Merck KGaA Posted October 23, 2026

Head of Medical Affairs Taiwan

Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan Full time
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About this opportunity

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Your Role

As the senior leader of Medical Affairs in Taiwan, you will shape the scientific and medical strategy at country level aligning with global, regional vision and strategy that connects the portfolio to patients, healthcare professionals, and the broader healthcare ecosystem in Taiwan.

You will lead a cross-functional team and drive the end-to-end execution of the country Medical Affairs tactical plan, including post-marketing studies, real world evidence generation and medical education initiatives, ensuring activities are delivered on time, within budget, and to a high-quality standard.

You will translate healthcare landscape insights across payers, patients, and access pathways into affiliate strategies, co-lead local therapeutic area and launch planning, and contribute to cross-functional leadership discussions.

You will also lead local talent development and succession planning, resolve regulatory, safety, and compliance matters at the affiliate level, and build strong relationships with healthcare professionals and external experts across Taiwan.

Who You Are

Advanced scientific or medical degree (for example, PharmD, PhD, MD, or equivalent experience), combined with at least 7 years of progressive pharmaceutical industry experience, with significant experience in Medical Affairs.

Experience leading and developing teams across diverse backgrounds, with a track record of talent development and succession planning.

Strong knowledge of the Taiwan healthcare environment, including regulatory and compliance requirements for Medical Affairs, post-marketing commitments, and Good Clinical Practice standards.

Proven ability to translate healthcare landscape insights, including payer, patient, and market access dynamics, into affiliate strategies and tactical plans.

Established credibility and relationship-building skills with healthcare professionals and external experts in Taiwan.

Experience managing Medical Affairs budgets and overseeing Phase 4 studies, medical education programs, and field medical activities.

Fluency in Mandarin and English, written and spoken, with the ability to communicate clearly across scientific, clinical, and lay audiences.

High ethical standards and sound judgment in navigating compliance, regulatory, and reputational matters

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Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Medical Affairs
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan
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 1656 comparable Medical Affairs roles across 170 biopharma companies.

1656Comparable roles tracked
1524Currently active
170Companies hiring similar roles
63Countries represented

Salary context

435 of 1656 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 · Associate Director Medical Science Liaison - East · IQVIA $230/yr – $280/yr
Highest disclosed · Dir, Thought Leader Liaison (Oncology) (remote, US) · Servier $203/hr – $245/hr (≈ $422,240–$509,600/yr)
Peer group range $255 – $465,920 (median $210,000)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 1656 comparable roles

United States751
China177
Japan99
Germany71
United Kingdom63
India56

+ 57 more countries

Seniority mix

990 of 1656 peers have a known seniority level

Director265
Senior243
Manager214
Associate Director86
Associate71
Executive/VP33
Senior Director33
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc28
Principal17

Therapeutic area mix

574 of 1656 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology277
Neuroscience82
Immunology55
Dermatology & Aesthetics40
Rare Disease38
Cardiovascular / CVRM37
Respiratory21
Vaccines & Infectious Disease12
Gastroenterology9
Ophthalmology3

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How we calculate "similar"

No black box, no LLM guesswork: a deterministic score built from four normalized attributes. Here's this role's own peer group at different match levels, so you can see the mechanism, not just the result.

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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Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
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Unmatched or unknown dimensions score exactly the same: 0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.