Merck KGaA Posted September 28, 2026

Associate Medical Lead_BioPharma

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan FULL_TIME
Medical Affairs Associate
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About this opportunity

Scope of people responsibility

Strategy:

• Act as Local Medical Affairs TA expert in one or more TAs, mainly GI cancer

• Co-leading Local TA, Launch and Brand Strategies and lead the Medical Affairs Tactics

• Lead Medical Affairs activities in assigned territory along defined local Medical Launch / Brand strategies

• Consolidate and communicate trends, market insights, and unmet needs identified in the field

Operations:

• Develop Medical material, review marketing material, trainings

• Ensure scientific and clinical accuracy for specific product or brand

• Comply to relevant training and SOPs, Maintains up-to-date GxP knowledge by following internal and external trainings

• Conduct Local internal scientific training and ensure continuous Medical education of existing teams and new employees working in the Local TA

• Review and communicate insights collected by local Medical colleagues

• Positively impact external perceptions and knowledge regarding company and company products

• Maintain and demonstrate comprehensive and in-depth scientific TA knowledge when executing assigned tactics

• Ensure operational excellence by sharing best practices

• Map treatment landscape and medical environment for new indications/ programs in the Therapeutic Area

• Responsible for the planning and tracking of the (TA-specific) medical budgetData generation and Scientific Communication:

• Lead/ support (depending on nature of study) Medical studies, assist to coordinate Local clinical projects and contribute to site selection for clinical projects

• Lead Local publication process, publication dissemination and alignment with Local, Regional and Global publication plan

• Support communications for ISS between investigators and internal stakeholders

• Coordinate with ClinDev and ClinOps in providing field support for research studies and assist in the selection of clinical study sites

• May lead presentation and discussion on local Studies at internal study review committee meetings

• Assimilate, process and share medical information with stakeholders

Stakeholder engagement:

• Provide training to HCPs and support in realizing Medical educational programs

• Interact with Local stakeholders in Medical community in TA

• Identifies and interacts with key members of the Medical community (external experts including Healthcare Professionals (HCPs/"thought leaders") and possibly other healthcare stakeholders such as (accessdecision makers, government organizations and patient groups within assigned territory and TA , with given frequency and pre-defined metrics, in accordance with local regulations

• Represent company at Medical Education programs, events, meetings and support patient advocacy related activities, as appropriate

• Facilitate partnership for our company with external stakeholders on innovative research and healthcare solutions

• Engage with internal colleagues (Medical Affairs, Clinical Operations, Commercial colleagues, etc.) in developing and delivering and participating in Medical or cross-functional initiatives

• Key country interface for TA Regional and Global Medical Teams in addition to the MD or as delegate of the MD.

Job details

Seniority
Associate
Function
Medical Affairs
Therapeutic area
Not listed
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 217 comparable Associate Medical Affairs roles across 75 biopharma companies.

217Comparable roles tracked
202Currently active
75Companies hiring similar roles
41Countries represented

Salary context

28 of 217 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 Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · 2027 Future Talent Program - Global Medical Affairs - Intern · Merck $39,908/yr – $111,111/yr
Highest disclosed · Field Medical Advisor, Oncology · Moderna Services, Inc. $142,500/yr – $256,500/yr
Peer group range $75,510 – $199,500 (median $165,608)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 217 comparable roles

United States39
Germany24
Japan21
India20
China18
China's Mainland12

+ 35 more countries

Seniority mix

217 of 217 peers have a known seniority level

Manager136
Associate59
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc22

Therapeutic area mix

52 of 217 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology26
Neuroscience6
Vaccines & Infectious Disease6
Respiratory4
Cardiovascular / CVRM3
Immunology2
Rare Disease2
Gastroenterology1
Ophthalmology1
Dermatology & Aesthetics1

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