Regional Medical Scientific Director (RMSD) - Gynecologic Malignancies – LA, MS, AL, GA, FL, SC
for each heading. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings; fold minor metadata into short
or drop it. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Preserve all substantive info; do not invent or summarize away detail. Include a section only when posting has real, specific content for it—never emit heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them.
We need to extract content:
- About the role: The description paragraph: "The Regional Medical Scientific Director (Regional Medical Scientific Director) is a credentialed (i.e., PhD, PharmD, DNP, MD) therapeutic and disease expert who engages in bidirectional exchange of scientific or medical information with Scientific Leaders (SLs). The role provides balanced, factual, scientific information about non-product areas of interest to the Company and replies to scientific questions from SLs, including questions about Company products. The work of a Regional Medical Scientific Director is aligned to: Scientific Exchange, Research, Scientific Congress Support, and Scientific Insights. Regional Medical Scientific Directors liaise between the scientific community and the Company to enhance the comprehension of scientific foundations and goals for approved, in-development, and active Company-sponsored trials and/or investigator-sponsored research studies. The Regional Medical Scientific Director serves as a role model for other field medical team members in ways that include on-boarding and/or sharing of therapeutic expertise."
We can put that as prose under
About the role
.
- Responsibilities: The "Responsibilities And Primary Activities" section includes subsections: Scientific Exchange, Research, Scientific Congress Support, Scientific Insights, Inclusive Mindset and Behavior. We need to capture bullet points? The text is paragraph style but we can treat each bullet as list items. Let's extract each duty:
Scientific Exchange:
- Develops professional relationships and engages with national and regional SLs to ensure access to company-approved medical and scientific information on areas of therapeutic interest and Company products
- Conducts peer-to-peer scientific discussions and maintains a reliable presence with those SLs to ensure they have a medical contact within the company
- Addresses scientific questions and directs SL inquiries on issues outside of Regional Medical Scientific Director scope (e.g., grants) to appropriate company resources consistent with applicable policies
- Maintains current knowledge and comprehension of dynamic scientific and clinical environment in the Company's Areas of Interest (AOI) for the Regional Medical Scientific Director’s specific therapeutic area.
Research:
- Upon request from Global Center for Scientific Affairs (GCSA), initiates discussions with SLs and/or potential investigators that include scientific/data exchange within our AOI to determine the alignment with our research strategies, studies concepts, scientific merit, and qualifications for a specific compound or trial
- Enhances the comprehension of the scientific foundations and goals of investigator-sponsored research
- Identifies barriers to patient enrollment and retention efforts to achieve study milestones
- Upon request from Global Clinical Trial Operations (GCTO), recommends study sites and identifies potential investigators to participate in phase II-IV clinical development programs, conducts Site Initiation Visits (SIVs), and detects barriers to patient enrollment and retention efforts to achieve study milestones.
- Protocol leadership responsibilities in collaboration with GCTO
- Addresses questions from investigators and provides information regarding participation in Company-sponsored clinical studies
Scientific Congress Support:
- Engages in scientific congresses and medical meetings, facilitates scientific and data exchange for both Company and competitor data.
Scientific Insights:
- Gathers feedback, data, or information during routine activities that can help the company better comprehend medical or scientific needs, priorities, or concerns of SLs and/or patients
Inclusive Mindset and Behavior:
- Demonstrates eagerness to contribute to an environment of belonging and empowerment
- Leads by example and serves as a role model for creating, leading, and retaining workforce
We can combine into a single - list for responsibilities.
- Requirements: There's a "Required Location: This role covers the US states of GA, FL, SC, AL, MS, & LA Candidates must reside within the territory. Ability for travel up to 50% within the territory". Also "Required Qualifications, Skills, & Experience" section includes qualifications. Also "Preferred Field-based medical experience (GYN Oncology experience strongly preferred) Research Experienced Demonstrated record of scientific/medical publication #eligible for ERP". Also "Required Skills" list: Clinical Sciences, Gynecologic Oncology, Medical Affairs, Medical Knowledge, Meeting Facilitation, Oncology, Pharmaceutical Medical Affairs, Professional Networking, Scientific Communications, Scientific Research, Stakeholder Engagement. Also "Preferred Skills" list: Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE (these are application instructions, we drop). Also "US And Puerto Rico Residents Only". Also "Our company is committed to inclusion..." (EEO boilerplate, drop). Also "As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer..." drop. Also "We are proud to be a company..." drop. Also "Learn more about your rights..." drop. Also "The salary range for this role is $210,400.00 - $331,100.00 ..." That's Pay section. Also "The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable." Also "We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits." That's Benefits.
