Merck & Co, Inc

RDMA Pulmonary Hypertension EU5 and Canada

Merck & Co, Inc$150K — $180K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • MD, PhD or PharmD (MD preferred) with expertise in pulmonary hypertension
  • 5+ years of experience in regional Medical Affairs
  • Strong prioritization and decision-making abilities
  • Effective collaboration skills in a matrix environment
  • Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and communication skills
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams and driving alignment

Responsibilities

  • Lead country V&I GMSA teams in executing the annual scientific and medical plan for pulmonary hypertension
  • Chair the Regional Value and Implementation Team (RVIT) to execute medical tactics
  • Facilitate collaborative decision-making within RVIT
  • Consolidate regional insights into actionable strategic implications
  • Engage with scientific leaders and key stakeholders for effective communication
  • Organize regional expert-input events and symposia
  • Manage regional programs for safe utilization of company's medicines

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements (hybrid)
  • Opportunity to engage with scientific leaders and stakeholders
  • Access to innovative technology resources
  • Involvement in high-level strategic discussions
  • Dynamic and supportive cross-functional team environment
Full Job Description

Job Description

Role Summary

  • The Regional Director Medical Affairs (RDMA) position sits in in the Value & Implementation (V&I) organization, which includes GMSA and Outcomes Research
  • The RDMA is responsible for driving execution of scientific- and medical-affairs plans for their assigned Therapeutic Area (Pulmonary Hypertension) in the countries of their assigned region (EU5 & Canada).
  • The RDMA may chair the Regional Value and Implementation Team (RVIT) to ensure execution of agreed medical tactics and leverage best practices.  They are impactful members of regional cross-functional teams, including regional Commercial, Outcomes Research, Policy, and Market Access. They engage with their network of scientific leaders in their region.
  • This is a regionally based position (i.e., residing in one of the affiliates of the region or regional hub) in the V&I Global Medical & Scientific Affairs (V&I GMSA) organization.        

Responsibilities and Primary Activities

  • Lead and guide country V&I GMSA staff to execute the annual V&I scientific and medical plan for their assigned TA.
  • May chair the Regional Value and Implementation Team (RVIT), to ensure execution of agreed medical tactics and leverage best practices.
  • Leads collaborative decision-making and open dialogue within the RVIT team.
    • Setting and prioritizing V & I regional strategic goals as part of the RVIT.
    • Consolidating and communicating regional input to global V&I teams (e.g., one-pager summaries, other input).
    • Managing data gaps, supporting execution agility, and ensuring consistency across TAs and countries.
    •  Actively participates in meaningful, strategy-focused regional discussions within RVITs, contributing insights and driving alignment on priorities and trade-offs.
    • Translate global V&I goals into regional priorities aligned with countries need
    • Collaborates with in country partners, RSLs, and global TA team members to drive strategic discussion, clear prioritization, and execution efficacy - ensuring integration, consistency, and cross-regional best practice sharing across teams and functions.
    • Ensures scientific exchange is aligned with the global scientific-communications platform.
    • Partners with regional Commercial, Outcomes Research, Policy, and Market Access to drive development and execution of regional plans.
    • Consolidates actionable medical insights into strategic implications from countries in their region to help re-shape priorities as needed.
    • Engages with a network of contracted scientific leaders (SLs) and other key stakeholders (therapeutic-guideline committees, payers, public groups, government officials, medical societies) from their region to deliver excellence in scientific exchange—focused, meaningful interactions that generate clear, actionable insights to inform strategy and implementation.
    • Supports aligned priorities, as regional TA expert, affiliate staff in engagement with their national scientific leaders.
    • Organizes regional expert-input events to answer our company’s questions regarding how to implement new indications (e.g., advisory boards and expert-input forums).
    • Organizes regional symposia and educational meetings.
    • Supports countries with the development of local data-generation study concepts and protocols.
    • Reviews Investigator-Initiated Study proposals prior to headquarters submission (ex-U.S.).
    • Manages regional programs (patient support, educational or risk management) to support appropriate and safe utilization of our company’s medicines.
    • Commits to innovating with new technology resources, including but not limited to AI and Genesis 

Required Qualifications, Skills and Experience Minimum

    • MD, PhD or PharmD (MD preferred) and recognized medical expertise in the therapy areas of pulmonary hypertension.
    • Five or more years of experience in country/region Medical Affairs.
    • Strong prioritization and decision-making skills.
    • Able to effectively collaborate with partners across divisions in a matrix environment.
    • Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and communication (written and oral) skills, in addition to results-oriented project-management skills.
    • Experience leading or participating in cross-functional teams (e.g., RVIT or similar strategic forums) and driving alignment across countries and functions.
    • Ability to travel up to 25% Preferred
    • Build experience with scientific leadership and other key stakeholders in the assigned therapeutic area.

