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HIV Community Liaison - Northwest

Merck Des Moines, IA (Onsite) Full-Time
**Job Description**

The HIV Community Liaison (CL) is a key member of the Virology Team in the Global Human Health Division. The incumbent plays a critical role in supporting our company's customer centric business model. The successful candidate will be a well-organized, positive, flexible, and compassionate self-starter who will be responsible for developing, managing, and facilitating strong relationships between Community Organizations and our company's Virology team.

Our ability to excel depends on integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity, and teamwork. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect and encouragement.

+ This is a field-based position that will cover the Northwest territory _(Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Alaska and El Paso, Texas)_ .

+ The ideal location to reside is within the state of Arizona.

+ Travel (%) depends on a candidate's location within the territory.

**Primary Responsibilities include and may not be limited to:**

+ Engaging Allied Healthcare Professionals (AHP) in the assigned geography and taking the lead on all local community related initiatives.

+ Establishing strong partnerships with institutions serving the healthcare needs of the community, such as Community Based Organizations (CBO), Service Organizations and clinics. The CL will provide relevant approved resources to AHPs in those institutions (i.e. Case Managers, Treatment Educators, Adherence Counselors, Social Workers, and others).

+ Supporting the educational needs in these institutions by providing approved resources designed to increase patient understanding of select virology related topics, available treatment options, and optimal approaches to patient management.

+ Collaborating with the sales and marketing teams to provide information on our company's resources and medications that are consistent with approved indications and brand messages.

+ Communicating and demonstrating a compelling and consistent vision of our company's commitment to patients.

+ Providing timely feedback on product/ market conditions to a variety of internal stakeholders.

+ Ensuring all activities are within our company's policy and meet legal and compliance requirements.

**Position Qualifications:**

**Minimum Requirements:**

+ BS/BA degree required; Science or Healthcare major and/ or Advanced Science, Public Health or Allied Healthcare Degree preferred.

+ Minimum of 2 years' experience working in the field of Virology (CBO, Clinic, Pharmaceutical Company)

+ Previous pharmaceutical industry experience (i.e. Sales, Marketing or Community Relations) and/or experience working in patient education.

+ Strong understanding of the HIV therapeutic area and the current marketplace.

+ Ability to understand and communicate complex scientific and public health related concepts at an appropriate literacy level to diverse audiences.

+ Strong facilitation skills

+ Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact with individuals from diverse backgrounds.

+ Self-motivated with the ability to perform a high level of independence.

+ Ability to prioritize and organize effectively.

+ Fluent in conversational and written English. Spanish or other second language is a plus.

+ Ability to travel the amount of time the role requires, 40 - 50%.

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