Merck KGaA Posted August 22, 2026

(Senior) Medical Advisor

Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam FULL_TIME
Medical Affairs Senior

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About this opportunity

Work Your Magic with us!

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

Report to: TA Medical Lead

Location working: HCMC

Your Role

Responsible for ensuring company compliance with pharmaceutical regulations and laws as well as providing expertise on drug safety and medical topics. Provides medical expert advice to ensure accuracy of data to support existing or new product promotion. Develops medical product information and stays informed on scientific trends and competition. Maintains relationships with target opinion leaders and trains local teams on medical topics.

What You Do

Strategy:

Act as Local Medical Affairs TA expert in one or more TAs.

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

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

Responsible for assigning, tracking, and monitoring relevant KPIs and metrics for Medical Affairs

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

Operations:

Develop Medical material, review marketing material, and training.

Ensure scientific and clinical accuracy for specific product or brand

Comply with relevant training and SOPs

Maintains up-to-date GxP knowledge by following internal and external training

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

Develop Medical KTL scientific interaction plans

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 budget Data generation and Scientific

Communication:

Lead/ support (depending on the nature of study) Medical studies, assist in coordinating 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 the Medical community at 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 (access decision makers, government organizations, and patient groups within assigned territory and TA, with given frequency and pre-defined metrics, in accordance with local regulations

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

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

Engage with internal colleagues (Medical Affairs department, Clinical Operations, Commercial colleagues as appropriate, etc.) in developing 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 the delegate of the MD.

Who You Are

University degree (Bachelor’s) of Pharmacist OR Doctor (general). Secondary/advanced scientific degree (e.g., MSc, PharmD, PhD, DO, MD) required.

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

Clinical or clinical research experience specific to therapeutic area preferred, advanced degree advantageous

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

At least 2 years working in the same position, exeprience in CVM is plus.

Knowledge of regulatory, commercial, and clinical issues affecting industry

Fluency in English (oral and written)

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!

Job details

Seniority
Senior
Function
Medical Affairs
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam
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 207 comparable Senior Medical Affairs roles across 60 biopharma companies.

207Comparable roles tracked
191Currently active
60Companies hiring similar roles
24Countries represented

Salary context

65 of 207 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 · Senior Strategic Medical Writer - Remote · AbbVie $96,500/yr – $183,500/yr
Peer group range $140,000 – $322,000 (median $190,200)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 207 comparable roles

United States111
India13
China12
Taiwan11
Japan9
Germany9

+ 18 more countries

Seniority mix

207 of 207 peers have a known seniority level

Senior142
Associate Director59
Principal6

Therapeutic area mix

77 of 207 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology29
Dermatology & Aesthetics11
Rare Disease10
Neuroscience7
Gastroenterology6
Immunology5
Cardiovascular / CVRM3
Vaccines & Infectious Disease3
Respiratory2
Ophthalmology1

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