Clinical Director, Clinical Research, Hematology
Merck
August 21, 2026
Remote
United States
Clinical Research and Development
Clinical Director (Principal Scientist) — Oncology (Hematology Section)
Responsibilities:
- Plan and direct clinical research activities for new or marketed medicines across all phases of development.
- Manage clinical development cycle for assigned studies: 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/summarize clinical findings to support safety/efficacy decisions, regulatory submissions, clinical study reports, and publications.
- Participate in internal and joint internal/external research project teams for new compounds and further study of marketed compounds.
- Support business development assessments of external opportunities.
- Engage cross-functionally with commercialization, regulatory affairs, statistics, and manufacturing; keep colleagues informed of study progress.
- Provide expert scientific opinion internally and externally.
Scientific knowledge/activities:
- Stay current on scientific developments and research methodologies.
- Identify and engage strong investigators; establish communications with clinical investigators.
- Attend scientific meetings; author development documents/presentations/budgets/position papers; facilitate global collaborations.
- Travel ~20% to manage future or ongoing clinical research projects.
Education:
- M.D. or M.D./Ph.D.
Required qualifications/skills:
- Industry or senior faculty academia experience.
- 3+ years clinical medicine experience; 1+ year industry drug development or biomedical research in academia.
- Demonstrated scientific scholarship and track record in clinical medicine and biomedical research.
- Strong interpersonal, verbal/written, and presentation skills; team-oriented.
Preferred:
- Board Certified or Eligible in Oncology, Hematology, or related discipline.
- Prior clinical research experience and prior publication.
Required skills: Academic presentations, Clinical trial planning/support, Clinical judgment/research, cross-functional teamwork, ethical standards, regulatory requirements, scientific consulting.
Application: Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (deadline stated on posting).
Responsibilities:
- Plan and direct clinical research activities for new or marketed medicines across all phases of development.
- Manage clinical development cycle for assigned studies: 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/summarize clinical findings to support safety/efficacy decisions, regulatory submissions, clinical study reports, and publications.
- Participate in internal and joint internal/external research project teams for new compounds and further study of marketed compounds.
- Support business development assessments of external opportunities.
- Engage cross-functionally with commercialization, regulatory affairs, statistics, and manufacturing; keep colleagues informed of study progress.
- Provide expert scientific opinion internally and externally.
Scientific knowledge/activities:
- Stay current on scientific developments and research methodologies.
- Identify and engage strong investigators; establish communications with clinical investigators.
- Attend scientific meetings; author development documents/presentations/budgets/position papers; facilitate global collaborations.
- Travel ~20% to manage future or ongoing clinical research projects.
Education:
- M.D. or M.D./Ph.D.
Required qualifications/skills:
- Industry or senior faculty academia experience.
- 3+ years clinical medicine experience; 1+ year industry drug development or biomedical research in academia.
- Demonstrated scientific scholarship and track record in clinical medicine and biomedical research.
- Strong interpersonal, verbal/written, and presentation skills; team-oriented.
Preferred:
- Board Certified or Eligible in Oncology, Hematology, or related discipline.
- Prior clinical research experience and prior publication.
Required skills: Academic presentations, Clinical trial planning/support, Clinical judgment/research, cross-functional teamwork, ethical standards, regulatory requirements, scientific consulting.
Application: Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (deadline stated on posting).