Virology (HIV) Community MSL / Regional Medical Scientific Associate Director - New England
Merck
July 03, 2026
Remote
United States
Medical Affairs
Responsibilities
- Work with Medical Affairs to identify, establish, and manage relationships with community-based scientific leaders (SLs) and healthcare providers.
- Conduct peer-level scientific discussions; maintain presence to ensure SLs have a Medical Affairs contact.
- Engage in proactive non-product discussions about scientific issues to understand real-world prevention gaps, disparities, and barriers to uptake.
- Facilitate scientific information exchange; integrate knowledge with actionable insights to inform R&D research, development, and strategies.
- Communicate external stakeholder feedback on new data, clinical trends, and the evolving HIV treatment/prevention landscape to Medical Affairs HQ teams.
- Represent R&D at scientific meetings and congresses; contribute to debriefs, insight discussions, 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 for phase II–IV programs and provide scientific support for R&D-sponsored trials.
- Maintain in-depth disease/therapeutic area knowledge through educational efforts.
- Comply with company policies and applicable laws, regulations, and ethical standards.
Qualifications
Required
- Doctorate or advanced practice professional (PhD, PharmD, NP/PA, etc.) relevant to Virology.
- 3+ years biotech/pharma or healthcare experience.
- 3+ years clinical and/or research experience in Virology/HIV (or related area).
- Strong interpersonal, communication, networking, and presentation skills.
- Travel up to 50%; reside in coverage region.
- Deep therapeutic competency in Virology.
- Ability to partner with external scientific leaders and HCPs.
- Ability to synthesize complex data and interpret results.
- Knowledge of treatment guidelines, clinical research processes, FDA regulations, and ethical guidelines (OIG, HIPAA, etc.).
- Ability to organize, prioritize, and work effectively in a changing environment.
Preferred
- Awareness of unmet needs and implementation barriers in priority populations (community-based/non-medical spaces).
- Prior experience in the coverage region with established HIV community stakeholder relationships.
- Demonstrable leadership skills.
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
Required Skills
Clinical Research; External Collaboration; Health Outreach; HIV Prevention/Treatment; Implementation Science; Medical Affairs; Medical Virology; Professional Networking; Scientific Communications; Stakeholder Engagement
Application
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub if a current employee). Application deadline is listed on the posting.
- Work with Medical Affairs to identify, establish, and manage relationships with community-based scientific leaders (SLs) and healthcare providers.
- Conduct peer-level scientific discussions; maintain presence to ensure SLs have a Medical Affairs contact.
- Engage in proactive non-product discussions about scientific issues to understand real-world prevention gaps, disparities, and barriers to uptake.
- Facilitate scientific information exchange; integrate knowledge with actionable insights to inform R&D research, development, and strategies.
- Communicate external stakeholder feedback on new data, clinical trends, and the evolving HIV treatment/prevention landscape to Medical Affairs HQ teams.
- Represent R&D at scientific meetings and congresses; contribute to debriefs, insight discussions, 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 for phase II–IV programs and provide scientific support for R&D-sponsored trials.
- Maintain in-depth disease/therapeutic area knowledge through educational efforts.
- Comply with company policies and applicable laws, regulations, and ethical standards.
Qualifications
Required
- Doctorate or advanced practice professional (PhD, PharmD, NP/PA, etc.) relevant to Virology.
- 3+ years biotech/pharma or healthcare experience.
- 3+ years clinical and/or research experience in Virology/HIV (or related area).
- Strong interpersonal, communication, networking, and presentation skills.
- Travel up to 50%; reside in coverage region.
- Deep therapeutic competency in Virology.
- Ability to partner with external scientific leaders and HCPs.
- Ability to synthesize complex data and interpret results.
- Knowledge of treatment guidelines, clinical research processes, FDA regulations, and ethical guidelines (OIG, HIPAA, etc.).
- Ability to organize, prioritize, and work effectively in a changing environment.
Preferred
- Awareness of unmet needs and implementation barriers in priority populations (community-based/non-medical spaces).
- Prior experience in the coverage region with established HIV community stakeholder relationships.
- Demonstrable leadership skills.
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
Required Skills
Clinical Research; External Collaboration; Health Outreach; HIV Prevention/Treatment; Implementation Science; Medical Affairs; Medical Virology; Professional Networking; Scientific Communications; Stakeholder Engagement
Application
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub if a current employee). Application deadline is listed on the posting.