Merck KGaA Posted August 15, 2026

Head of Medical Korea

Seoul, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) FULL_TIME
Medical Affairs

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About this opportunity

Your Role:

Lead Korean medical organization to ensure it creates customer value, sustainably high-performance driven and people & development-oriented function with robust systems, processes and right organizational capabilities in place to deliver our Biopharma strategy.

Lead country medical team including patient support nurse teams and set up appropriate structures, systems, competencies, values, and vision.

Process state-of-the-art knowledge in relevant therapeutic areas and products.

Be company scientific spokesman and establish scientific/clinical partnership with key opinion leaders, leading academic institutions, and societies.

Manage medical team members’ performance and development.

Ensure team operation follows compliance and regulation standards

Oversee the development and execution of Medical strategic plans and the implementation of medical activities in terms of medical information service, sponsorship and donation, and medical education, such as clinical studies (including ISTs), publications, scientific communication, advisory boards, congresses sponsorship and presence, KTL activities, HCP medical education and internal staff disease and product training, medical material development and promotional materials review and approval.

Responsible for related cost center management, including budget planning and resource allocation.

Serve as country leadership team member for our Healthcare business in Korea for strategy-making, and cross-functional projects execution, enhance collaboration, and provide scientific inputs for related projects.

Ensure smooth collaboration among Global, Regional, and Local Medical teams

Who You Are:

Possess a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. Nice to have

At least 15 years+ of relevant experience with multi-national pharmaceutical company

Experienced in leading country medical teams and patient support teams

Deep knowledge of therapeutic areas and products

Skilled in managing team performance and developing competencies

Thorough understanding of compliance and regulatory adherence

Experienced in medical strategy formulation, execution, and budget management

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Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Medical Affairs
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Seoul, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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 980 comparable Medical Affairs roles across 137 biopharma companies.

980Comparable roles tracked
944Currently active
137Companies hiring similar roles
60Countries represented

Salary context

193 of 980 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Executive Assistant · Merck KGaA $33/hr – $50/hr (≈ $68,640–$104,000/yr)
Peer group range $86,320 – $458,800 (median $235,400)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 980 comparable roles

United States417
China's Mainland70
Japan66
China61
India47
Germany38

+ 54 more countries

Seniority mix

548 of 980 peers have a known seniority level

Director158
Manager130
Senior110
Associate57
Associate Director45
Senior Director24
Executive/VP17
Principal6
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc1

Therapeutic area mix

345 of 980 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology125
Immunology51
Neuroscience37
Cardiovascular / CVRM33
Rare Disease31
Respiratory22
Dermatology & Aesthetics20
Vaccines & Infectious Disease18
Ophthalmology4
Gastroenterology4

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How we calculate "similar"

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Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

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