Senior Clinical Director (Senior Principal Scientist), Clinical Research, RCC
Merck
13 days ago
Remote friendly (Rahway, NJ)
United States
Clinical Research and Development
Role Responsibilities
- Evaluate pre-clinical and translational work to generate early clinical development plans and IND applications.
- Develop clinical development strategies for investigational or marketed RCC drugs.
- Plan clinical trials (design, operational planning, etc.) based on the development strategy.
- Provide medical oversight and ensure conduct of ongoing/new clinical trials for investigational or marketed drugs.
- Analyze and summarize clinical findings to support safety/efficacy decisions, regulatory filings, clinical study reports, and publication.
- Participate in internal and joint internal/external research project teams for new and marketed compounds.
- Support business development assessments of external opportunities.
Additional responsibilities may include:
- Engage with other functional areas to support study execution.
- Work cross-functionally with commercialization, regulatory affairs, statistics, and manufacturing to manage projects.
- Provide expert scientific input internally/externally and advise leadership on study progress.
Scientific leadership
- Maintain awareness of scientific developments, identify strong investigators, establish communications, and attend relevant scientific meetings.
- Author development documents/presentations/budgets/position papers; facilitate global collaborations.
- Travel about 20% to manage clinical research projects.
Education
- M.D. or M.D./Ph.D.
Required Experience & Skills
- Industry experience or senior faculty experience in academia.
- Minimum 3 years clinical medicine experience.
- Minimum 3 years industry drug development or biomedical research experience in academia.
- Proven success overseeing clinical studies/protocols; strong scientific scholarship.
- Strong interpersonal skills; ability to work in a team environment.
Preferred Experience & Skills
- Board Certified or Eligible in Oncology (or related).
- Experience in GU malignancies.
- Prior clinical research experience and publication.
Required Skills: Clinical Development, Clinical Judgment, Clinical Medicine, Clinical Research Management, Clinical Sciences, Clinical Trial Development, Clinical Trials, Drug Development, Intellectual Curiosity, Oncology, Oncology Research, Pharmaceutical Development, Strategic Planning.
Application: Apply at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub). Requisition ID: R390378.
- Evaluate pre-clinical and translational work to generate early clinical development plans and IND applications.
- Develop clinical development strategies for investigational or marketed RCC drugs.
- Plan clinical trials (design, operational planning, etc.) based on the development strategy.
- Provide medical oversight and ensure conduct of ongoing/new clinical trials for investigational or marketed drugs.
- Analyze and summarize clinical findings to support safety/efficacy decisions, regulatory filings, clinical study reports, and publication.
- Participate in internal and joint internal/external research project teams for new and marketed compounds.
- Support business development assessments of external opportunities.
Additional responsibilities may include:
- Engage with other functional areas to support study execution.
- Work cross-functionally with commercialization, regulatory affairs, statistics, and manufacturing to manage projects.
- Provide expert scientific input internally/externally and advise leadership on study progress.
Scientific leadership
- Maintain awareness of scientific developments, identify strong investigators, establish communications, and attend relevant scientific meetings.
- Author development documents/presentations/budgets/position papers; facilitate global collaborations.
- Travel about 20% to manage clinical research projects.
Education
- M.D. or M.D./Ph.D.
Required Experience & Skills
- Industry experience or senior faculty experience in academia.
- Minimum 3 years clinical medicine experience.
- Minimum 3 years industry drug development or biomedical research experience in academia.
- Proven success overseeing clinical studies/protocols; strong scientific scholarship.
- Strong interpersonal skills; ability to work in a team environment.
Preferred Experience & Skills
- Board Certified or Eligible in Oncology (or related).
- Experience in GU malignancies.
- Prior clinical research experience and publication.
Required Skills: Clinical Development, Clinical Judgment, Clinical Medicine, Clinical Research Management, Clinical Sciences, Clinical Trial Development, Clinical Trials, Drug Development, Intellectual Curiosity, Oncology, Oncology Research, Pharmaceutical Development, Strategic Planning.
Application: Apply at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub). Requisition ID: R390378.