Merck KGaA Posted September 28, 2026

Associate Medical Lead

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan FULL_TIME
Medical Affairs Associate
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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。

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.

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
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 305 comparable Associate Medical Affairs roles across 77 biopharma companies.

305Comparable roles tracked
280Currently active
77Companies hiring similar roles
43Countries represented

Salary context

57 of 305 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
Highest disclosed · Field Medical Advisor, Oncology · Moderna Services, Inc. $142,500/yr – $256,500/yr
Peer group range $75,510 – $199,500 (median $173,900)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 305 comparable roles

United States77
China40
Japan34
Germany30
India18
United Kingdom10

+ 37 more countries

Seniority mix

305 of 305 peers have a known seniority level

Manager207
Associate71
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc27

Therapeutic area mix

86 of 305 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology43
Immunology15
Neuroscience9
Cardiovascular / CVRM6
Vaccines & Infectious Disease4
Dermatology & Aesthetics3
Rare Disease2
Respiratory2
Ophthalmology1
Gastroenterology1

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How we calculate "similar"

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