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/new clinical trials for investigational or marketed drugs.
- Analyze and summarize clinical findings to support safety/efficacy decisions and regulatory submissions/publication.
- Participate in internal and joint internal/external research project teams for new and marketed compounds.
- Support business development assessments of external opportunities.
May include:
- Engage with functional areas to support study execution.
- Collaborate cross-functionally (commercialization, regulatory affairs, statistics, manufacturing).
- Provide expert input on scientific questions.
- Maintain scientific fund of knowledge via investigator identification, outreach, and attendance at scientific meetings.
- Author development documents/presentations/budgets/position papers; facilitate global collaborations.
- Travel ~20% to manage clinical research projects.
Education:
- M.D. or M.D./Ph.D.
Required:
- Industry or senior faculty academia experience.
- 3+ years clinical medicine experience.
- 1+ year industry drug development or academic biomedical research.
- Demonstrated scientific scholarship; proven clinical medicine and biomedical research background.
- Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills; strong written/verbal communication and presentation skills.
Preferred:
- Board Certified/Eligible in Oncology, Hematology, or related.
- Prior clinical research experience and prior publication.
Application:
- Apply at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub for current employees). Application deadline: as stated on the posting. Requisition ID: R398109.