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Would you like to be a part of an industry leading Medical Affairs team and broaden your expertise in a fast-paced environment? Join us to develop your skill set and be part of our vision to help people live better for longer.

Our Medical Affairs team advances patient care by engaging in scientific exchange with external medical experts and industry professionals ensuring the scientific value of our products is realized.

We engage and train internal employees to ensure that they thoroughly comprehend the science behind the medicine and review further unmet medical needs to bolster collaboration and further differentiate our portfolio.

In this role you will work with the Head of Public Health, in delivering the strategic medical plan for the Public Health - Oncology & Vaccines therapy areas and to deliver operational excellence to the UK and Ireland (UKI) medical affairs team. You will contribute to the development and implementation of our strategic planning for the UK by providing medical insight and applying expert knowledge about the disease area. You will also identify, develop and maintain credible relationships with healthcare professionals , providers and academic centres and advocate cross functional partners hip across the business in the delivery of company and team objectives. You will maintain integrity and ethical standards for the organisation, always acting by example and function in a non- promotional capacity for 100% of the time spent in role.

In this role you will:

• Be the medical expert and represent the Medical Department to provide fair, balanced, non- promotional and unbiased medical and scientific assistance in relation to specific requests from healthcare professionals (HCPs) for further information on our product portfolio, clinical development program, or disease area(s) of interest.

• Identify, develop and maintain professional and credible relationships with the health care community, especially Scientific experts and academic centres, in the relevant disease area(s) and in partnership with relevant internal functions deliver improved patient outcomes in a given disease area.

• Participate in the development of the Medical Affairs Plans (MAPs) and implement tactics identified in the MAP that align with the Company’s therapeutic areas of interest.

• Work cross functionally and undertake the delivery of specific (or assist the delivery of) projects in the MAP e.g. symposia, advice seeking activities, medical education initiatives.

• In partnership with colleagues, facilitate the delivery of data generation activities (phase I -III), including the identification of suitable research projects, research centres, investigators and innovative methods to generate data.

• Ensure that all activities and interactions are conducted in compliance with applicable local, global and national laws, regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct (including but not limited to the ABPI Code of Practice) company policies and accepted standards of best practice.

What We Are Looking For:

You would have a strong scientific background in medical or biological science, preferably a GMC registered doctor, GPhC registered pharmacist or someone with a PhD/ Masters . It is preferable that you have previous Medical Affairs experience and/or clinical experience within Public Health Vaccines and Oncology. It is also essential to have a strong understanding of the National Health Service in the UK, the UK academic environment and the life sciences community as a whole and how the various aspects operate together. You should be comfortable and proficient discussing data, policy, health economics and science with stakeholders in these areas.

You will be self-assured in your communication and social skills with excellent strategic planning and organisational skills . You will be able to prioritise work effectively; balancing both long- and short-term tasks and be able to demonstrate previous excellent cross functional working and have a good working knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Pharmacovigilance laws and regulations and the ABPI code of conduct, preferably a final signatory status.

The defining skills , therefore, will be well-developed communications s kills combined with the ability to strategically plan, critically appraise progress , and work towards implementing change with external and internal stakeholders to bring about impactful objectives.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problem s collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

Who we are …
We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward
medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases . Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for …
Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or
s cientific genius to work in colla boration with a divers e group of collea gues who purs ue and bring hope to countles s people who are battling s ome of the mos t challenging dis eas es of our time. Our team is cons tantly evolving, s o if you are among the intellectually curious , join us —and s tart making your impact toda y.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

Domestic

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

25%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Shift:

Valid Driving License:

Yes

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Requisition ID:R233718