Medical Advisor, General & Speciality Medicine

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Job Description We are looking for a Medical Advisor to join our General & Specialty Medicine team in Ireland. This is a broad medical affairs role with real variety — combining scientific exchange, stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration to support patients and healthcare professionals across the country. You will help shape and deliver the local medical affairs plan, working closely with colleagues across medical affairs, access, regulatory, clinical development and commercial teams. The role also involves building strong external relationships with healthcare professionals and scientific leaders, contributing to the scientific credibility of the organisation and ensuring all activities are carried out to a high standard of compliance and governance. What You Will Do: Provide fair, balanced and non-promotional medical and scientific support in response to healthcare professional enquiries Build and maintain credible relationships with Scientific Leaders, healthcare professionals and academic centres Lead the development and delivery of the Medical Affairs Plan for the allocated therapy area Work cross-functionally to deliver medical projects and initiatives, including symposia, advisory boards activities and medical education Partner with market access, regulatory and clinical development colleagues to support patient access to medicines Contribute to local access and HTA preparation by gathering insights and validating key assumptions Represent the Medical Department at congresses, symposia and other non-promotional medical events Support data generation activities, including identification of research opportunities, centres and investigators Help interpret and disseminate study outputs and translate local evidence into insights that support policy and access discussions Act as a medical resource for internal teams, including support for Scientific Leader identification and commercial training where appropriate Work with clinical research colleagues to identify potential investigators for clinical development programmes Maintain in-depth knowledge of the relevant products, disease area and external environment Ensure all activities are conducted in line with pharmacovigilance requirements, applicable laws, regulations, codes and company policies Spend up to 25% of your time in external engagements. What we are looking for: Medical degree or pharmacy degree. A higher science degree (i.e. MSc, PhD) is allowable, preferably with industry experience in medical affairs and clear demonstration of achievements. High level of knowledge of IPHA Code of Practice, preferably with final signatory status. Proven relationship building skills with scientific leaders (either in the pharmaceutical industry or healthcare/academic setting). Understanding of the wider Irish healthcare and reimbursement environment and key opportunities for pharma and the HSE to partner effectively within the scope of the IPHA Code of Practice. IT skills, including but not limited to use of MS Office software. Therapy area knowledge and therapy area industry experience is preferable. Required Professional Competencies Business & Financial Acumen – understands and intelligently applies economic, financial and industry data to make business decisions that drive value for our company and our customers. Working Across Boundaries – thinks and acts beyond one’s silo – bridges boundaries across teams, functions, divisions, geographies, external stakeholders and customers. Strategic Thinking – visualizes the way forward, identifying opportunities that add value to the work, to the business and to our customers. Project Management – organizes work efforts by prioritizing tasks, using resources optimally, establishing appropriate deadlines and ensuring on-time delivery. Productive Communication – plans and delivers ideas and information to others in a clear and impactful manner. Problem Solving – gathers and analyses data and effectively responds to new, complex or problematic situations; creates solutions that drive value for our company and our external stakeholders, incorporating innovative approaches where relevant. Required Skills: Adaptability, Advisory Board Development, Business Decisions, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Healthcare Education, Interpersonal Relationships, Medical Affairs, Operational Excellence, Pharmacovigilance, Project Management, Scientific Communications, Strategic Thinking Preferred Skills: Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails. Employee Status: Regular Relocation: VISA Sponsorship: Travel Requirements: Flexible Work Arrangements: Hybrid Shift: Valid Driving License: Hazardous Material(s): Job Posting End Date: 08/12/2026*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.