Headquartered in Kenilworth, New Jersey, Merck is a global pharmaceuticals company offering products that include biologic therapies, vaccines, prescription med
Regional Medical Scientific Director (Medical Science Liaison) - Ophthalmology (SoCal, HI)
Location
United States
Posted
84 days ago
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$190K - $300K / year
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Lead
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Job Description
Regional Medical Scientific Director (Medical Science Liaison) - Ophthalmology (SoCal, HI)
Merck
Job Description Role Summary - The Regional Medical Scientific Director is a credentialed (i.e., PhD, PharmD, OD, DO, or MD) therapeutic and disease expert who engages in bidirectional exchange of scientific or medical information with Scientific Leaders (SLs). The role provides balanced, factual, scientific information about non-product areas of interest to the Company and replies to scientific questions from SLs, including questions about Company products. The work of an Regional Medical Scientific Director is aligned to: Scientific Exchange, Research, Scientific Congress Support, and Scientific Insights. - Regional Medical Scientific Director liaise between the scientific community and the Company to enhance the comprehension of scientific foundations and goals for approved, in-development, and active Company-sponsored trials and/or investigator-sponsored research studies. The Regional Medical Scientific Director serves as a role model for other field medical team members in ways that include on-boarding and/or sharing of therapeutic expertise. Location details: This role covers Southern California & HI. Candidates must reside within the territory and can travel up to 50% (with some overnight) within the territory. Responsibilities and Primary Activities Scientific Exchange - Develops professional relationships and engages with national and regional SLs to ensure access to company-approved medical and scientific information on areas of therapeutic interest and Company products - Conducts peer-to-peer scientific discussions and maintains a reliable presence with those SLs to ensure they have a medical contact within the company - Addresses scientific questions and directs SL inquiries on issues outside of Regional Medical Scientific Director scope (e.g., grants) to appropriate company resources consistent with applicable policies - Maintains current knowledge and comprehension of dynamic scientific and clinical environment in the Company's Areas of Interest (AOI) for the Regional Medical Scientific Director specific therapeutic area. Research - Upon request from Global Center for Scientific Affairs (GCSA), - Initiates discussions with SLs and/or potential investigators that include scientific/data exchange within our AOI to determine the alignment with our research strategies, studies concepts, scientific merit, and qualifications for a specific compound or trial - Enhances the comprehension of the scientific foundations and goals of investigator-sponsored research - Identifies barriers to patient enrollment and retention efforts to achieve study milestones - Upon request from Global Clinical Trial Operations (GCTO), - Recommends study sites and identifies potential investigators to participate in phase II-IV clinical development programs, conducts Site Initiation Visits (SIVs), and detects barriers to patient enrollment and retention efforts to achieve study milestones. - Protocol lead responsibilities in collaboration with GCTO - Addresses questions from investigators and provides information regarding participation in Company-sponsored clinical studies Scientific Congress Support - Engages in scientific congresses and medical meetings, facilitates scientific and data exchange for both Company and competitor data. Scientific Insights - Gathers feedback, data, or information during routine activities that can help the company better comprehend medical or scientific needs, priorities, or concerns of SLs and/or patients Inclusive Mindset and Behavior - Demonstrates eagerness to contribute to an environment of belonging, inclusion, and empowerment - Leads by example and serves as a role model for creating, leading, and retaining a inclusive workforce Required Qualifications, Skills, & Experience Minimum - PhD, PharmD, OD, DO, or MD - Proven competence and a minimum of 2 years of Eye Care experience beyond that obtained in the terminal degree program - Ability to conduct doctoral-level discussions with key external stakeholders - Dedication to scientific excellence with a strong focus on scientific education and dialogue - Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and networking skills - A thorough comprehension of FDA, OIG, HIPAA, and other ethical guidelines, laws, and regulations relevant to the pharmaceutical industry and its customers - Ability to organize, prioritize, and work effectively in a constantly changing environment - Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, OneNote) - Familiarity with virtual meeting platforms Desire to contribute to an environment of belonging, engagement, and empowerment by: - Working to transform the environment, culture, and business landscape - Leveraging and inclusion to ensure business value, per global and inclusion strategy - Ensuring accountability to drive an inclusive culture - Strengthening the foundational elements - Consistent adherence to field and corporate policies and Global Medical Scientific Affairs (GMSA) strategy, including field standard operating procedures (SOPs), Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines, and administrative/operational responsibilities Preferred - Retina field-based medical experience Required Skills: Clinical Care, Clinical Research, Medical Affairs, Ophthalmology, Pharmaceutical Medical Affairs Preferred Skills: Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE US and Puerto Rico Residents Only: Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process. As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit: EEOC Know Your Rights EEOC GINA Supplement We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts U.S. Hybrid Work Model Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”. 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. You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting. San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails. Employee Status: Regular Relocation: No relocation VISA Sponsorship: No Travel Requirements: 50% Flexible Work Arrangements: Remote Shift: Not Indicated Valid Driving License: Yes Hazardous Material(s): n/a Job Posting End Date: 04/17/2026*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date. Requisition ID:R392147
