[Hiring] Oncology Medical Affairs Director @Merck

Role Description

The Payer & Health Systems Oncology Medical Affairs Director (PHSO MAD) is a therapeutic and disease expert who develops ongoing professional relationships with healthcare decision makers across key payer and provider organizations. The PHSO MAD provides accurate information across the full oncology product portfolio, clinical science, and quality management in a balanced and credible manner consistent with the regulatory environment and company’s ethical standards. This role also serves as a resource for the Medical Affairs (MA) management team on strategic planning and provides mentoring for other team members.

Responsibilities and Primary Activities

• Develops ongoing professional relationships with key decision makers in organized health systems to ensure access to medical and scientific information on the full oncology product portfolio and areas of therapeutic interest.
• Develops strategic account plans in partnership with the Integrated Account Management (IAM) Account Executive teams and executes medical activities in alignment with agreed plan.
• Serves as the primary resource for market dynamics within the territory to understand decision makers’ evolving information needs to feed into the ongoing value-proposition development process for oncology product and non-product offerings.
• Effectively communicates and coordinates with Regional Medical Scientific Director (RMSD) regarding medical and scientific support needs in key health systems accounts.
• Serves as a resource for the PHSO MAD Team Lead, PHSO MAD Executive Director Medical Affairs, and other members of Country Medical Affairs on other relevant strategic planning.
• Attends and supports scientific and medical meetings and prepares post-meeting deliverables.

Location

This is a remote position that serves PA, MD, & Upstate NY. Candidates should reside in the territory. Must be available for travel up to 50%.

Qualifications

• Minimum: MD, PhD, or PharmD.
• 3 years of dedicated experience in a field-based MA role working with regional and/or national payers, integrated delivery systems, or scientific leaders OR 5 years of clinical oncology experience working within a health system OR the equivalent.
• Experience with organized healthcare system(s) or payer organization(s), including ability to develop peer-to-peer relationships with key decision makers.
• Thorough knowledge of clinical medicine, healthcare delivery system structure and function, pharmacoeconomics, disease management, quality management, value-based payment, and healthcare delivery policy and trends.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, ability to network, strong personal integrity, collaborative mindset, and a strong customer focus.
• Thorough understanding of ethical guidelines relevant to the pharmaceutical industry.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and work effectively in a constantly changing environment.
• Demonstrable project leadership abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Field-based medical experience working with regional and/or national payers, integrated delivery systems, or scientific leaders.
• Formal training in health economics and/or outcomes research.

Required Skills

• Clinical Oncology
• Healthcare Access
• Health Economics
• Medical Affairs
• Medical Knowledge
• Oncology
• Payer Reimbursement
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Pharmaceutical Medical Affairs
• Stakeholder Management

Benefits

• 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

Compensation

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.