Hybrid Associate Director, Global Scientific & Value Content – Healthcare Professional

at MSD

• Job title: Associate Director, Global Scientific & Value Content – Healthcare Professional
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $169,700 - $267,200 per year
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Rahway, United States

About the role

• Associate Director overseeing Global Scientific & Value Content in healthcare settings. Engaging stakeholders and managing content development and implementation aligned with strategic medical plans.

Responsibilities

• Develops and adapts the Value & Implementation Planning & Scientific Platform for GSVC Annual Product and Disease State Plans.
• Authors or works with vendors to create GSVC content aligned with Annual GSVC Plans, ensuring scientific accuracy and consistency.
• Reviews and communicates GSVC content, integrating feedback from stakeholders.
• Implements GSVC Plans, including medical information letters (MILs), verbal response documents (VRDs), slide decks, digital and modular content, innovative formats, and global congress medical booth materials, including staffing these booths.
• Leads product- or disease area-related projects and initiatives, providing solutions for complex problems and mentoring junior staff.
• Collaborates with global stakeholders to ensure assets align with strategic medical plans and meet customer and internal needs.
• Acts as a medical scribe for global input meetings (GIMs) and provides an overview of the output of the meeting.
• Identifies gaps and leads initiatives such as creating departmental processes, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and cross-functional activities.
• Builds collaborative relationships across divisions and regions. Drives alignment of scientific content strategy and plans with other V&I partners, such as Publications, Clinical and Outcomes Research. Aims to ensure the timely availability of effective and compliant resources for Medical Information and Field Medical teams. Leads and executes complex cross-functional initiatives that contribute to the strategy and objectives of GSVC and the broader GMSA stakeholders.
• Provides training to internal stakeholders on GSVC-developed disease and product content.

Requirements

• MD/PharmD/PhD, plus minimum three years of relevant Medical Affairs (e.g., medical communications, medical information, medical liaison, publications) experience.
• MSN, BS degree in Pharmacy, MS degree in Life Sciences plus minimum five years of Medical Affairs-related experience.
• BS degree in Nursing, or Life Sciences, plus minimum seven years of Medical Affairs-related experience.
• Knowledge of the therapeutic area.
• Exhibited leadership via initiatives, mentoring, process improvements, innovation.
• Multi-tasking and problem-solving skills (solution-driven).
• Excellent interpersonal and communication (written as well as oral) skills.
• Organizational and prioritization skills.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• paid holidays
• vacation
• compassionate and sick days