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Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”. 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. You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting. San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails. Employee Status: Regular Relocation: No relocation VISA Sponsorship: No Travel Requirements: 50% Flexible Work Arrangements: Remote Shift: Not Indicated Valid Driving License: Yes Hazardous Material(s): n/a Job Posting End Date: 04/17/2026*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date. Requisition ID:R392152
Medical Science Liaison (MSL), Lung/GU/GI - Southeast Core (GA, SC, TN)
GlaxoSmithKline - GSKGlaxoSmithKline - GSK is one of the world's leading science and research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. The company possesses a share of approxi
Site Name: Field Worker - USA Posted Date: Apr 2 2026 Cancer is unrelenting, but so are we. We strive to outpace cancer, improve patient outcomes, and enhance access to innovative therapies through leading science and technology via our talented people and strong partnerships. Our ambition is to help increase overall quality of life, maximize survival and change the course of disease, expanding our current focus on blood and women’s cancers into lung and gastrointestinal cancers, as well as other solid tumors. Every step is guided by patient and healthcare professional insights, ensuring we deliver meaningful innovation where it matters most. About your role If you are motivated by the opportunity to make a meaningful difference for patients with cancer, the Oncology Medical Science Liaison (MSL) role offers a highly impactful career path at GSK. As an Oncology MSL, you will bring strong clinical and therapeutic expertise and a solid understanding of the oncology landscape to engage with healthcare providers and key community and academic experts. Acting as a trusted medical resource, you will support clinical trials by facilitating relevant medical activities and collaborating with Medical Affairs and Clinical Operations colleagues. The MSL role is critical in identifying disease and product-related medical needs, capturing and communicating insights from the field, and supporting research activities and health innovations that contribute to improved patient care. This is a non-promotional, customer-facing, field-based role focused in assigned oncology therapeutic area. What you’ll do In this position, you’ll focus on advancing clinical practice within an assigned territory to improve patient outcomes and shape the future of oncology care. To reach this goal you will: - Engage relevant healthcare professionals and accounts (academic and community HCPs, pharmacists, physician assistants, nurses, etc.) using a data-driven approach based on scientific expertise and market knowledge, supplemented with MSL territory understanding, to address educational needs and inform medical plans. - Educate and engage HCPs & healthcare community on disease state, product information, emerging data, clinical trials, unmet medical needs, patient access barriers, and market dynamics; collect and communicate insights to influence medical strategy across the product lifecycle. - Develop and execute strategic territory and engagement plans aligned with medical strategy, including planning scientific interactions with key accounts and supporting clinical trials through relevant medical activities and cross-functional collaboration. - Act as a therapeutic area and GSK medicines resource for customers and internal colleagues by maintaining in-depth knowledge of the therapeutic landscape and anticipating customer educational needs. - Collaborate with internal stakeholders (Medical Affairs, Clinical Operations, Marketing, Sales, etc.) on a customer centric basis to deliver aligned medical solutions and participate in Field Medical or cross enterprise projects supporting medical strategies. - Comply with GSK policies, Code of Conduct and ways of working; complete required training, documentation and administrative responsibilities in a timely, compliant manner. Why you? Basic Qualifications: We are seeking professionals with the following required skills to achieve our goals: - Must reside within territory for consideration with access to a major airport. - Doctorate in a clinical/medical field (PharmD, PhD, MD), or a master's in advanced science/clinical/healthcare (e.g., MSN, ANP, MS, MPH) - Oncology, pharmaceutical industry, clinical or academic experience. - 2 plus years of clinical or industry experience in oncology, hematology, rare disease, or another closely related therapeutic area. - Experience engaging in peer-to-peer scientific dialogue with medical professionals and decision makers. - Experience in delivering medical-based presentations. - Experience identifying opportunities for medical engagement and developing scientific engagement goals. - Experience working with external HCPs, experts, and internal stakeholders. - Must be able to manage designated territory with 60-75% travel. Preferred Qualifications: If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus: - Previous clinical experience in situations where direct/or indirect decision-making authority for patient care was demonstrated (e.g., direct patient care, treatment protocol development, drug therapy guidelines development, traditional clinical pharmacy practice settings). - Above average computer literacy (e.g. utilizing AI and digital fluency), including experience with software applications. The annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges from $186,000 to $310,000 taking into account a number of factors including work location within the US market, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. Available benefits include health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and paid caregiver/parental and medical leave. Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees. #LI-Remote #MSL_Onc Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees. Why GSK? Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale. People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people. If you require an accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at GSK, please contact the appropriate Recruitment Staff by emailing us at - usrecruitment.adjustments@gsk.com GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law. Important notice to Employment businesses/ Agencies GSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact GSK's commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to GSK. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/ agency and GSK. In the absence of such written authorization being obtained any actions undertaken by the employment business/agency shall be deemed to have been performed without the consent or contractual agreement of GSK. GSK shall therefore not be liable for any fees arising from such actions or any fees arising from any referrals by employment businesses/agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, GSK may be required to capture and report expenses GSK incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure GSK’s compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements. For more information, please visit the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/