Also "You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee)." That's application instruction, drop.
Also "The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting." drop.
Also "San Francisco Residents Only: ..." drop (legal). Also "Los Angeles Residents Only: ..." drop.
Also "Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully ..." drop.
Also "Employee Status Regular Relocation: No relocation VISA Sponsorship No Travel Requirements 50% Flexible Work Arrangements Remote Shift Not Indicated Valid Driving License Yes Hazardous Material(s) n/a Job Posting End Date 10/3/2026 A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date. Requisition ID:R418193" This is metadata; we can fold minor metadata into short
or drop. We could include location, travel, relocation, visa, etc. But we need to avoid duplication. The location and travel already mentioned. We can include a short
for location and travel maybe under Requirements? But we already have location in Required Location. We can treat that as part of Requirements (maybe under a
). However we must not repeat job title. We can include a
for location and travel.
We need sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We have Pay: salary range $210,400.00 - $331,100.00, plus eligibility for annual bonus and long-term incentive.
We have Benefits: medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (employee and family), retirement benefits including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, compassionate and sick days.
We have Schedule: travel up to 50% within territory, maybe flexible work arrangements? The posting says "Ability for travel up to 50% within the territory". Also "Flexible Work Arrangements" mentioned under metadata. Also "Remote Shift Not Indicated". So schedule could be travel requirement and flexible work arrangements. We'll include a Schedule section with bullet points: Travel up to 50% within territory; Flexible work arrangements available; Remote work not indicated (maybe we shouldn't include placeholder like "not indicated"? The instruction says never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. It says we can create Schedule section if posting actually states them. It does state travel up to 50% and flexible work arrangements. "Remote Shift Not Indicated" is maybe filler; we could omit that. We'll include travel and flexible work arrangements.
Now Requirements: We need to capture required qualifications etc. The "Required Qualifications, Skills, & Experience" includes bullet points: Minimum PhD, PharmD, DNP, DO, or MD; Proven competence and a minimum of 3 years of relevant therapeutic area experience beyond that obtained in the terminal degree program; Ability to conduct doctoral-level discussions with key external stakeholders; Dedication to scientific excellence with a strong focus on scientific education and dialogue; Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and networking skills; A thorough comprehension of FDA, OIG, HIPAA, and other ethical guidelines, laws, and regulations relevant to the pharmaceutical industry and its customers; Ability to organize, prioritize, and work effectively in a constantly changing environment; Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, OneNote); Familiarity with virtual meeting platforms; Desire to contribute to an environment of belonging and empowerment; Working to transform the environment, culture, and business landscape; Ensure business value, per global strategy; Ensuring accountability to drive an inclusive culture; Strengthening the foundational elements; Consistent adherence to field and corporate policies and Global Medical Scientific Affairs (GMSA) strategy, including field standard operating procedures (SOPs), Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines, and administrative/operational responsibilities.
Also "Preferred Field-based medical experience (GYN Oncology experience strongly preferred)" and "Research Experienced Demonstrated record of scientific/medical publication #eligible for ERP". Those are preferred qualifications, not required. We could put them under Qualifications? Actually we have separate Qualifications and Skills sections. The instruction: Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need separate sections for Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. Likely Requirements = mandatory qualifications? Qualifications = maybe education/credentials? Skills = abilities. But we can interpret as: Requirements = location, travel, etc. Qualifications = education/experience. Skills = specific skills list. However the posting lumps many items under "Required Qualifications, Skills, & Experience". We need to split them logically.
We could treat:
- Requirements: location, travel eligibility, maybe relocation, visa, etc. But we already have location and travel in separate sections? Actually location could be under Requirements. Travel could be under Schedule. We'll decide.
Better: Use Requirements for mandatory qualifications (education, experience). Use Qualifications for preferred qualifications? But the instruction list includes both Requirements and Qualifications as separate headings. We need to decide what goes where.
Given typical job postings: Requirements often list mandatory qualifications (education, experience). Qualifications sometimes list preferred qualifications. Skills list specific abilities.
