Clinical Director, Oncology Early Development
Merck
July 01, 2026
Remote friendly (Rahway, NJ)
United States
Clinical Research and Development
Clinical Director (Principal Scientist) – Early Oncology
Role Responsibilities:
- Plan clinical trials (designing, collaborating on operational plans) based on the 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 decisions regarding safety and efficacy, new drug applications, clinical study reports, and publication.
- Participate in internal and joint internal/external research project teams for development of new compounds and further study of marketed compounds.
- Support business development assessments of external opportunities.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Engage with other functional areas to support study execution.
- Work with cross-functional experts in commercialization, regulatory affairs, statistics, and manufacturing to manage clinical development projects.
- Keep colleagues informed of progress of company and competitor drugs.
- Provide expert internal/external scientific opinion on relevant questions within responsibility.
Scientific Knowledge & Development:
- Maintain awareness of scientific developments and methodologies in area of expertise.
- Identify strong investigators to support development of company investigational/marketed drugs.
- Establish communications with prominent clinical investigators.
- Attend appropriate scientific meetings.
- Author development documents, presentations, budgets, and position papers; facilitate global collaborations; travel ~20% to manage clinical research projects.
Education:
- M.D. or M.D./Ph.D.
Required Experience and Skills:
- Industry or senior faculty (academia) experience.
- Minimum 3 years clinical medicine experience.
- Minimum 1 year industry drug development or biomedical research experience in academia.
- Demonstrated scientific scholarship and achievement; track record in clinical medicine and biomedical research.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to function in a team environment.
- Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
Preferred:
- Board Certified or Eligible in Oncology (or related discipline).
- 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.
Application:
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (application deadline stated on posting). Requisition ID: R405471.
Role Responsibilities:
- Plan clinical trials (designing, collaborating on operational plans) based on the 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 decisions regarding safety and efficacy, new drug applications, clinical study reports, and publication.
- Participate in internal and joint internal/external research project teams for development of new compounds and further study of marketed compounds.
- Support business development assessments of external opportunities.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Engage with other functional areas to support study execution.
- Work with cross-functional experts in commercialization, regulatory affairs, statistics, and manufacturing to manage clinical development projects.
- Keep colleagues informed of progress of company and competitor drugs.
- Provide expert internal/external scientific opinion on relevant questions within responsibility.
Scientific Knowledge & Development:
- Maintain awareness of scientific developments and methodologies in area of expertise.
- Identify strong investigators to support development of company investigational/marketed drugs.
- Establish communications with prominent clinical investigators.
- Attend appropriate scientific meetings.
- Author development documents, presentations, budgets, and position papers; facilitate global collaborations; travel ~20% to manage clinical research projects.
Education:
- M.D. or M.D./Ph.D.
Required Experience and Skills:
- Industry or senior faculty (academia) experience.
- Minimum 3 years clinical medicine experience.
- Minimum 1 year industry drug development or biomedical research experience in academia.
- Demonstrated scientific scholarship and achievement; track record in clinical medicine and biomedical research.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to function in a team environment.
- Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
Preferred:
- Board Certified or Eligible in Oncology (or related discipline).
- 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.
Application:
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (application deadline stated on posting). Requisition ID: R405471.