- Company: Merck
- Location: Glendale, Denver
- Full Time
- Glendale, Denver
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Merck at a glance
merckgroup.com- Founded 1668
- Employees 56000
- Ticker MRK
- Revenue (FY2025) $65.01B
- Net income $18.25B
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Merck (Merck Group / Merck KGaA), founded in 1668 and headquartered in Darmstadt, is a German science and technology company with roughly 56,000–60,000 employees across about 66 countries and some 250 group companies. Its businesses span Healthcare, Life Sciences, and Electronics. Ticker: MRK. Overview: Wikipedia.
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Merck is hiring a Virology (HIV) Community Medical Scientific Liaison and Regional Associate Director to lead scientific engagement and disease education efforts across the Mid-Atlantic region, based in Glendale, Denver.
About the Role
As a Medical Scientific Liaison (MSL) specializing in HIV virology, you will serve as a trusted scientific resource and strategic partner to healthcare providers, community organizations, and clinical teams in your region. This is a full-time role where you'll combine clinical knowledge with field expertise to advance Merck's mission in HIV prevention, treatment, and care delivery.
What You'll Do
- Build and maintain professional relationships with infectious disease specialists, primary care physicians, and community health organizations focused on HIV care and virology research
- Provide peer-to-peer medical and scientific education on HIV treatment advances, clinical trial data, and disease state management
- Serve as a scientific expert on company initiatives, clinical evidence, and emerging research in HIV virology
- Conduct presentations, workshops, and educational sessions at healthcare facilities and community forums
- Stay current with peer-reviewed literature, clinical guidelines, and scientific developments in virology and HIV medicine
- Support regional medical and commercial teams by gathering market insights and healthcare provider feedback
- Represent Merck at medical conferences, professional meetings, and community health events
- Ensure all scientific communications are accurate, evidence-based, and compliant with regulatory standards
What We're Looking For
- Advanced degree in life sciences, pharmacy, nursing, or related healthcare field (PharmD, MSN, MS in microbiology/virology, or equivalent professional credential)
- Demonstrated experience in medical science liaison, clinical research, or infectious disease specialty roles
- Deep knowledge of HIV treatment, prevention strategies, and virology research
- Strong scientific communication and presentation skills for diverse audiences
- Established relationships or demonstrated ability to build networks within the HIV clinical and community health landscape
- Ability to travel throughout the Mid-Atlantic region to meet with healthcare providers and community partners
- Self-directed, strategic thinker comfortable working autonomously in a field-based role
About Merck
Merck is a research-driven biopharmaceutical company committed to developing innovative treatments and prevention strategies across therapeutic areas including infectious diseases. We partner with healthcare systems, providers, and communities to translate scientific discovery into real-world health impact.
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Build the skills for this role
Build depth in HIV/virology literature, medical affairs compliance, and clear scientific communication. Strengthen advisory-board facilitation, insight synthesis, and cross-functional partnership with clinical and commercial (non-promotional boundaries). No certification package was supplied for this posting.
- Walk through an HIV data discussion you led with KOLs—sources, balance, and follow-up.
- Explain how you separate medical insight gathering from promotional activity.
- Describe regional prioritization when covering a wide Mid-Atlantic footprint from a Denver base.
- Be ready on Merck’s Healthcare context and how field medical supports evidence needs.
Strong fit if you are an experienced HIV/virology medical scientist who thrives on compliant KOL engagement, regional travel, and translating complex data for community and specialist audiences inside a large multinational healthcare company.
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- Role Virology (HIV) Community MSL / Regional Medical Scientific Associate Director – Mid Atlantic
- Employer Merck
- Location Glendale, Denver
- Type Full Time
- Posted July 4, 2026
- Apply by 2026-08-08
- Country context US
- Overview Full original description on this page (373 words; rewritten for clarity, not a teaser paste)
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- Hacker News — Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2015)
- Hacker News — Ebola vaccine is 'potential game-changer'
- Hacker News — Ebola vaccine is 'potential game-changer'
- Hacker News — Ebola vaccine is 'potential game-changer'
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