Clinical Director, Clinical Research, Hematology
Merck
13 days ago
Remote friendly (Upper Gwynedd, PA)
United States
Clinical Research and Development
Clinical Director (Principal Scientist) — Oncology (Hematology)
Responsibilities:
- Plan clinical trials (designing, collaborating on operational plans) based on clinical development strategy.
- Provide medical oversight and overall conduct of ongoing or new clinical trials for investigational/marketed drugs.
- 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 development of new and marketed compounds.
- Support business development assessments of external opportunities.
- Engage with other functional areas to support study execution.
- Collaborate with experts in commercialization, regulatory affairs, statistics, and manufacturing to manage clinical development projects.
- Keep colleagues informed of progress of company and competitor drug studies.
- Provide expert internal/external scientific opinion on relevant questions.
Maintain scientific knowledge by:
- Staying current on scientific developments and methodologies.
- Identifying strong investigators.
- Establishing communications with prominent clinical investigators.
- Attending appropriate scientific meetings.
May:
- Author development documents, presentations, budgets, and position papers.
- Facilitate global collaborations.
- Travel ~20% to manage future/ongoing clinical research projects.
Education:
- M.D. or M.D./Ph.D.
Required experience/skills:
- Industry or senior faculty (academia) experience.
- 3+ years clinical medicine experience.
- 1+ year industry drug development or biomedical research (academia).
- Record of scientific scholarship/achievement; clinical medicine track record and biomedical research background.
- Strong interpersonal skills; team environment capability.
- Strong verbal/written communication and presentation skills.
Preferred:
- Board Certified or Eligible in Oncology, Hematology, or related discipline.
- Prior clinical research experience and prior publication.
Required skills (keywords): Academic presentations; adaptability; biomedical research; clinical investigations/judgment; clinical research; clinical trial planning/support; cross-functional teamwork; ethical standards; intellectual curiosity; new technology integration; regulatory requirements; scientific consulting.
Application instructions:
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub for current employees).
Responsibilities:
- Plan clinical trials (designing, collaborating on operational plans) based on clinical development strategy.
- Provide medical oversight and overall conduct of ongoing or new clinical trials for investigational/marketed drugs.
- 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 development of new and marketed compounds.
- Support business development assessments of external opportunities.
- Engage with other functional areas to support study execution.
- Collaborate with experts in commercialization, regulatory affairs, statistics, and manufacturing to manage clinical development projects.
- Keep colleagues informed of progress of company and competitor drug studies.
- Provide expert internal/external scientific opinion on relevant questions.
Maintain scientific knowledge by:
- Staying current on scientific developments and methodologies.
- Identifying strong investigators.
- Establishing communications with prominent clinical investigators.
- Attending appropriate scientific meetings.
May:
- Author development documents, presentations, budgets, and position papers.
- Facilitate global collaborations.
- Travel ~20% to manage future/ongoing clinical research projects.
Education:
- M.D. or M.D./Ph.D.
Required experience/skills:
- Industry or senior faculty (academia) experience.
- 3+ years clinical medicine experience.
- 1+ year industry drug development or biomedical research (academia).
- Record of scientific scholarship/achievement; clinical medicine track record and biomedical research background.
- Strong interpersonal skills; team environment capability.
- Strong verbal/written communication and presentation skills.
Preferred:
- Board Certified or Eligible in Oncology, Hematology, or related discipline.
- Prior clinical research experience and prior publication.
Required skills (keywords): Academic presentations; adaptability; biomedical research; clinical investigations/judgment; clinical research; clinical trial planning/support; cross-functional teamwork; ethical standards; intellectual curiosity; new technology integration; regulatory requirements; scientific consulting.
Application instructions:
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub for current employees).