Thus:
- Requirements (mandatory): Minimum PhD, PharmD, DNP, DO, or MD; Proven competence and a minimum of 3 years of relevant therapeutic area experience beyond that obtained in the terminal degree program; Ability to conduct doctoral-level discussions with key external stakeholders; Dedication to scientific excellence with a strong focus on scientific education and dialogue; Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and networking skills
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings; fold minor metadata into short
or drop it. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Preserve all substantive info; do not invent or summarize away detail. Include a section only when posting has real, specific content for it—never emit heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. We need to extract content: - About the role: The description paragraph: "The Regional Medical Scientific Director (Regional Medical Scientific Director) is a credentialed (i.e., PhD, PharmD, DNP, MD) therapeutic and disease expert who engages in bidirectional exchange of scientific or medical information with Scientific Leaders (SLs). The role provides balanced, factual, scientific information about non-product areas of interest to the Company and replies to scientific questions from SLs, including questions about Company products. The work of a Regional Medical Scientific Director is aligned to: Scientific Exchange, Research, Scientific Congress Support, and Scientific Insights. Regional Medical Scientific Directors liaise between the scientific community and the Company to enhance the comprehension of scientific foundations and goals for approved, in-development, and active Company-sponsored trials and/or investigator-sponsored research studies. The Regional Medical Scientific Director serves as a role model for other field medical team members in ways that include on-boarding and/or sharing of therapeutic expertise." We can put that as prose under
About the role
. - Responsibilities: The "Responsibilities And Primary Activities" section includes subsections: Scientific Exchange, Research, Scientific Congress Support, Scientific Insights, Inclusive Mindset and Behavior. We need to capture bullet points? The text is paragraph style but we can treat each bullet as list items. Let's extract each duty: Scientific Exchange: - Develops professional relationships and engages with national and regional SLs to ensure access to company-approved medical and scientific information on areas of therapeutic interest and Company products - Conducts peer-to-peer scientific discussions and maintains a reliable presence with those SLs to ensure they have a medical contact within the company - Addresses scientific questions and directs SL inquiries on issues outside of Regional Medical Scientific Director scope (e.g., grants) to appropriate company resources consistent with applicable policies - Maintains current knowledge and comprehension of dynamic scientific and clinical environment in the Company's Areas of Interest (AOI) for the Regional Medical Scientific Director’s specific therapeutic area. Research: - Upon request from Global Center for Scientific Affairs (GCSA), initiates discussions with SLs and/or potential investigators that include scientific/data exchange within our AOI to determine the alignment with our research strategies, studies concepts, scientific merit, and qualifications for a specific compound or trial - Enhances the comprehension of the scientific foundations and goals of investigator-sponsored research - Identifies barriers to patient enrollment and retention efforts to achieve study milestones - Upon request from Global Clinical Trial Operations (GCTO), recommends study sites and identifies potential investigators to participate in phase II-IV clinical development programs, conducts Site Initiation Visits (SIVs), and detects barriers to patient enrollment and retention efforts to achieve study milestones. - Protocol leadership responsibilities in collaboration with GCTO - Addresses questions from investigators and provides information regarding participation in Company-sponsored clinical studies Scientific Congress Support: - Engages in scientific congresses and medical meetings, facilitates scientific and data exchange for both Company and competitor data. Scientific Insights: - Gathers feedback, data, or information during routine activities that can help the company better comprehend medical or scientific needs, priorities, or concerns of SLs and/or patients Inclusive Mindset and Behavior: - Demonstrates eagerness to contribute to an environment of belonging and empowerment - Leads by example and serves as a role model for creating, leading, and retaining workforce We can combine into a single- list for responsibilities.
- Requirements: There's a "Required Location: This role covers the US states of GA, FL, SC, AL, MS, & LA Candidates must reside within the territory. Ability for travel up to 50% within the territory". Also "Required Qualifications, Skills, & Experience" section includes qualifications. Also "Preferred Field-based medical experience (GYN Oncology experience strongly preferred) Research Experienced Demonstrated record of scientific/medical publication #eligible for ERP". Also "Required Skills" list: Clinical Sciences, Gynecologic Oncology, Medical Affairs, Medical Knowledge, Meeting Facilitation, Oncology, Pharmaceutical Medical Affairs, Professional Networking, Scientific Communications, Scientific Research, Stakeholder Engagement. Also "Preferred Skills" list: Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE (these are application instructions, we drop). Also "US And Puerto Rico Residents Only". Also "Our company is committed to inclusion..." (EEO boilerplate, drop). Also "As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer..." drop. Also "We are proud to be a company..." drop. Also "Learn more about your rights..." drop. Also "The salary range for this role is $210,400.00 - $331,100.00 ..." That's Pay section. Also "The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable." Also "We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits." That's Benefits.
