Merck KGaA Posted July 27, 2026

Director, Medical Outcomes Liaison- East Coast

Boston, Massachusetts, United States FULL_TIME
Medical Affairs Director

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About this opportunity

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Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

The Role:

The Medical Outcomes Science Liaison (MOSL) is a strategic, field-based Medical Affairs professional responsible for advancing scientific exchange with healthcare decsions makers across national and regional health plans and pharmacy benefit managers, integrated delivery networks (IDN), health systems, specialty pharmacies, and government accounts. The MOSL serves as a trusted scientific partner, translating complex clinical, health economics and outcomes research (HEOR), and real world evidence into meaningful insights that support evidence-based healthcare decisions.

The ideal candidate is scientifically curious, strategically minded, and thrives in a dynamic environment where scientific expertise, healthcare system knowledge, and cross-functional leadership come together to improve patient access to innovative therapies.

 

Location:

Field Based - Northeast

 

Key Responsibilites:

Develop and maintain trusted scientific relationships with healthcare decision-makers across payer, IDN, health system, specialty pharmacy and government customers.

Communicate complex clinical, HEOR, real world evidence, and economic data in a balanced, scientific, and compliant manner.

Lead scientific discusssions that inform formulary decision-making, clinical pathways, utilization management, value-based care initiatives, and population health strategies.

Identify evidence gaps and unmet customer needs, providing actionable insights that inform evidence generation and medical strategy.

Support launch readiness through pre-approval information exchange (PIE) activities, advisory boards, and evidence planning in accordance with applicable regulations and company policies.

Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners to develop account strategies and maximize customer engagements.

Maintain deep knowledge of the evolving healthcare landscape, including payer policy, reimbursement, value assessment, health economics, and healthcare reform.

Accurately document customer interactions and insights using approved systems and processes.

 

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications:

Advanced scientific degree (e.g., MS, PharmD, PhD, DO, MD)

Scientific and / or clinical training in area of relevance to position strongly preferred

Minimum of 5 years of pharmaceutical or biotech experience in Health Outcomes or as a medical/pharmacy director at a health plan with formulary decision- making responsibilities

Requires substantial professional, clinical or research experience in scientific or related field of Health Economics and Outcomes Research

Strong understanding of the US healthcare ecosystem

Demonstrated ability to communicate complex scientific information to diverse healthcare stakeholders.

Excellent strategic thinking, collaboration, communication, and relationship building skills.

Ability to travel extensively within assigned geography (up to 70%)

Pay Range for this position: $198,200- $297,400

The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses. Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites. For more information click  here . ​

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!

Job details

Seniority
Director
Function
Medical Affairs
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Medical Affairs role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 187 comparable Director Medical Affairs roles across 34 biopharma companies.

187Comparable roles tracked
180Currently active
34Companies hiring similar roles
16Countries represented

Salary context

104 of 187 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject $198,200/yr – $297,400/yr
Lowest disclosed · Senior Principal Medical Writer · Merck KGaA $126,900/yr – $215,400/yr
Peer group range $171,150 – $392,100 (median $264,000)

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United Kingdom9
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Canada2

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Seniority mix

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Director157
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Principal6

Therapeutic area mix

93 of 187 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology36
Immunology14
Neuroscience10
Respiratory10
Vaccines & Infectious Disease6
Dermatology & Aesthetics6
Rare Disease5
Cardiovascular / CVRM5
Ophthalmology1

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