Therapeutic Area Lead, Vaccines & Infectious Disease (medical Affairs)

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

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Vaccines & infectious disease ta
Medical affairs strategy
Cross-functional collaboration
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC is seeking a Therapeutic Area Lead for their Vaccines & Infectious Disease Global Medical & Scientific Affairs team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing Medical Affairs activities and ensuring alignment with global strategies while fostering collaboration across various teams

Job Summary

  • This position is responsible for overseeing the Medical Affairs activities within the TA, ensuring that these activities are medically and scientifically valid, ethically and legally correct, and supportive of the company's business objectives.
  • Develops and executes the Country Medical Affairs Plans (CMAPs) for the TA, ensuring alignment with global strategy and adherence to relevant regulations and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
  • Serves as the external interface with key TA stakeholders, professional societies, and the broader scientific community.

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Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC is seeking a Therapeutic Area Lead for their Vaccines & Infectious Disease Global Medical & Scientific Affairs team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing Medical Affairs activities and ensuring alignment with global strategies while fostering collaboration across various teams.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Vaccines & Infectious Disease TA
  • Medical Affairs strategy
  • cross-functional collaboration
  • external stakeholder engagement
  • development of interventional studies

Nice-to-have

  • scientific leadership
  • creating real impact
  • harmonized and coordinated management
  • fosters collaboration

Key Requirements

  • MD, PhD or PharmD
  • 3 to 5 years experience
  • clinical experience
  • Medical Affairs experience
  • research experience
  • relevant disease area experience
  • work cross-functionally
  • senior leader collaboration
  • project management skills
  • organizational skills
  • deep therapeutic area experience
  • field management of studies

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