Clinical Director, Oncology Early Development
Merck
September 03, 2026
Remote friendly (Rahway, NJ)
United States
Clinical Research and Development
Role Responsibilities:
- Plan and direct clinical research activities in Early Oncology for new or marketed medicines.
- Manage the full cycle of clinical development for assigned studies: 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 and submissions/publications.
- Participate in internal and joint internal/external research project teams for new and marketed compounds.
- Support business development assessments of external opportunities.
- Engage with cross-functional teams (commercialization, regulatory, statistics, manufacturing) to manage clinical development projects.
- Provide expert scientific input internally and externally.
Scientific Knowledge & Collaboration:
- Maintain awareness of new scientific developments/methodologies and relevant investigators.
- Establish and maintain communications with prominent clinical investigators.
- Attend scientific meetings and author development documents, presentations, budgets, and position papers.
- Facilitate global collaborations; travel ~20%.
Education:
- M.D. or M.D./Ph.D.
Required Experience/Skills:
- Industry or senior faculty academia experience; 3+ years clinical medicine.
- 1+ year industry drug development or biomedical research in academia.
- Demonstrated scientific scholarship/achievement; clinical medicine and biomedical research background.
- Strong interpersonal and verbal/written communication and presentation skills.
Preferred:
- Board Certified/Eligible in Oncology (or related).
- Prior clinical research experience and prior publications.
Required Skills: Clinical Development, Clinical Judgment, Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Clinical Trial Support, Drug Discovery Research, Early Clinical Development, Oncology.
Benefits (if applicable): annual bonus/long-term incentive (if applicable) plus comprehensive healthcare/retirement and paid time off.
Application Instructions:
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub). Deadline is stated on the posting.
- Plan and direct clinical research activities in Early Oncology for new or marketed medicines.
- Manage the full cycle of clinical development for assigned studies: 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 and submissions/publications.
- Participate in internal and joint internal/external research project teams for new and marketed compounds.
- Support business development assessments of external opportunities.
- Engage with cross-functional teams (commercialization, regulatory, statistics, manufacturing) to manage clinical development projects.
- Provide expert scientific input internally and externally.
Scientific Knowledge & Collaboration:
- Maintain awareness of new scientific developments/methodologies and relevant investigators.
- Establish and maintain communications with prominent clinical investigators.
- Attend scientific meetings and author development documents, presentations, budgets, and position papers.
- Facilitate global collaborations; travel ~20%.
Education:
- M.D. or M.D./Ph.D.
Required Experience/Skills:
- Industry or senior faculty academia experience; 3+ years clinical medicine.
- 1+ year industry drug development or biomedical research in academia.
- Demonstrated scientific scholarship/achievement; clinical medicine and biomedical research background.
- Strong interpersonal and verbal/written communication and presentation skills.
Preferred:
- Board Certified/Eligible in Oncology (or related).
- Prior clinical research experience and prior publications.
Required Skills: Clinical Development, Clinical Judgment, Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Clinical Trial Support, Drug Discovery Research, Early Clinical Development, Oncology.
Benefits (if applicable): annual bonus/long-term incentive (if applicable) plus comprehensive healthcare/retirement and paid time off.
Application Instructions:
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub). Deadline is stated on the posting.