Regional Medical Scientific Director (RMSD) - Gynecologic Malignancies – MD, WV, VA, NC, DC
Merck · Greater Richmond Region · 1 mo ago
Consulting$210k–$331k/yrFull-time
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We need to parse the job description.
Key sections:
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for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the job description.
Key sections:
- About the role: description of role (first paragraph). Could be "About the role". Provide prose.
- Responsibilities And Primary Activities: list of responsibilities broken into subcategories: Scientific Exchange, Research, Scientific Congress Support, Scientific Insights, Inclusive Mindset and Behavior. Should we create a with items? Probably each bullet as - . Could also group subheadings? But only allowed headings are the listed ones; we cannot add extra headings like Scientific Exchange. So we need to put responsibilities under a single
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- Requirements: location, travel, maybe "Required Location: This role covers the US states of MD, WV, VA, NC, Washington DC Candidates must reside within the territory. Ability for travel up to 50% within the territory". Also maybe "Required Qualifications, Skills, & Experience" includes qualifications. But we have separate sections for Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. The posting includes "Required Qualifications, Skills, & Experience" then list. Then "Preferred Field-based medical experience ...". Then "Preferred Skills". Then "Required Skills". Then "Current Employees apply HERE ..." etc. Also "US And Puerto Rico Residents Only". Also inclusion statements. Also "Requirements" heading later (but that is EEO). We need to extract substantive content: qualifications, skills, experience, preferred, required skills, location, travel, etc. Also Pay: salary range $210,400.00 - $331,100.00. Benefits: comprehensive package described. Schedule: travel up to 50% within territory, maybe flexible work arrangements? There's "Flexible Work Arrangements Remote Shift Not Indicated". Also "Relocation: No relocation". "VISA Sponsorship No". "Travel Requirements 50%". "Valid Driving License Yes". So schedule could be travel requirement. But we only create Schedule section if posting actually states them. It does state travel up to 50% within territory. Also maybe "Flexible Work Arrangements Remote Shift Not Indicated". That's schedule info. So we can include Schedule.
We must not include placeholder like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We must not include duplicated lines. Remove boilerplate: EEO, inclusion statements, accommodation, etc. Also remove "Search Firm Representatives", "Employee Status Regular", etc. Also remove "Job Posting End Date", "Requisition ID". Also remove "Required Skills Gynecologic Oncology, ..."? That's substantive skill list. Keep.
We need to decide what goes under Qualifications vs Skills vs Requirements. The posting has "Required Qualifications, Skills, & Experience" then list. Then "Preferred Field-based medical experience (GYN Oncology experience strongly preferred)Research ExperiencedDemonstrated record of scientific/medical publication #eligibleforERP". Then "Required Skills Gynecologic Oncology, Medical Affairs, Medical Knowledge, Oncology, Pharmaceutical Medical Affairs, Professional Networking, Scientific Communications, Scientific Research, Stakeholder Engagement". Then "Preferred Skills Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE US And Puerto Rico Residents Only". Actually that seems messed up: "Preferred Skills Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE US And Puerto Rico Residents Only". Probably the preferred skills list is missing; but we have "Preferred Skills" then some nonsense. We'll treat that as not substantive. We'll keep the Required Skills list.
Qualifications: 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.
That's a lot; we can keep as list.
Skills: Required Skills list as above.
Preferred: maybe "Preferred Field-based medical experience (GYN Oncology experience strongly preferred)Research ExperiencedDemonstrated record of scientific/medical publication #eligibleforERP". We'll include as a bullet under Preferred? But we don't have a Preferred section heading allowed; we have Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule, About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements. Preferred could go under Qualifications or Skills as additional bullet. We'll incorporate into Qualifications maybe as "Preferred: Field-based medical experience (GYN Oncology experience strongly preferred); Research experienced; Demonstrated record of scientific/medical publication." We'll keep.
Requirements section: location, travel, maybe also "US And Puerto Rico Residents Only". Also "Valid Driving License Yes". Also "Relocation: No relocation". "VISA Sponsorship No". We'll include those.
Pay: salary range.
Benefits: comprehensive package description.
Schedule: travel up to 50% within territory, Flexible Work Arrangements Remote Shift Not Indicated.
We must not include headings with empty content. Ensure each heading has substantive content.
Now produce HTML fragment:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- Scientific Exchange: Develops professional relationships and engages with national and regional Scientific Leaders (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.
Requirements
- Location: US states of MD, WV, VA, NC, Washington DC; candidates must reside within the territory.
- Travel: Ability for travel up to 50% within the territory.
- Relocation: No relocation.
- VISA Sponsorship: Not provided.
- Valid Driving License: Required.
- US and Puerto Rico Residents Only.
Qualifications
- Credentialed: PhD, PharmD, DNP, DO, or MD.
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant therapeutic area experience beyond 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.
- 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 SOPs, GCP guidelines, and administrative/operational responsibilities.
- Preferred: Field-based medical experience (GYN Oncology experience strongly preferred); research experienced; demonstrated record of scientific/medical publication.
Skills
- Gynecologic Oncology
- Medical Affairs
- Medical Knowledge
- Oncology
- Pharmaceutical Medical Affairs
- Professional Networking
- Scientific Communications
- Scientific Research
- Stakeholder Engagement
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including 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.
