Senior Clinical Director, Clinical Research, Hematology
Merck
13 days ago
Remote friendly (Upper Gwynedd, PA)
United States
Clinical Research and Development
Role Responsibilities:
- Evaluate pre-clinical/translational work to generate early clinical development plans and IND applications.
- Develop clinical development strategies for investigational or marketed Hematology drugs.
- Plan clinical trials (design and operational planning) based on the development strategy.
- Provide medical oversight and ensure overall conduct of clinical trials.
- Analyze/summarize clinical findings to support safety/efficacy decisions, regulatory submissions, clinical study reports, and publication.
- Participate in internal and internal/external research project teams for new and marketed compounds.
- Support business development assessments of external opportunities.
Also May:
- Engage with functional areas to support study execution.
- Collaborate cross-functionally (commercialization, regulatory affairs, statistics, manufacturing) to manage clinical development projects.
- Provide expert scientific input internally/externally.
Scientific Leadership:
- Maintain awareness of scientific developments; identify strong investigators; build collaborations; attend scientific meetings.
- Author development documents/presentations/budgets; facilitate global external collaborations; travel ~20%.
Education:
- M.D. or M.D./Ph.D.
Required Experience/Skills:
- Industry or senior faculty (academia) experience.
- 3+ years clinical medicine.
- 3+ years industry drug development or biomedical research in academia.
- Proven success overseeing clinical studies/protocols; scientific scholarship.
- Strong interpersonal and verbal/written communication/presentation skills.
Preferred:
- Board Certified/Eligible in Oncology or Hematology.
- Prior clinical research experience and publication.
Benefits/Compensation (if applicable in posting):
- Salary range: $282,200.00–$444,200.00; annual bonus and long-term incentive (if applicable); comprehensive benefits.
Application:
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub for current employees). Application deadline is stated on the posting.
- Evaluate pre-clinical/translational work to generate early clinical development plans and IND applications.
- Develop clinical development strategies for investigational or marketed Hematology drugs.
- Plan clinical trials (design and operational planning) based on the development strategy.
- Provide medical oversight and ensure overall conduct of clinical trials.
- Analyze/summarize clinical findings to support safety/efficacy decisions, regulatory submissions, clinical study reports, and publication.
- Participate in internal and internal/external research project teams for new and marketed compounds.
- Support business development assessments of external opportunities.
Also May:
- Engage with functional areas to support study execution.
- Collaborate cross-functionally (commercialization, regulatory affairs, statistics, manufacturing) to manage clinical development projects.
- Provide expert scientific input internally/externally.
Scientific Leadership:
- Maintain awareness of scientific developments; identify strong investigators; build collaborations; attend scientific meetings.
- Author development documents/presentations/budgets; facilitate global external collaborations; travel ~20%.
Education:
- M.D. or M.D./Ph.D.
Required Experience/Skills:
- Industry or senior faculty (academia) experience.
- 3+ years clinical medicine.
- 3+ years industry drug development or biomedical research in academia.
- Proven success overseeing clinical studies/protocols; scientific scholarship.
- Strong interpersonal and verbal/written communication/presentation skills.
Preferred:
- Board Certified/Eligible in Oncology or Hematology.
- Prior clinical research experience and publication.
Benefits/Compensation (if applicable in posting):
- Salary range: $282,200.00–$444,200.00; annual bonus and long-term incentive (if applicable); comprehensive benefits.
Application:
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub for current employees). Application deadline is stated on the posting.