- Company: Merck
- Location: Rahway, Union County
- Full Time
- Rahway, Union County
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merckgroup.com- Founded 1668
- Employees 56000
- Ticker MRK
- Revenue (FY2025) $65.01B
- Net income $18.25B
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Merck Group (Merck) is a German science and technology company founded in 1668 and based in Darmstadt, with roughly 56,000 employees across Healthcare, Life Sciences, and Electronics. More at merckgroup.com.
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Merck seeks a Senior Global Director Medical Affairs (GDMA) - Genitourinary Malignancies for its full-time opening in Rahway, Union County. This senior leadership position focuses on advancing medical expertise and strategy execution specifically for genitourinary malignancies within a global framework.
About the Role
As the Senior Global Director Medical Affairs (GDMA) - Genitourinary Malignancies at Merck in Rahway, Union County, you become the designated authority for the genitourinary oncology domain. The role centers on advancing the medical and scientific components of assigned therapeutic domains so they align seamlessly with overarching value realization and implementation strategies. You operate at a specialist level to shape how medical insights translate into coordinated global actions that support product and therapy-area priorities. This full-time position demands deep command of the genitourinary field while coordinating with teams that handle broader value and implementation objectives. Candidates searching for Senior Global Director Medical Affairs (GDMA) - Genitourinary Malignancies jobs near Rahway or Merck careers in Union County will find this posting structured for that exact intent.
Core Duties
- Lead completion of the medical and scientific affairs elements that form part of global value and implementation strategies for genitourinary malignancies therapeutic domains.
- Supply authoritative guidance on medical positioning and evidence needs for assigned tumor areas, related assets, and supporting materials.
- Align internal stakeholders on integrated medical execution plans that advance therapeutic-area goals across regions.
- Track evolving science and clinical practice in genitourinary oncology so value and implementation activities remain current and relevant.
- Represent specialized medical perspectives during global planning forums and cross-functional reviews at Merck.
Requirements
- Demonstrated standing as a recognized authority in medical affairs for oncology domains, with particular strength in genitourinary malignancies.
- Proven track record directing the medical and scientific portions of global therapeutic-area strategies and value-focused plans.
- Ability to translate deep knowledge of defined tumors, assets, or comparable categories into actionable global medical activities.
- Strong capability to lead specialized medical initiatives within a multi-matrix global organization.
- Advanced professional credentials and experience consistent with senior medical-affairs leadership for complex oncology areas.
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Rahway sits in Union County, New Jersey, in the dense Northeast corridor near New York. On-site work here is the norm for this listing (not remote).
New Jersey is a state located in both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the heavily urbanized Northeast megalopolis, it is bordered to the northwest, north, and northeast by New York State; on its east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on its west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on its southwest by Delaware Bay a
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National unemployment rate in US: 4.2% — via World Bank
Private-sector wage growth (year over year): 3.3% — via FRED
National quits rate: 1.9% — via FRED (BLS JOLTS)
Weekly initial unemployment claims: 208,000 — via FRED
GDP per capita in US: $90,027 — via World Bank
Consumer price inflation in US: 2.9% (annual) — via World Bank
Real GDP growth in US: 2.2% (annual) — via World Bank
Average hours worked per year in US: 1,800 — via OECD
Minimum wage in New Jersey: $15.92/hr — via FRED
Real GDP per capita in New Jersey: $72,068 — via FRED
Home prices in New Jersey (year over year): +5.4% — via FRED
Median household income in Union County: $100,117 — via US Census ACS / Data USA
Average commute time in Union County: 31 min — via US Census ACS / Data USA
Most common commute in Union County: Drove Alone (61%) — via US Census ACS / Data USA
Households with home internet in Union County: 93% — via US Census ACS / Data USA
Nearby history: Rahway Theatre, listed 1986 (256m away) — via National Register of Historic Places
Typical climate: average high 64°F / low 42°F year-round (summers around 84°F, winters around 24°F) — via NOAA 1991-2020 Normals
Walkability: Most walkable (19.3/20) — via EPA National Walkability Index
Typical rent nearby: $1,822/mo (1BR) · $2,205/mo (2BR) — via HUD Fair Market Rents
- Elevation 7m (23 ft)
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Prioritize: GU oncology science, global medical strategy, evidence generation, stakeholder management, and regulatory/compliance fluency in medical affairs. No cert package was provided in the source data.
- How you set global medical strategy in GU malignancies
- Examples of KOL networks, advisory boards, and data-generation plans
- How you partner with clinical development and commercial while staying non-promotional
- Cross-region leadership and prioritization under portfolio pressure
Strong fit if you are an experienced oncology medical-affairs leader ready for global GU ownership at a large pharma science company, with comfort in New Jersey–based, on-site collaboration.
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- Role Senior Global Director Medical Affairs (GDMA) – Genitourinary Malignancies
- Employer Merck
- Location Rahway, Union County
- Type Full Time
- Posted June 6, 2026
- Apply by 2026-07-28
- Country context US
- Overview Full original description on this page (373 words; rewritten for clarity, not a teaser paste)
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