Director, Global Scientific Content Oncology (Breast & Gynecological Malignancies)

Job Description

Role Summary

The Director, Global Scientific and Value Content - Healthcare Professional (Dir GSVC-HCP), Oncology position resides in the Value & Implementation (V&I) organization, which includes Global Medical and Scientific Affairs as well as Outcomes Research.

This position is a headquarters-based leadership role within the Global Medical and Value Capabilities (GMVC) organization. The role reports directly to the Therapeutic Area (TA) Team Lead, GSVC. The role has several key responsibilities within the V&I team. These responsibilities highlight the comprehensive and collaborative nature of the role, emphasizing leadership, strategic planning, and cross-functional engagement:

• Engaging with Key Stakeholders: Proactively create and adapt the V&I Planning & Scientific Platform. This platform provides the framework for GSVC Annual Product and Disease State Plans.

• Leading Development and Adaptation: Leading the development and adaptation of the annual GSVC plans for one or more products and disease states, ensuring alignment with the V&I Plans.

• Incorporating Medical Insights: Proactively engaging key stakeholders and incorporating Medical Insights into GSVC Annual product plans. This includes leading the development, review, approval, and communication of individual GSVC content within the V&I organization.

Responsibilities and Primary Activities

Content Development

• Leads the creation and maintenance of GSVC content in collaboration with Medical Affairs stakeholders. This includes managing external vendors for content development.

• Reviews and approves GSVC materials to ensure they are relevant, scientifically accurate, and consistent with cited scientific literature and company standards.

Annual GSVC Plans

• Creates, adapts and prioritizes Annual GSVC Product Plans aligned with the V&I Plan/Scientific Platform, informed by insights and feedback from key internal stakeholders globally.

• Executes GSVC Plans that include medical information letters, verbal-response documents, disease- and product-related slide decks, congress materials, digital/web-based medical content, and other innovative content.

Leadership and Mentoring

• Acts as a key subject-matter expert in a product or disease area and leading product-related projects/initiatives that impact the GSVC plan, TA strategy, and objectives.

• Drives the solution of complex problems through innovative solutions and mentoring junior staff and students/post-doctorate fellows.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Directs partnerships with key stakeholders [e.g., V&I Global Medical and Value Capabilities (V&I GMVC), V&I Global Medical & Scientific Affairs (V&I GMSA), Publications, Medical Directors, Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs), Compliance, Product Development Team (PDT), V&I Outcomes Research] globally to ensure assets are aligned with strategic medical plans and meet the needs of external customers and internal stakeholders.

• Identifies and analyzes gaps in areas where there is value added, such as creating V&I/GSVC processes, authoring/updating standard operating procedures (SOPs), and contributing to cross-functional activities.

• Leads or is a core member of broader V&I project teams and provides training to internal stakeholders on GSVC-developed content.

Global Input Meetings

• Coordinates with Global Expert Management and Strategy Consulting & Medical Education (GEMS) to provide appropriate coverage for group input meetings (GIMs) relevant to TA.

• Participates as medical writer for GIMs aligned to priorities and responsibilities.

Additional Key and Enterprise Leadership Responsibilities

• Assisting the GSVC Team Lead: Provides strategic guidance to the GSVC team to resolve complex issues and challenges, ensuring that the team's objectives for core GSVC functions are achieved.

• Applying Therapeutic Area Expertise: Utilizes a deep understanding of the therapeutic area, including product knowledge, disease-state management, emerging therapies, and the competitive landscape, to solve unique and complex problems specific to the brands within the team.

• Anticipating Business and Regulatory Needs: Anticipates internal and external business and information needs, as well as regulatory and compliance issues. Takes a leadership role in decision-making with the team lead and develops cross-functional strategies and tangible solutions within functional, company and industry guidelines.

• Leading Departmental Initiatives: Leads departmental initiatives that impact GSVC process improvements, fostering innovation and cross-functional collaborations.

• Managing Specific Tasks and Responsibilities: Leads specific tasks and responsibilities within the team, prioritizing time and effort toward important deliverables, and produces high-quality work.

• Contributing to Team Goals: Contributes to the overall goals of the team by excelling in their individual role and taking the initiative to improve their own skills.

• Influencing and Collaborating: Influences, partners and collaborates with colleagues within and outside the team.

Required Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Minimum

• Advanced degree (MD, PharmD, PhD or equivalent), plus minimum of five years of relevant medical-affairs experience (e.g., medical communications, medical information, medical liaison, publications)

• -OR- MSN, BS degree in Pharmacy or Nursing, MS degree in Life Sciences, plus minimum 10 years of relevant medical-affairs experience; OR Life Sciences degree, plus minimum 12 years of relevant medical-affairs experience (e.g., medical communications, medical information, medical liaison, publications)

Leadership and Collaboration

• Demonstrated leadership through initiatives, mentoring, and process improvements.

• Proven leadership and influence/negotiation skills for interaction with cross-functional teams.

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and communication (written as well as oral) skills.

• Ability to develop or deliver scientific content for the purpose of scientific exchange with external customers.

Project Management and Organizational Skills

• Experience managing projects and budgets.

• Strong organizational and prioritization skills.

• Ability to work in a complex organization environment and to effectively operate in a global and team-oriented structure.

Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills

• Strong multi-tasking and problem-solving skills (solution-driven).

• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate strategy into action plans.

• Applying therapeutic area expertise to solve unique and complex problems.

Industry Knowledge and Experience

• Relevant working experience in Medical Communications in the pharmaceutical industry.

• Knowledge of the publications process, understanding of scientific-platform development, experience in implementing global medical-communications processes, and demonstrated ability to lead and implement large-scale transformation initiatives.

• Prior experience working across geographies with different regulation/compliance requirements.

Required Skills:

Cross-Functional Teamwork, Global Project Management, Medical Content Writing, Medical Information, Medical Knowledge, Medical Publications, Medical Writing, Project Management, Strategic Planning

Preferred Skills:

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The salary range for this role is

$190,800.00 - $300,300.00

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this 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.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits.  Available benefits include 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. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

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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:

09/26/2026

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