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Title : Directeur régional des Affaires médicales (RDMA)

Résumé du poste

  • Le poste de directeur régional des Affaires médicales (Regional Director Medical Affairs, RDMA) relève de l’organisation Valeur et mise en œuvre (V&I), qui comprend les Affaires médicales et scientifiques mondiales (GMSA) ainsi que la recherche sur les résultats.
  • Le RDMA est responsable de piloter l’exécution des plans scientifiques et médicaux pour son domaine thérapeutique assigné, soit l’hypertension pulmonaire, dans les pays de sa région assignée (EU5 et Canada).
  • Le RDMA peut présider l’équipe régionale Valeur et mise en œuvre (RVIT) afin d’assurer l’exécution des tactiques médicales convenues et de tirer parti des meilleures pratiques. Il joue un rôle influent au sein des équipes interfonctionnelles régionales, notamment les équipes commerciales, de recherche sur les résultats, de politiques et d’accès au marché. Il interagit avec son réseau de leaders scientifiques dans sa région.
  • Il s’agit d’un poste régional, basé dans l’une des filiales de la région ou dans un carrefour régional, au sein de l’organisation Affaires médicales et scientifiques mondiales Valeur et mise en œuvre (V&I GMSA).

Responsabilités et activités principales

  • Diriger et guider le personnel V&I GMSA des pays afin d’exécuter le plan scientifique et médical annuel V&I pour le domaine thérapeutique assigné.
  • Peut présider l’équipe régionale Valeur et mise en œuvre (RVIT) afin d’assurer l’exécution des tactiques médicales convenues et de tirer parti des meilleures pratiques.
  • Diriger la prise de décision collaborative et favoriser un dialogue ouvert au sein de l’équipe RVIT.
    • Établir et prioriser les objectifs stratégiques régionaux V&I dans le cadre de la RVIT.
    • Consolider et communiquer les commentaires régionaux aux équipes mondiales V&I, par exemple sous forme de résumés d’une page ou d’autres contributions.
    • Gérer les lacunes en matière de données, soutenir l’agilité d’exécution et assurer la cohérence entre les domaines thérapeutiques et les pays.
    • Participer activement à des discussions régionales significatives et axées sur la stratégie au sein des RVIT, en apportant des perspectives et en favorisant l’alignement sur les priorités et les compromis.
    • Traduire les objectifs mondiaux V&I en priorités régionales alignées sur les besoins des pays.
    • Collaborer avec les partenaires dans les pays, les RSL et les membres des équipes mondiales du domaine thérapeutique afin de soutenir les discussions stratégiques, une priorisation claire et l’efficacité de l’exécution, tout en assurant l’intégration, la cohérence et le partage des meilleures pratiques entre les régions, les équipes et les fonctions.
    • S’assurer que les échanges scientifiques sont alignés sur la plateforme mondiale de communications scientifiques.
    • Travailler en partenariat avec les équipes régionales Commerciales, de recherche sur les résultats, de politiques et d’accès au marché afin de soutenir l’élaboration et l’exécution des plans régionaux.
    • Consolider les perspectives médicales exploitables provenant des pays de la région en implications stratégiques afin de contribuer à réorienter les priorités au besoin.
    • Interagir avec un réseau de leaders scientifiques contractuels et d’autres parties prenantes clés, notamment les comités de lignes directrices thérapeutiques, les payeurs, les groupes publics, les représentants gouvernementaux et les sociétés médicales, afin d’assurer l’excellence des échanges scientifiques par des interactions ciblées et significatives générant des perspectives claires et exploitables pour orienter la stratégie et la mise en œuvre.
    • Soutenir les priorités alignées, à titre d’expert régional du domaine thérapeutique, auprès du personnel des filiales dans leurs interactions avec les leaders scientifiques nationaux.
    • Organiser des événements régionaux de consultation d’experts afin de répondre aux questions de notre entreprise sur la mise en œuvre de nouvelles indications, par exemple des comités consultatifs et des forums d’experts.
    • Organiser des symposiums régionaux et des réunions éducatives.
    • Soutenir les pays dans l’élaboration de concepts d’études et de protocoles locaux de génération de données.
    • Examiner les propositions d’études initiées par les chercheurs avant leur soumission au siège social, hors États-Unis.
    • Gérer les programmes régionaux, notamment les programmes de soutien aux patients, éducatifs ou de gestion des risques, afin de favoriser une utilisation appropriée et sécuritaire des médicaments de notre entreprise.
    • S’engager à innover grâce à de nouvelles ressources technologiques, y compris, sans s’y limiter, l’IA et Genesis.

Qualifications, compétences et expérience requises – minimum

  • MD, Ph. D. ou Pharm. D. (MD de préférence) et expertise médicale reconnue dans le domaine thérapeutique de l’hypertension pulmonaire.
  • Cinq années ou plus d’expérience en Affaires médicales au niveau national ou régional.
  • Solides compétences en priorisation et en prise de décision.
  • Capacité à collaborer efficacement avec des partenaires de différentes divisions dans un environnement matriciel.
  • Excellentes compétences interpersonnelles, analytiques et de communication, à l’écrit comme à l’oral, ainsi que des compétences en gestion de projets axées sur les résultats.
  • Expérience de direction ou de participation à des équipes interfonctionnelles, par exemple RVIT ou forums stratégiques similaires, et capacité à favoriser l’alignement entre les pays et les fonctions.
  • Capacité à voyager jusqu’à 25 %.

Atout

  • Expérience dans l’établissement de relations avec des leaders scientifiques et d’autres parties prenantes clés dans le domaine thérapeutique assigné.


 

Required Skills:

Communication, Medical Affairs, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Thinking, Therapeutic Knowledge

Preferred Skills:

Medicine

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

25%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

09/18/2026

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