Also "You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee)." That's application instruction, drop.
Also "The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting." drop.
Also "San Francisco Residents Only: ..." drop (legal). Also "Los Angeles Residents Only: ..." drop.
Also "Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully ..." drop.
Also "Employee Status Regular Relocation: No relocation VISA Sponsorship No Travel Requirements 50% Flexible Work Arrangements Remote Shift Not Indicated Valid Driving License Yes Hazardous Material(s) n/a Job Posting End Date 10/3/2026 A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date. Requisition ID:R418193" This is metadata; we can fold minor metadata into short
or drop. We could include location, travel, relocation, visa, etc. But we need to avoid duplication. The location and travel already mentioned. We can include a short
for location and travel maybe under Requirements? But we already have location in Required Location. We can treat that as part of Requirements (maybe under a
). However we must not repeat job title. We can include a
for location and travel. We need sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We have Pay: salary range $210,400.00 - $331,100.00, plus eligibility for annual bonus and long-term incentive. We have Benefits: medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (employee and family), retirement benefits including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, compassionate and sick days. We have Schedule: travel up to 50% within territory, maybe flexible work arrangements? The posting says "Ability for travel up to 50% within the territory". Also "Flexible Work Arrangements" mentioned under metadata. Also "Remote Shift Not Indicated". So schedule could be travel requirement and flexible work arrangements. We'll include a Schedule section with bullet points: Travel up to 50% within territory; Flexible work arrangements available; Remote work not indicated (maybe we shouldn't include placeholder like "not indicated"? The instruction says never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. It says we can create Schedule section if posting actually states them. It does state travel up to 50% and flexible work arrangements. "Remote Shift Not Indicated" is maybe filler; we could omit that. We'll include travel and flexible work arrangements. Now Requirements: We need to capture required qualifications etc. The "Required Qualifications, Skills, & Experience" includes bullet points: Minimum PhD, PharmD, DNP, DO, or MD; Proven competence and a minimum of 3 years of relevant therapeutic area experience beyond that obtained in the terminal degree program; Ability to conduct doctoral-level discussions with key external stakeholders; Dedication to scientific excellence with a strong focus on scientific education and dialogue; Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and networking skills; A thorough comprehension of FDA, OIG, HIPAA, and other ethical guidelines, laws, and regulations relevant to the pharmaceutical industry and its customers; Ability to organize, prioritize, and work effectively in a constantly changing environment; Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, OneNote); Familiarity with virtual meeting platforms; Desire to contribute to an environment of belonging and empowerment; Working to transform the environment, culture, and business landscape; Ensure business value, per global strategy; Ensuring accountability to drive an inclusive culture; Strengthening the foundational elements; Consistent adherence to field and corporate policies and Global Medical Scientific Affairs (GMSA) strategy, including field standard operating procedures (SOPs), Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines, and administrative/operational responsibilities. Also "Preferred Field-based medical experience (GYN Oncology experience strongly preferred)" and "Research Experienced Demonstrated record of scientific/medical publication #eligible for ERP". Those are preferred qualifications, not required. We could put them under Qualifications? Actually we have separate Qualifications and Skills sections. The instruction: Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need separate sections for Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. Likely Requirements = mandatory qualifications? Qualifications = maybe education/credentials? Skills = abilities. But we can interpret as: Requirements = location, travel, etc. Qualifications = education/experience. Skills = specific skills list. However the posting lumps many items under "Required Qualifications, Skills, & Experience". We need to split them logically. We could treat: - Requirements: location, travel eligibility, maybe relocation, visa, etc. But we already have location and travel in separate sections? Actually location could be under Requirements. Travel could be under Schedule. We'll decide. Better: Use Requirements for mandatory qualifications (education, experience). Use Qualifications for preferred qualifications? But the instruction list includes both Requirements and Qualifications as separate headings. We need to decide what goes where. Given typical job postings: Requirements often list mandatory qualifications (education, experience). Qualifications sometimes list preferred qualifications. Skills list specific abilities. Thus: - Requirements (mandatory): Minimum PhD, PharmD, DNP, DO, or MD; Proven competence and a minimum of 3 years of relevant therapeutic area experience beyond that obtained in the terminal degree program; Ability to conduct doctoral-level discussions with key external stakeholders; Dedication to scientific excellence with a strong focus on scientific education and dialogue; Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and networking skills