Principal Scientist (Director), Translational Medicine - Infectious Diseases
Merck
September 01, 2026
Full-time
Remote friendly (Rahway, NJ)
Worldwide
Clinical Research and Development
Role: Principal Scientist (Clinical Director) in Translational Medicine/Early Clinical Development within Infectious Diseases, focusing on anti-infectives for treatment and prophylaxis. Responsibilities: lead early clinical development strategies from preclinical to Phase 2, collaborate with discovery and cross-functional teams to identify and validate novel targets, design and execute clinical pharmacology and biomarker studies, and support regulatory filings. Requirements: MD or MD/PhD with extensive experience in translational medicine, early clinical development, infectious diseases, and clinical pharmacology. High-value: infectious diseases, anti-infective therapeutics, translational research, Phase 1β2 development, biomarker and clinical pharmacology studies, cross-functional collaboration. Work setup: hybrid in US with ~10% travel.