[Hiring] Therapy Area Lead @MSD

Role Description

Imagine shaping the future of HIV care across multiple countries while working alongside some of the brightest medical minds in Europe. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to combine scientific excellence, strategic thinking, and meaningful collaboration to help improve outcomes for patients, healthcare professionals, and healthcare systems across the region.

As a Therapy Area Lead (HIV), you will play a key role in developing and executing the medical strategy for HIV across multiple markets. Working at the intersection of science, innovation, and patient access, you will:

• Partner with healthcare professionals, scientific leaders, and cross-functional colleagues.
• Advance medical understanding and shape strategic initiatives.
• Improve outcomes for people living with HIV throughout the region.

This is a highly visible regional role offering the opportunity to influence medical strategy across multiple countries while contributing to a diverse, collaborative, and purpose-driven Medical Affairs organization.

Our regional Medical Affairs organization brings together local expertise under one shared HIV medical strategy, creating meaningful impact for patients across diverse healthcare systems.

Therapy Area Leads work across 12 countries in Southern, Central and Eastern Europe, including:

• Portugal
• Romania
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• Serbia
• Slovenia
• Hungary
• The Baltics
• Other Central European markets

Although geographically dispersed, the team remains closely connected through collaboration, mutual support, and an inclusive culture built on trust and teamwork.

Qualifications

• MD, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent Life Sciences degree.
• Significant Medical Affairs experience within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
• Several years of experience as a Medical Advisor.
• Experience operating in complex, multi-country or regional environments.
• Strong strategic thinking combined with the ability to execute independently.
• Proven ability to build scientific relationships and influence diverse stakeholders.
• Fluent in English.

Requirements

• Develop and execute the HIV medical strategy across multiple countries within the cluster.
• Build and maintain trusted scientific partnerships with healthcare professionals and external experts.
• Generate and translate medical insights into strategies that improve patient outcomes and support medical priorities.
• Lead scientific engagement activities, including advisory boards and medical education initiatives.
• Support patient access and reimbursement activities through scientific and medical expertise.
• Collaborate effectively with local, regional, and global cross-functional teams.

Benefits

• An opportunity to shape HIV medical strategy across a diverse international cluster covering 12 countries.
• Exposure to senior regional and global stakeholders within a leading healthcare organization.
• A highly collaborative, inclusive, and supportive team environment.
• A role where science, innovation, patient impact, and strategic thinking come together.
• Continuous learning, development, and long-term career growth opportunities.
• A competitive salary and benefits package, including performance-based incentives and programs that support your health and well-being.
• Flexible ways of working that support both performance and well-being.
• The opportunity to work with talented colleagues from a wide variety of cultures, backgrounds, and disciplines.
• The chance to make a meaningful difference for patients, healthcare professionals, and communities across the region.