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Senior Medical Director, Pulmonary Hypertension, Global Medical Affairs

Job in Mesquite, Clark County, Nevada, 89024, USA
Listing for: Merck
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-02
Job specializations:
  • Healthcare
    Healthcare Management
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 282000 - 444000 USD Yearly USD 282000.00 444000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Job Description

The Global Senior Director Medical Affairs (GDMA) position resides in the Value & Implementation (V&I) organization, which includes GMSA as well as Outcomes Research.

The GDMA is a subject-matter expert (SME) in their area of responsibility (Pulmonary Hypertension) and responsible for driving execution of the Global Medical and Scientific Affairs (GMSA) portion for their assigned Therapeutic Areas (TA) as part of the Global V&I Plans. As a highly specialized SME, they bring business savviness to the organization, are important decision-makers, and will have a focus on the United States (U.S.), while also supporting the rest of world (ROW).

The GDMA works as part of a high-performing, results-driven team, focused on executional excellence.

Role Summary

The Global Senior Director Medical Affairs (GDMA) position resides in the Value & Implementation (V&I) organization, which includes GMSA as well as Outcomes Research.

The GDMA is a subject-matter expert (SME) in their area of responsibility (Pulmonary Hypertension) and responsible for driving execution of the Global Medical and Scientific Affairs (GMSA) portion for their assigned Therapeutic Areas (TA) as part of the Global V&I Plans. As a highly specialized SME, they bring business savviness to the organization, are important decision-makers, and will have a focus on the United States (U.S.), while also supporting the rest of world (ROW).

The GDMA works as part of a high-performing, results-driven team, focused on executional excellence.

Responsibilities and Primary Activities
  • Drives execution of the annual V&I plan with medical affairs colleagues from key countries and regions with a focus on the U.S. Acts as an empowered partner, making informed decisions with a strategic and agile mindset.
  • Serves as the SME and connector across assigned therapeutic areas, translating global scientific platforms into actionable Medical Value Narratives (MVNs). Actively engages with country-level stakeholders—including medical advisors, payers, and scientific leaders to ensure strategic alignment and support local data generation, congress planning, and advisory boards.
  • Serves as the medical representative within Product Development sub-teams (including Clinical, V&I, Commercial, Publications, and Label), leveraging the V&I GMSA vision to drive strategic planning, outcome delivery, and tactical execution. Communicates pertinent information to stakeholders [e.g., Executive Director Medical Affairs (EDMA), Regional Strategy Leads (RSL), Regional Director Medical Affairs (RDMA), U.S. Director Medical Affairs (US DMA), Payor and Access Strategy Leads (PASLs)] to inform and influence country and regional planning.
  • Acts as the subject-matter expert, collaborating closely with V&I Outcomes Research (VIOR), Policy, Commercial, and Market Access teams to identify and address opportunities and barriers in key countries.
  • Serves as a strategic partner for Big Country Markets (U.S., China, Japan) with no RDMA role.

    Plays a pivotal role in bridging global strategy with local execution, including understanding the needs of the U.S. Market. Proactively collaborates with the US DMA and equivalent roles in China and Japan, ensuring that country-specific insights are integrated into the global V&I plans and that global strategies contextualized for local relevance.
  • Consolidates actionable medical insights from countries and regions.
  • Engages with a network of international scientific leaders and other key stakeholders (therapeutic guideline committees, payers, public groups, government officials, medical societies) about our company’s emerging science, building an important network and partnership internally and externally. Monitors external changing environment in…
Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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