Remote Payer & Health Systems Oncology Director

Merck & Co.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Remote; USD 210,000 - 331,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays, vacation, and sick days

Job summary

Merck & Co. is seeking a Payer & Health Systems Oncology Medical Affairs Director (PHSO MAD) to build ongoing professional relationships with healthcare decision makers across payer and provider organizations, delivering balanced medical information in line with regulatory and ethical standards.

The role functions as a strategic MA resource, mentoring team members and guiding planning while coordinating with the IAM teams and RMSD to address medical and scientific needs across the oncology

Qualifications

• MD/PhD/PharmD required.
• 3 years in field-based MA with payers or national/regional payers OR 5 years clinical oncology in a health system.
• Experience with organized health systems or payer organizations and peer-to-peer relationship building.
• Thorough knowledge of clinical medicine, healthcare delivery, pharmacoeconomics, disease management, and value-based payment.
• Strong interpersonal, networking, integrity, collaboration, and customer focus.
• Knowledge of ethical guidelines in pharma industry and ability to adapt in changing environments.
• Proven project leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop ongoing professional relationships with key decision makers in organized health systems to enable access to medical information on oncology products.
• Develop strategic account plans with IAM teams and execute medical activities per plan.
• Serve as the primary resource for market dynamics within territory to support value-proposition development.
• Coordinate with RMSD regarding medical and scientific support needs in key health systems accounts.
• Support strategic planning with PHSO MAD Team Lead and other MA members.
• Attend and support scientific and medical meetings and deliver post-meeting outputs.

Skills

Clinical Oncology

Healthcare Access

Health Economics

Medical Affairs

Medical Knowledge

Oncology

Payer Reimbursement

Pharmaceutical Industry

Pharmaceutical Medical Affairs

Stakeholder Management

Education

MD/PhD/PharmD

Job description

Merck & Co. is seeking a Payer & Health Systems Oncology Medical Affairs Director (PHSO MAD) to build ongoing professional relationships with healthcare decision makers across payer and provider organizations, delivering balanced medical information in line with regulatory and ethical standards.

The role functions as a strategic MA resource, mentoring team members and guiding planning while coordinating with the IAM teams and RMSD to address medical and scientific needs across the oncology