Clinical Director, Clinical Research, Ophthalmology
Merck
3 days ago
Remote
United States
Clinical Research and Development
Job Summary
Clinical Director (Principal Scientist) plans and directs clinical research activities in ophthalmology for new or marketed medicines across the full development lifecycle (pre-clinical to post-licensure), including study design, initiation, execution, monitoring, analysis, regulatory reporting, and publication.
Responsibilities
- Plan clinical trials based on clinical development strategy.
- Provide medical oversight and overall conduct of ongoing or new clinical trials for investigational or 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 new compounds and further study of marketed compounds.
- Support business development assessments of external opportunities.
- Engage cross-functionally (commercialization, regulatory affairs, statistics, manufacturing) to manage clinical development projects; provide expert scientific input internally/externally.
- Maintain scientific knowledge; identify investigators; build collaborations; attend scientific meetings.
- Author development documents (presentations, budgets, position papers); facilitate global collaborations; travel ~25% to manage clinical research.
Education/Qualifications
- M.D. or M.D./Ph.D.
Required Experience/Skills
- Industry or faculty academia experience
- 3+ years clinical medicine; 1+ year ophthalmology drug development industry or ophthalmology-focused academic biomedical research
- Record of scientific scholarship; strong clinical and biomedical research background
- Strong interpersonal, verbal/written communication, and presentation skills
Preferred Experience/Skills
- Board Certified or Eligible in ophthalmology (or related)
- Prior clinical research experience and prior publication
Skills (examples)
Biomedical research; clinical development; clinical documentation/reporting; clinical investigations/trials/planning/support; cross-functional teamwork; regulatory requirements; research methodologies; scientific publications.
Benefits (as stated)
Annual bonus/long-term incentive (if applicable) and comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision, retirement (401(k)), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate/sick days.
Application Instructions
Apply at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via Workday Jobs Hub). Apply by the application deadline shown on the posting.
Clinical Director (Principal Scientist) plans and directs clinical research activities in ophthalmology for new or marketed medicines across the full development lifecycle (pre-clinical to post-licensure), including study design, initiation, execution, monitoring, analysis, regulatory reporting, and publication.
Responsibilities
- Plan clinical trials based on clinical development strategy.
- Provide medical oversight and overall conduct of ongoing or new clinical trials for investigational or 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 new compounds and further study of marketed compounds.
- Support business development assessments of external opportunities.
- Engage cross-functionally (commercialization, regulatory affairs, statistics, manufacturing) to manage clinical development projects; provide expert scientific input internally/externally.
- Maintain scientific knowledge; identify investigators; build collaborations; attend scientific meetings.
- Author development documents (presentations, budgets, position papers); facilitate global collaborations; travel ~25% to manage clinical research.
Education/Qualifications
- M.D. or M.D./Ph.D.
Required Experience/Skills
- Industry or faculty academia experience
- 3+ years clinical medicine; 1+ year ophthalmology drug development industry or ophthalmology-focused academic biomedical research
- Record of scientific scholarship; strong clinical and biomedical research background
- Strong interpersonal, verbal/written communication, and presentation skills
Preferred Experience/Skills
- Board Certified or Eligible in ophthalmology (or related)
- Prior clinical research experience and prior publication
Skills (examples)
Biomedical research; clinical development; clinical documentation/reporting; clinical investigations/trials/planning/support; cross-functional teamwork; regulatory requirements; research methodologies; scientific publications.
Benefits (as stated)
Annual bonus/long-term incentive (if applicable) and comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision, retirement (401(k)), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate/sick days.
Application Instructions
Apply at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via Workday Jobs Hub). Apply by the application deadline shown on the posting.