Virology (HIV) Community MSL / Regional Medical Scientific Associate Director - Mid-West Region
Merck
July 03, 2026
Remote
United States
Medical Affairs
Responsibilities:
- Work within Medical Affairs to identify, establish, and manage collaborative relationships with community-based scientific leaders (SLs) and healthcare providers.
- Conduct peer-level scientific discussions and maintain a reliable presence so SLs have a Medical Affairs contact.
- Engage in proactive non-product discussions to understand real-world HIV prevention gaps, disparities, and barriers to uptake.
- Facilitate scientific exchange with SLs, integrating knowledge with actionable insights for research, development, and strategy.
- Communicate stakeholder opinions/insights and feedback on new data and clinical trends to Medical Affairs HQ.
- Represent R&D at scientific meetings and congresses; contribute to debriefs and post-congress reports.
- Develop and execute territory plans aligned with global Virology strategy.
- Support data generation activities (e.g., Investigator Study Program/MISP) when requested.
- Identify potential investigators and provide scientific support for R&D-sponsored trials (phase II–IV).
- Maintain in-depth knowledge of assigned disease/therapeutic area through educational efforts.
- Comply with company policies and applicable laws/regulations/ethical standards.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Doctorate (PhD/PharmD/NP/PA, etc.) relevant to Virology.
- 3+ years biotech/pharma/healthcare experience.
- 3+ years clinical and/or research experience in Virology/HIV.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, networking, and presentation skills.
- Ability to travel up to 50% and reside in the coverage region.
- Deep therapeutic competency in Virology.
- Ability to network with external scientific leaders and HCPs.
- Ability to analyze complex data and interpret results.
- Knowledge of treatment guidelines, clinical research, FDA/OIG, HIPAA, and related regulations.
- Ability to organize/prioritize in a changing environment.
Preferred:
- Awareness of unmet needs/implementation barriers for priority populations in community/non-medical spaces.
- Prior coverage-region experience and relationships with HIV community stakeholders (esp. prevention).
- Leadership experience; Microsoft Office Suite knowledge.
Required Skills:
- Clinical research, external collaboration, health outreach, HIV prevention/treatment, implementation science, Medical Affairs, medical virology, scientific communications, stakeholder engagement.
Application:
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (deadline listed on the posting). Requisition ID: R405726.
- Work within Medical Affairs to identify, establish, and manage collaborative relationships with community-based scientific leaders (SLs) and healthcare providers.
- Conduct peer-level scientific discussions and maintain a reliable presence so SLs have a Medical Affairs contact.
- Engage in proactive non-product discussions to understand real-world HIV prevention gaps, disparities, and barriers to uptake.
- Facilitate scientific exchange with SLs, integrating knowledge with actionable insights for research, development, and strategy.
- Communicate stakeholder opinions/insights and feedback on new data and clinical trends to Medical Affairs HQ.
- Represent R&D at scientific meetings and congresses; contribute to debriefs and post-congress reports.
- Develop and execute territory plans aligned with global Virology strategy.
- Support data generation activities (e.g., Investigator Study Program/MISP) when requested.
- Identify potential investigators and provide scientific support for R&D-sponsored trials (phase II–IV).
- Maintain in-depth knowledge of assigned disease/therapeutic area through educational efforts.
- Comply with company policies and applicable laws/regulations/ethical standards.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Doctorate (PhD/PharmD/NP/PA, etc.) relevant to Virology.
- 3+ years biotech/pharma/healthcare experience.
- 3+ years clinical and/or research experience in Virology/HIV.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, networking, and presentation skills.
- Ability to travel up to 50% and reside in the coverage region.
- Deep therapeutic competency in Virology.
- Ability to network with external scientific leaders and HCPs.
- Ability to analyze complex data and interpret results.
- Knowledge of treatment guidelines, clinical research, FDA/OIG, HIPAA, and related regulations.
- Ability to organize/prioritize in a changing environment.
Preferred:
- Awareness of unmet needs/implementation barriers for priority populations in community/non-medical spaces.
- Prior coverage-region experience and relationships with HIV community stakeholders (esp. prevention).
- Leadership experience; Microsoft Office Suite knowledge.
Required Skills:
- Clinical research, external collaboration, health outreach, HIV prevention/treatment, implementation science, Medical Affairs, medical virology, scientific communications, stakeholder engagement.
Application:
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (deadline listed on the posting). Requisition ID: R405726.