Clinical Director, Clinical Research, Hematology
Merck
August 18, 2026
Remote friendly (Rahway, NJ)
United States
Clinical Research and Development
Role Responsibilities
- Plan and direct clinical research activities in Oncology (Hematology), including study design, initiation, execution, monitoring, analysis, regulatory reporting, and publication.
- Plan clinical trials based on clinical development strategy.
- Provide medical oversight and overall conduct of ongoing or new clinical trials.
- Analyze and summarize clinical findings to support safety/efficacy decisions, new drug applications, clinical study reports, and publication.
- Participate in internal and joint internal/external research project teams for new and marketed compounds.
- Support business development assessments of external opportunities.
Additional Responsibilities (may)
- Engage with other functional areas to support study execution.
- Collaborate with commercialization, regulatory affairs, statistics, and manufacturing.
- Provide expert internal/external scientific opinion.
- Maintain scientific knowledge; network with clinical investigators; attend scientific meetings.
- Author development documents/budgets/position papers; facilitate global collaborations.
- Travel ~20% to manage clinical research projects.
Education
- M.D. or M.D./Ph.D.
Required Experience and Skills
- Industry or senior faculty academia experience.
- 3+ years clinical medicine; 1+ year industry drug development or academia biomedical research.
- Scientific scholarship/achievement; track record in clinical medicine and biomedical research.
- Strong interpersonal skills; strong verbal/written communication and presentation.
Preferred
- Board Certified/Eligible in Oncology, Hematology, or related; prior clinical research experience and prior publication.
Required Skills
- Clinical trial planning/support, clinical judgment/research, regulatory requirements, cross-functional teamwork, ethical standards, biomedical research, scientific consulting.
Benefits (if applicable)
- Annual bonus and long-term incentive (if applicable) and comprehensive benefits package.
Application
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (deadline stated on the posting).
- Plan and direct clinical research activities in Oncology (Hematology), including study design, initiation, execution, monitoring, analysis, regulatory reporting, and publication.
- Plan clinical trials based on clinical development strategy.
- Provide medical oversight and overall conduct of ongoing or new clinical trials.
- Analyze and summarize clinical findings to support safety/efficacy decisions, new drug applications, clinical study reports, and publication.
- Participate in internal and joint internal/external research project teams for new and marketed compounds.
- Support business development assessments of external opportunities.
Additional Responsibilities (may)
- Engage with other functional areas to support study execution.
- Collaborate with commercialization, regulatory affairs, statistics, and manufacturing.
- Provide expert internal/external scientific opinion.
- Maintain scientific knowledge; network with clinical investigators; attend scientific meetings.
- Author development documents/budgets/position papers; facilitate global collaborations.
- Travel ~20% to manage clinical research projects.
Education
- M.D. or M.D./Ph.D.
Required Experience and Skills
- Industry or senior faculty academia experience.
- 3+ years clinical medicine; 1+ year industry drug development or academia biomedical research.
- Scientific scholarship/achievement; track record in clinical medicine and biomedical research.
- Strong interpersonal skills; strong verbal/written communication and presentation.
Preferred
- Board Certified/Eligible in Oncology, Hematology, or related; prior clinical research experience and prior publication.
Required Skills
- Clinical trial planning/support, clinical judgment/research, regulatory requirements, cross-functional teamwork, ethical standards, biomedical research, scientific consulting.
Benefits (if applicable)
- Annual bonus and long-term incentive (if applicable) and comprehensive benefits package.
Application
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (deadline stated on the posting).