Director - Medical Affairs - Merck - New York City

Job description
The Field-Based Medical Director, Hospital is a therapeutic and disease expert in ID, Critical Care and Anesthesia who develops on-going professional relationships with healthcare practitioners to help achieve positive health outcomes for patients. The incumbent provides accurate information about Merck products, clinical science, and quality management in a balanced and credible manner consistent with the regulatory environment and Merck’s ethical standards.
The Field-Based Medical Director serves as a resource for the USMA management team on strategic planning and provides mentoring for other team members. Key responsibilities include and are not limited to the following:

Develop professional relationships and communicate with national and regional thought leaders to ensure access to medical and scientific information on Merck products and areas of therapeutic interest.
Conduct peer to peer scientific discussions and maintain a reliable presence with those thought leaders to ensure they have a medical contact within Merck.
When needed, serve as a resource for the identification of potential investigators for consideration for participating in phase II-IV clinical development programs.
Provide areas of interest and general information regarding the Merck Investigator Study Program process.
Serve as a role model for other field medical team members, including on-boarding and/or therapeutic training partner.
Attend scientific and medical meetings and support development of post-meeting deliverables.
Territory covers: Ohio

Desired Skills and Experience
Education Requirement:

Required: MD, PharmD, or PhD
Required:

Minimum of (3) years’ experience and proven therapeutic competence in the disease area
Clinical (patient care) or deep research experience in assigned therapeutic area(s) beyond that obtained in the terminal degree program
Capable of conducting doctoral level discussions with key customers
Strong customer focus
Business and market knowledge, including quality management.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and networking skills
Must possess a thorough understanding of the FDA, OIG, HIPPA and other ethical guidelines relevant to the pharmaceutical industry
Must be able to organize, prioritize, and work effectively in a constantly changing environment
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access).
Travel 40-60%
Preferred:

Field-Based Medical experience
Clinical Research experience
Demonstrated record of scientific/medical publication

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