Remote Regional Medical Scientific Director – Oncology

Merck; Augusta (ME); Remote; USD 210,000 - 331,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck seeks a Regional Medical Scientific Director (MD/PhD/DO) to lead scientific exchange, research, and investigator engagement across the territory. The role reports to senior medical science leadership and collaborates with Global Medical Scientific Affairs to support Company-sponsored and investigator-initiated studies.

The position requires up-to-date therapeutic knowledge, exceptional stakeholder engagement, and compliance with GCP, FDA, HIPAA, and corporate policies.

Qualifications

• PhD, PharmD, DNP, DO, or MD.
• Proven competence and a minimum of 3 years of relevant therapeutic area experience beyond that obtained in the terminal degree program.
• Ability to conduct doctoral-level discussions with key external stakeholders.
• Dedication to scientific excellence with a strong focus on scientific education and dialogue.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and networking skills.
• A thorough comprehension of FDA, OIG, HIPAA, and other ethical guidelines, laws, and regulations relevant to the pharmaceutical industry and its customers.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and work effectively in a constantly changing environment.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, OneNote).
• Familiarity with virtual meeting platforms.
• Desire to contribute to an environment of belonging and empowerment.
• Working to transform the environment, culture, and business landscape.
• Ensure business value, per global strategy.
• Ensuring accountability to drive an inclusive culture.
• Strengthening the foundational elements.
• Consistent adherence to field and corporate policies and Global Medical Scientific Affairs (GMSA) strategy, including field standard operating procedures (SOPs), Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines, and administrative/operational responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Develops professional relationships and engages with national and regional SLs to ensure access to company-approved medical and scientific information on areas of therapeutic interest and Company products.
• Conducts peer-to-peer scientific discussions and maintains a reliable presence with those SLs to ensure they have a medical contact within the company.
• Addresses scientific questions and directs SL inquiries on issues outside of Regional Medical Scientific Director scope (e.g., grants) to appropriate company resources consistent with applicable policies.
• Maintains current knowledge and comprehension of dynamic scientific and clinical environment in the Company's Areas of Interest (AOI) for the Regional Medical Scientific Director’s specific therapeutic area.
• Initiates discussions with SLs and/or potential investigators that include scientific/data exchange within our AOI to determine the alignment with our research strategies, studies concepts, scientific merit, and qualifications for a specific compound or trial.
• Enhances the comprehension of the scientific foundations and goals of investigator-sponsored research.
• Identifies barriers to patient enrollment and retention efforts to achieve study milestones.
• Recommends study sites and identifies potential investigators to participate in phase II-IV clinical development programs, conducts Site Initiation Visits (SIVs), and detects barriers to patient enrollment and retention efforts to achieve study milestones.
• Protocol leadership responsibilities in collaboration with GCTO
• Addresses questions from investigators and provides information regarding participation in Company-sponsored clinical studies

Skills

Gynecologic Oncology

Medical Affairs

Oncology

Medical Knowledge

Pharmaceutical Medical Affairs

Professional Networking

Scientific Communications

Scientific Research

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

PhD, PharmD, DNP, DO, or MD

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Virtual meeting platforms

Job description

Merck seeks a Regional Medical Scientific Director (MD/PhD/DO) to lead scientific exchange, research, and investigator engagement across the territory. The role reports to senior medical science leadership and collaborates with Global Medical Scientific Affairs to support Company-sponsored and investigator-initiated studies.

The position requires up-to-date therapeutic knowledge, exceptional stakeholder engagement, and compliance with GCP, FDA, HIPAA, and corporate policies.