Pay
The salary range for this role is $210,400.00 - $331,100.00. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.
Schedule
Travel requirement: up to 50% within the territory. Flexible work arrangements: remote shift not indicated.
Check for any duplicated content: we have not included boilerplate. Ensure no mention of EEO, accommodation, etc.
- list, preserving details. Could include sub-bullets? Not allowed? Only
- . Could embed line breaks inside
- . We'll put each responsibility as separate
- with the text.
- Requirements: location, travel, maybe "Required Location: This role covers the US states of MD, WV, VA, NC, Washington DC Candidates must reside within the territory. Ability for travel up to 50% within the territory". Also maybe "Required Qualifications, Skills, & Experience" includes qualifications. But we have separate sections for Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. The posting includes "Required Qualifications, Skills, & Experience" then list. Then "Preferred Field-based medical experience ...". Then "Preferred Skills". Then "Required Skills". Then "Current Employees apply HERE ..." etc. Also "US And Puerto Rico Residents Only". Also inclusion statements. Also "Requirements" heading later (but that is EEO). We need to extract substantive content: qualifications, skills, experience, preferred, required skills, location, travel, etc. Also Pay: salary range $210,400.00 - $331,100.00. Benefits: comprehensive package described. Schedule: travel up to 50% within territory, maybe flexible work arrangements? There's "Flexible Work Arrangements Remote Shift Not Indicated". Also "Relocation: No relocation". "VISA Sponsorship No". "Travel Requirements 50%". "Valid Driving License Yes". So schedule could be travel requirement. But we only create Schedule section if posting actually states them. It does state travel up to 50% within territory. Also maybe "Flexible Work Arrangements Remote Shift Not Indicated". That's schedule info. So we can include Schedule.
We must not include placeholder like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We must not include duplicated lines. Remove boilerplate: EEO, inclusion statements, accommodation, etc. Also remove "Search Firm Representatives", "Employee Status Regular", etc. Also remove "Job Posting End Date", "Requisition ID". Also remove "Required Skills Gynecologic Oncology, ..."? That's substantive skill list. Keep.
We need to decide what goes under Qualifications vs Skills vs Requirements. The posting has "Required Qualifications, Skills, & Experience" then list. Then "Preferred Field-based medical experience (GYN Oncology experience strongly preferred)Research ExperiencedDemonstrated record of scientific/medical publication #eligibleforERP". Then "Required Skills Gynecologic Oncology, Medical Affairs, Medical Knowledge, Oncology, Pharmaceutical Medical Affairs, Professional Networking, Scientific Communications, Scientific Research, Stakeholder Engagement". Then "Preferred Skills Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE US And Puerto Rico Residents Only". Actually that seems messed up: "Preferred Skills Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE US And Puerto Rico Residents Only". Probably the preferred skills list is missing; but we have "Preferred Skills" then some nonsense. We'll treat that as not substantive. We'll keep the Required Skills list.
Qualifications: 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.
That's a lot; we can keep as list.
Skills: Required Skills list as above.
Preferred: maybe "Preferred Field-based medical experience (GYN Oncology experience strongly preferred)Research ExperiencedDemonstrated record of scientific/medical publication #eligibleforERP". We'll include as a bullet under Preferred? But we don't have a Preferred section heading allowed; we have Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule, About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements. Preferred could go under Qualifications or Skills as additional bullet. We'll incorporate into Qualifications maybe as "Preferred: Field-based medical experience (GYN Oncology experience strongly preferred); Research experienced; Demonstrated record of scientific/medical publication." We'll keep.
Requirements section: location, travel, maybe also "US And Puerto Rico Residents Only". Also "Valid Driving License Yes". Also "Relocation: No relocation". "VISA Sponsorship No". We'll include those.
Pay: salary range.
Benefits: comprehensive package description.
Schedule: travel up to 50% within territory, Flexible Work Arrangements Remote Shift Not Indicated.
We must not include headings with empty content. Ensure each heading has substantive content.
Now produce HTML fragment:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- Scientific Exchange: Develops professional relationships and engages with national and regional Scientific Leaders (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.
Requirements
- Location: US states of MD, WV, VA, NC, Washington DC; candidates must reside within the territory.
- Travel: Ability for travel up to 50% within the territory.
- Relocation: No relocation.
- VISA Sponsorship: Not provided.
- Valid Driving License: Required.
- US and Puerto Rico Residents Only.
Qualifications
- Credentialed: PhD, PharmD, DNP, DO, or MD.
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant therapeutic area experience beyond 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.
- 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 SOPs, GCP guidelines, and administrative/operational responsibilities.
- Preferred: Field-based medical experience (GYN Oncology experience strongly preferred); research experienced; demonstrated record of scientific/medical publication.
Skills
- Gynecologic Oncology
- Medical Affairs
- Medical Knowledge
- Oncology
- Pharmaceutical Medical Affairs
- Professional Networking
- Scientific Communications
- Scientific Research
- Stakeholder Engagement
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including 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.
Pay
The salary range for this role is $210,400.00 - $331,100.00. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.
Schedule
Travel requirement: up to 50% within the territory. Flexible work arrangements: remote shift not indicated.
Check for any duplicated content: we have not included boilerplate. Ensure no mention of EEO, accommodation, etc.