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About the Role
At the forefront of oncology medicine, you will shape how scientific knowledge reaches the people and communities who need it most. As Medical Affairs Lead for oncology, with a primary focus on lung cancer, you will act as the country's leading medical expert for your therapeutic area, co-leading the local launch and brand strategy and translating it into impactful medical activities. You will serve as the key country interface between local, regional, and global medical teams, ensuring that field insights, market trends, and treatment landscape analyses inform decisions at every level. You will lead local medical studies and the publication process, engage with healthcare professionals and other stakeholders in the medical community, and represent the organization at medical education programs and scientific events. With responsibility for planning and tracking the therapeutic area medical budget, you will bring both strategic vision and operational discipline to your work, making a measurable difference for patients, healthcare professionals, and the broader medical community in Japan.
Responsibilities
- Co-lead the local launch and brand strategy and translate it into impactful medical activities.
- Serve as the key country interface between local, regional, and global medical teams.
- Ensure field insights, market trends, and treatment landscape analyses inform decisions at every level.
- Lead local medical studies and the publication process.
- Engage with healthcare professionals and other stakeholders in the medical community.
- Represent the organization at medical education programs and scientific events.
- Plan and track the therapeutic area medical budget.
Requirements
- Hold a medical or scientific degree, or equivalent experience, ideally with a focus on oncology or a related therapeutic area.
- Bring substantial experience in Medical Affairs within the pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical industry, ideally including experience in oncology and lung cancer.
- Have experience leading or supporting medical studies and the local publication process, in alignment with regional and global publication plans.
- Be skilled at identifying, engaging, and building trusted relationships with healthcare professionals, patient advocacy groups, and other stakeholders in the medical community.
- Be able to operate with a high degree of independence, managing a therapeutic area medical budget and translating strategy into concrete medical activities.
- Communicate complex scientific content clearly and confidently, both in writing and in presentations, to internal cross-functional teams and external medical audiences.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of GxP requirements, relevant standard operating procedures, and applicable local regulations governing medical and scientific activities.
Skills
- Oncology
- Lung Cancer
- Medical Affairs
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- Biopharmaceutical Industry
- Medical Studies
- Publication Process
- Healthcare Professional Engagement
- Stakeholder Management
- Budget Management
- Strategic Planning
- Operational Discipline
- Scientific Communication
- Presentation Skills
- Japanese Fluency
- English Proficiency
- GxP Compliance
- Regulatory Knowledge
Location
- Japan
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Substantial experience in Medical Affairs
- Experience in oncology and lung cancer
- Experience leading or supporting medical studies
- Experience with local publication process
Education Level
- Medical or scientific degree, or equivalent experience
About the Company
- Merck is a company where curiosity drives innovation in healthcare, life science, and electronics.
- Merck's solutions enrich people's lives.
- Merck aims to build a prosperous world where people, customers, patients, and the planet coexist.
- Merck is looking for curious individuals to join their team.
- Merck's healthcare team works together across six continents with passion and relentless curiosity to help patients at all stages of life.
- Merck develops medicines, intelligent devices, and innovative technologies in disease areas such as oncology, neurology, and fertility.
- Merck fosters a diverse, inclusive, and flexible workplace culture.
- Merck offers great opportunities for personal development and career advancement worldwide.
- Merck is a group of curious people with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences.
- Merck believes diversity drives excellence and innovation, strengthening leadership in science and technology.
- Merck is committed to creating access and opportunities for everyone to grow and develop at their own pace.
- Join Merck to build an inclusive and belonging culture that impacts millions and enables everyone to support the progress of humanity.
- Join Merck to be part of a team dedicated to driving discovery and enhancing human progress.
Equal Opportunity
- Merck is committed to creating access and opportunities for everyone to grow and develop at their own pace.
- Join Merck to build an inclusive and belonging culture that impacts millions and enables everyone to support the progress of humanity.