a field-based team of RMSDs and their deliverables.
  • The RMSD TL ensures team members adhere to Company policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs,) execute on field medical plans and engage in company research initiatives. The role may have additional responsibilities for executing on US Medical Affairs (USMA) and/or Global Medical & Scientific Affairs (GMSA) objectives or other corporate initiatives.
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Responsibilities and Primary Activities:

Leadership and Management
  • Manages, recruits, and on-boards a team of field-based medical affairs professionals.
  • Assesses RMSD performance to objectives and competencies through routine field observation/coaching visits, internal and external stakeholder feedback, and field/customer metric analysis.
  • Assists with personal development plans and monitors goals for each RMSD.
  • Communicates assigned disease state field execution plans to the team and monitors performance to plan, aligned to: Scientific Exchange, Insights, Scientific Congresses, and Research
  • Keeps current with resources and uses those resources to enhance the development of the team and its members.
  • Provides input on internal resource development.
  • Ensures that all team members comply with the intent and application of company ethics and compliance with respect to guidelines and policies, including driver safety in the field environment.
Planning and Project Management
  • In alignment with Executive Director, Field Medical Affairs, provides project management to ensure development and execution of the assigned disease support plans.
  • As needed, provides input and/or project management with USMA and/or GMSA organizations.
Budget Management
  • Reviews and approves expense reports.
  • Acts as a financial steward of Our Company resources with respect to individual and employee actions.
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Inclusive Mindset and Behavior
  • Demonstrates eagerness to contribute to an environment of belonging, inclusion, equity, and empowerment.
  • Leads by example and serves as a role model for creating, leading, and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce.
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Required Qualifications, Skills, & Experience:

Minimum
  • MD, PhD, PharmD, DNP, or DO with demonstrated ability to effectively lead and coach scientific/medical colleagues at all skill and knowledge levels.
  • 3+ years of experience in a field-based medical role with proven competency in customer engagement and education.
  • Relevant therapeutic area knowledge.
  • Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills, strong personal integrity, teamwork abilities (including the ability to lead a therapeutic team across a geographical area), business acumen, and focus on scientific education and dialogue.
  • A thorough understanding of FDA, OIG, HIPAA, and other ethical guidelines, laws, and regulations relevant to the pharmaceutical industry and its customers to ensure compliance with all external and internal guidelines and standard operating procedures.
  • Ability to organize, prioritize, and work effectively in a constantly changing environment and to motivate a team to do the same.
  • Desire to develop and manage a team in an environment of belonging, engagement, equity, and empowerment by: Working to transform the environment, culture, and business landscape, leveraging diversity and inclusion to ensure business value, per global diversity and inclusion strategy, ensuring accountability to drive an inclusive culture & Strengthening the foundational elements of diversity.
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Preferred
  • Previous experience managing professional employees, especially field-based medical personnel.
  • Strong working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access), and ability to interface effectively with a variety of technical platforms for the collection, review, and dissemination of medical information.
  • Scientific/medical research experience, including demonstrated record of scientific/medical publication.
Required Skills:
Medical Affairs, Medical Marketing Strategy, Multiple Therapeutic Areas, Organizational Leadership, People Leadership, Performance Plans, Pharmaceutical Medical Affairs, Project Planning, Scientific Exchange, Team Development

Preferred Skills:

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As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.--As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.- For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:

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We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively.

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The primary location for this posting is:
USA - REMOTE - REMOTE

Where required by law, the compensation range for this role is provided below.

The salary range for the primary location of this role is:
$210,400.00 - $331,100.00

This range reflects the Company's reasonable expectation of the base salary applicable to this role at the time of posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at .

Additional location(s): Please note the salary range above applies to the Primary Location of the position. Where a role has other listed locations, different compensation guidelines may apply. You may find the salary ranges for additional locations below. If the salary range is not listed for the location you are applying to, our Talent Acquisition team will provide further information to you relevant to your location.

Additional location(s) Compensation Information:

San Francisco Residents Only: -We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles Residents Only: -We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

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:
Remote

Shift:
Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:
Yes

Hazardous Material(s):
n/a

Job Posting End Date:
10/31/2026
*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE -the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.

Requisition ID: R422877
Vacancy posted 1 day ago
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