Clinical Scientist, Ophthalmology
Sanofi
August 22, 2026
Remote friendly (Cambridge, MA)
United States
$148,500 - $214,500 USD yearly
Clinical Research and Development
Main Responsibilities
- Provide scientific support for ophthalmology clinical studies by operationalizing the medical validation/review plan (reports/trackers).
- Support design and execution of multiple ophthalmology clinical studies.
- Perform clinical review/analysis of data listings, patient profiles, and key study data; partner with Data Management on queries.
- Participate in CRF design, review CRF instructions.
- Support study start-up, site opening, enrollment monitoring, and study-team needs.
- Contribute to/review scientific documents (protocols/amendments, submission portfolio, study plans/reports, informed consent materials, benefit-risk assessments, disclosures).
- Support preparation of medical answers to Health Authorities/IRB-Ethics Committees/investigators.
- Support study data validation and clinical case review (safety events).
- Contribute to centralized monitoring strategy and quality/update of study documents and CRF adequacy.
- Help with Study Committees (e.g., IDMC) and support Steering/Data Monitoring/Adjudication meetings.
- Maintain ophthalmology expertise; critically evaluate literature; provide clinical landscape/benchmarks.
About You / Qualifications
- Master’s required in Biomedical/Life/Pharmaceutical Sciences or related; PhD/PharmD/MD preferred.
- 3+ years industry clinical research and/or drug development.
- Required: ophthalmology clinical trial experience.
Required Skills/Knowledge
- Data collection/flow/validation (medical validation/review through data analysis); data-driven, risk-based medical data review.
- Digital/data-oriented mindset; clinical literature interpretation.
- Supporting preparation/execution of clinical trials; basic statistics for analysis/clinical relevance.
- Knowledge of translational medicine and biomarkers.
Preferred
- Gene therapy/novel ophthalmic modalities; retinal disease familiarity (AMD/geographic atrophy/other).
- Audit response and regulatory inspection experience.
Benefits (explicit)
- Health and wellbeing benefits; prevention/wellness programs; at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
- Provide scientific support for ophthalmology clinical studies by operationalizing the medical validation/review plan (reports/trackers).
- Support design and execution of multiple ophthalmology clinical studies.
- Perform clinical review/analysis of data listings, patient profiles, and key study data; partner with Data Management on queries.
- Participate in CRF design, review CRF instructions.
- Support study start-up, site opening, enrollment monitoring, and study-team needs.
- Contribute to/review scientific documents (protocols/amendments, submission portfolio, study plans/reports, informed consent materials, benefit-risk assessments, disclosures).
- Support preparation of medical answers to Health Authorities/IRB-Ethics Committees/investigators.
- Support study data validation and clinical case review (safety events).
- Contribute to centralized monitoring strategy and quality/update of study documents and CRF adequacy.
- Help with Study Committees (e.g., IDMC) and support Steering/Data Monitoring/Adjudication meetings.
- Maintain ophthalmology expertise; critically evaluate literature; provide clinical landscape/benchmarks.
About You / Qualifications
- Master’s required in Biomedical/Life/Pharmaceutical Sciences or related; PhD/PharmD/MD preferred.
- 3+ years industry clinical research and/or drug development.
- Required: ophthalmology clinical trial experience.
Required Skills/Knowledge
- Data collection/flow/validation (medical validation/review through data analysis); data-driven, risk-based medical data review.
- Digital/data-oriented mindset; clinical literature interpretation.
- Supporting preparation/execution of clinical trials; basic statistics for analysis/clinical relevance.
- Knowledge of translational medicine and biomarkers.
Preferred
- Gene therapy/novel ophthalmic modalities; retinal disease familiarity (AMD/geographic atrophy/other).
- Audit response and regulatory inspection experience.
Benefits (explicit)
- Health and wellbeing benefits; prevention/wellness programs; at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.