Merck KGaA Posted August 2, 2026

MSL Rare Tumor / Biopharma

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan FULL_TIME
Medical Affairs Oncology

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About this opportunity

メルクと一緒に、あなたの力を発揮しよう!

冒険、限界への挑戦、そして発見に焦がれるあなたへ。あなたの大志を、メルクで羽ばたかせましょう!科学とテクノロジーを駆使したイノベーションに情熱を注ぐメルクのスタッフは世界中で活躍中です。ヘルスケア、生命科学、エレクトロニクスの分野で、メルクのソリューションは人々の暮らしをますます豊かなものにしています。あなたとメルクの力を合わせて、大きな夢を抱きましょう。メルクは、人、顧客、患者、そしてこの地球という惑星が共存する豊かな世界の構築に情熱を注いでいます。このためメルクでは、好奇心にあふれた人材を募集中です。メルクと一緒に、想像を超えた世界を開拓しませんか?

患者さんのためにひとつになって団結し、生命の誕生、QOLの向上、命をつなぐサポートをすることか、ヘルスケアにおける私たちの目的です。私たちは、腫瘍学、神経学、不妊治療などの疾患領域において、医薬品、インテリジェント装置、革新的技術を開発します。私たちのチームは、人生のすべてのステージで患者さんを助けるために、情熱と執拗な好奇心を持って6大陸全体で協力して働いています。ヘルスケアチームに入ることは、多様的で包含的、そして柔軟な職場文化の一部となることです。世界中で個人的な能力開発とキャリアアップの素晴らしいチャンスが待ち受けています。

Roles providing expertise on scientific topics regarding relevant disease areas and Company assets to ensure their safe and appropriate use by patients.

Acts as a field-based expert, building relationships with External Experts as trusted scientific partners. Exchanges credible scientific information to ensure the optimal use of Company assets and to improve patient care. Gathers and provides insights back to the Company to inform strategy and activities.

IMPACT: Impacts the results of own team or even influences a range of customer, operational, project or service activities of closely related teams with own contributions. Explains complex or even difficult/sensitive information to others in straightforward situations and interacts across business areas. May even advance discussions and build consensus across the business and with external parties regarding own technical area.

COMPLEXITY: Performs a range of routine or even non-routine assignments to solve problems of low to moderate complexity that require working knowledge and experience in own job discipline. Analyzes factual information and possible solutions to make independent judgement, recommendations and decisions. May also use best

practices to improve products or services.

ACCOUNTABILITY/ INDEPENDENCE: Accountable for the quality of own work. Works independently and receives a moderate to low level of guidance and direction within clear or even broad guidelines.

EXPERIENCE: Requires a graduate background plus some to substantial relevant professional experience, and good knowledge and experience in own discipline and beyond.

ORGANIZATION: Typically reports to a Manager role, Project Manager role for a defined period of time based on organizational set-up (there is not necessarily a difference in role level between a manager and its direct reports - same level or lower level reporting is possible, provided job scope and responsibilities are clearly distinct); typically no direct reports.

University degree (Bachelor’s) required, preferably in scientific field of relevance to position

Secondary/ advanced scientific degree (e.g., MSc, PharmD, PhD, DO, MD) required

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

Proven experience in oncology Medical Affairs, with preferred exposure to rare tumors, sarcomas, or other rare/orphan disease areas

Professional, clinical or research experience in a scientific or related field required (minimum of 5 years)

Knowledge and experience of methodology of clinical research and Good Clinical Practice preferred

Advanced English language competency and fluency in local language

Advanced scientific knowledge, relationship building and networking skills

Strong analytical skills and ability to think strategically

Strong ability to evaluate publications on scientific content and communicate peer to peer on the scientific content with external stakeholders

Master communicator to external stakeholders and peers, in both small and large group settings

Ability to build ongoing and productive relationships throughout the organization to achieve strategic goals

Excellent organizational and time management skills

Highly developed interpersonal and teamwork skills

Excellent presentation and communication skills, for both in-person and virtual environments

Good knowledge of computer tools and software (MS Office), including virtual interaction platforms (MS Teams, Zoom, etc.)

Good conflict resolution/management skills

私たちが提供するもの:私たちは、さまざまな背景、視点、人生経験を持つ好奇心旺盛な人々で構成されるグループです。この多様性が卓越性と革新を促進し、科学と技術のリーダーシップを強化すると信じています。私たちは、すべての人が自分のペースで成長し発展するためのアクセスと機会を創出することにコミットしています。何百万もの人々に影響を与え、誰もが人類の進歩を支持できるようにする包括性と帰属感のある文化を築くために私たちに参加してください!

今すぐ応募して、発見を促し、人類の発展を高めることに専念するチームの一員になりましょう!

Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Medical Affairs
Therapeutic area
Oncology
Location
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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
Japan65
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

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

Oncology124
Immunology51
Neuroscience37
Cardiovascular / CVRM33
Rare Disease31
Respiratory22
Dermatology & Aesthetics20
Vaccines & Infectious Disease18
Gastroenterology4
Ophthalmology4

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