Merck KGaA Posted September 5, 2026

Senior Medical Director, Immunology

Billerica, Massachusetts, United States FULL_TIME
Medical Affairs Immunology Director
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About this opportunity

Work Your Magic with us!  Start your next chapter and join EMD Serono.

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.

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

Your Role

You will provide medical leadership across rheumatology/immunology clinical development programs with scientific rigor and patient-centric focus. You will lead clinical development planning, contributing to target product profiles, indication strategy, and evidence plans. You will drive protocol development, oversee execution, and document decisions with rationale, risks, and mitigations. You will collaborate across Clinical Ops, Safety, Biostatistics, Regulatory, Quality, Medical Affairs, and Market Access to ensure integrated delivery. You will support regulatory interactions and communicate results through CSRs, publications, and external forums. You will engage KOLs compliantly and provide matrix leadership, mentoring as needed.

This role will be based for a minimum of 3 days a week onsite in Bilerica, MA.

Who You Are

Medical Degree (MD) or international equivalent; board cert preferred

5–7+ years Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology experience; hands-on patient care

5+ years medical leadership in pharma/biotech clinical development

Proven ability to design development plans and lead global trials in a matrix

Strong GCP/ICH knowledge; familiarity with FDA/EMA requirements

Excellent cross-functional leadership and communication skills

Track record delivering milestones under tight timelines

Willingness to travel domestically/internationally

ADA Requirements

Ability to work at a computer for extended periods (reading/writing/reviewing documents, virtual meetings).

Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.

Ability to travel as required (including navigating airports/hotels/sites).

Ability to attend in-person and virtual meetings, including occasional early/late meetings across time zones.

Pay Range for this position: $229,800 - $381,700

The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses. Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites. For more information click  here .

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
Director
Function
Medical Affairs
Therapeutic area
Immunology
Location
Billerica, Massachusetts, United States
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 254 comparable Director Medical Affairs roles across 47 biopharma companies.

254Comparable roles tracked
240Currently active
47Companies hiring similar roles
20Countries represented

Salary context

130 of 254 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 $229,800/yr – $381,700/yr
Lowest disclosed · Principal Strategic Medical Writer · AbbVie $109,500/yr – $208,500/yr
Highest disclosed · Sr Medical Director (Heme Oncology) (Boston, US) · Servier $298/hr – $350/hr (≈ $619,840–$728,000/yr)
Peer group range $159,000 – $673,920 (median $264,000)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 254 comparable roles

United States194
United Kingdom15
Switzerland8
China's Mainland8
Japan6
Spain4

+ 14 more countries

Seniority mix

254 of 254 peers have a known seniority level

Director225
Senior Director22
Principal7

Therapeutic area mix

111 of 254 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology53
Neuroscience14
Immunology9
Respiratory8
Cardiovascular / CVRM7
Vaccines & Infectious Disease6
Rare Disease6
Dermatology & Aesthetics5
Ophthalmology2
Gastroenterology1

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