Job Description

Job Description:

We are seeking a Growth and Improvement minded Regional Medical Scientific Director | Cardiopulmonary & Pulmonary Hypertension that can help drive our Strategic Operating Priorities.

• Invent | Pursue the Most Promising Internal and External Science to Address Significant Unmet Medical Needs
• Execute | Prioritize Resources Behind Our Key Growth Drivers (Oncology, Vaccines, Select Specialty Areas, Animal Health) While Optimizing Our Base Business)
• Adapt | Develop Our People, Culture and Business Model to Evolve with a Dynamic Landscape
• Diverse Talent | We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment with supporting leadership behaviors because having a high-performing, engaged workforce is critical to our ability to deliver innovative solutions to patients and customers around the world
• Values and Standards | Our Steadfast Commitment to Our Values and Standards will Continue to Guide Us as We Take on New Challenges and Will Always be Fundamental to Our Success – They are a Competitive Advantage for Us

Location | Territory:

• Central Plains US, with the successful candidate residing within Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Nebraska, or Iowa.  The specific geographic territory will be defined based on business needs.  Candidates must reside within the defined territory.

Summary, Focus And Purpose:

The Regional Medical Scientific Director | Cardiopulmonary & Pulmonary Hypertension is a credentialed (i.e., MD, PhD, PharmD or APP) therapeutic and disease area expert in Pulmonary Hypertension who engages in both scientific exchange and research support, when requested, with external scientific leaders and investigators in the medical and scientific community. Regional Medical Scientific Directors provide Scientific Leaders (SLs) balanced, factual, scientific information about non-product areas of interest to our Company and responds to scientific questions from SLs, including questions about our Company products and our Company data.

You are responsible for facilitating and developing peer-level relationships with scientific leaders in the external medical/scientific community including those investigators who have potential interest in participating in our Company research studies. This role requires you to provide support for data generation activities including our Company sponsored trials and our Company Independent Investigator Study Programs as prioritized and requested by our Research Development Division leadership.

 

Key Functions:

• Work Independently and as a Team member with Integrity | Precision | Accomplishment | Motivational Ambition | Respect | Inclusion.
• Identify, establish and manage collaborative professional relationships with national, regional and clinical practice scientific leaders (SLs) and investigators to identify and address scientific needs and to ensure access to medical and scientific information on areas of therapeutic interest and our Company's data or products in the Southeast US region.
• Conduct peer-level scientific discussions and maintain a reliable presence to ensure our Scientific Leaders (SLs) have a Research & Development Division/Medical Affairs contact within our Company.
• Engage in proactive non-product discussions regarding scientific issues (e.g., disease states, diagnosis, epidemiology, unmet medical need, and population health, etc.) that are intended to enhance scientific discussions or inform/guide our Research & Development Division, Global Medical Affairs & Human Health strategy or our Research & Development Division's programs.
• Facilitate appropriate scientific exchange of information with SLs, including integration of scientific knowledge with actionable insights to inform our Research & Development Division and Human Health strategies.
• Communicate external stakeholder opinions, insights and feedback on new data, clinical trends and the evolving medical landscape to Medical Affairs HQ teams to enhance scientific understanding and inform internal strategies.
• Represent our Research & Development Division at scientific meetings and congresses and contribute to our Research & Development Division's debriefs, insight discussions and post congress reports.
• Support data generation activities when requested by our Research & Development Division's leadership, including our Company's Investigator Study Program (ISP), by acting as the primary liaison to investigators interested in developing and completing investigative oriented research.
• When requested by our Research & Develop leadership, work to identify potential investigators for consideration of participation in phase II-IV clinical development programs and provide scientific support for our Research & Development Division's sponsored trials.
• Provide in-depth scientific support to Health Systems Teams.
• Demonstrate and maintain in-depth knowledge of the assigned disease and therapeutic area(s) through educational efforts, including attendance at relevant conferences, scientific workshops, and review of key journals.
• Fully comply with all company policies and applicable laws, regulations, and ethical standards.
• Desire to contribute to an environment of belonging, engagement, equity, and empowerment by: Working to transform the environment, culture, and business landscape | Leveraging diversity and inclusion to increase competitive advantage, per global diversity and inclusion strategy | Ensuring accountability to drive an inclusive culture | Strengthening the foundational elements of diversity.
• 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.

Education:

• M.D., Ph.D. Pharm.D. or APP that is relevant to the Pulmonary Hypertension area are requirements of the position.

Experience | Skills

 

Required Qualifications:

• Three years in the biotech/pharmaceutical or healthcare environment.
• Three years clinical and/or research (beyond that obtained in the terminal degree program) in the Cardiovascular & Pulmonary therapeutic areas and demonstrated scientific excellence in the therapeutic areas or five years of Medical Scientific Liaison (MSL) in a relevant therapeutic areas and demonstration of scientific excellence in the therapeutic areas.
• Principled interpersonal, communication, networking, and presentation skills.
• Deep therapeutic competency | Maintaining new and updated trends and new information in the Cardiovascular & Pulmonary/translational science areas.
• Network and partner with important external customers, including scientific leaders, investigators, clinical practice leaders and academic affiliated institutions, including treatment guideline members.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Recognition for scientific excellence in the Cardiovascular & Pulmonary therapeutic areas as demonstrated by sustained contributions to the therapeutic areas via strong clinical, academic and/or translational/basic science research experience in the disease area(s) of interest.
• Clinical therapeutic area practice and owner of independent research and publication in the relevant therapeutic area space is highly desirable (i.e., experience in late stage clinical research as an investigator or key study personnel conducting outcomes research, company sponsored trials, or investigator-initiated trials).
• Five years of prior pharmaceutical industry experience (Medical Scientific Liaison or other clinical, medical or research related position) in the relevant TA/disease state.
• Prior working experience within the given geography and established relationships with relevant therapeutic area stakeholders.
• Demonstrable effective leadership skills (by example and through accomplishments), and the ability to step forward to handle challenges within scope of authority.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Consolidate and understand complex data sets, plan and/or execute data analyses, summarize, or synthesize data and objectively interpret results.
• Knowledge of national and society treatment guidelines, clinical research processes, FDA regulations, and OIG, HIPAA and other ethical guidelines, laws, and regulations relevant to the pharmaceutical industry and its external stakeholder environment.
• Organize, prioritize, and work effectively in a constantly changing environment.

Travel

• Up to 50% travel, including overnight.

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Required Skills:

Advisory Board Development, Advisory Board Development, Biopharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease (CVMD), Clinical Sciences, Data Generation, Decision Making, External Collaboration, Investigator-Initiated Studies (IIS), Leadership Theories, Medical Sciences, Medical Studies, Pharmaceutical Medical Affairs, Pharmaceutical Research, Pharmacoeconomics, Population Health Management, Professional Integrity, Professional Networking, Research Designs, Research Development, Research Management, Research Reporting, Scientific Communications, Scientific Literacy {+ 9 more}

Preferred Skills:

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The salary range for this role is

$190,800.00 - $300,300.00

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this 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 https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.

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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:

10/20/2026

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