Senior Director, Clinical Research, Atherosclerosis
Merck
August 25, 2026
Remote friendly (Boston, MA)
United States
Clinical Research and Development
Responsibilities:
- Plan and direct clinical research activities for new or marketed Atherosclerosis medicines across all phases of development.
- Manage late-stage clinical development end-to-end: strategy, study design, initiation, execution, monitoring, analysis, regulatory reporting, and publication.
- Plan clinical trials (design, operational plans, settings) based on clinical development strategies.
- Monitor and manage ongoing or new clinical trials for investigational or marketed Atherosclerosis drugs.
- Analyze and summarize clinical findings to support safety/efficacy decisions, new drug applications, clinical study reports, and publications.
- Participate in internal and joint internal/external research project teams for development of new and marketed compounds.
- Evaluate pre-clinical and translational work to generate early clinical development plans and INDs.
- Develop clinical development strategies for investigational or marketed Atherosclerosis drugs.
- Support business development assessments of external opportunities.
Qualifications:
- Education: M.D. or M.D./Ph.D.
- Required: Industry or senior faculty academia experience; 3+ years clinical medicine; 3–5 years industry drug development or biomedical research in academia; proven success overseeing Phase 2/3 studies and protocols; strong scientific scholarship; track record in clinical medicine and biomedical research; interpersonal teamwork; outstanding verbal/written communication.
- Preferred: Board Certified/Eligible in Cardiology (adult/pediatric), Endocrinology, or Nephrology or related; prior clinical research experience and publication.
Required skills:
- Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Diseases, Clinical Development/Research, Clinical Trials, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Drug Development, Medical Monitoring, Scientific Writing.
Application:
- Apply at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (application deadline listed on the posting). Requisition ID: R402384.
- Plan and direct clinical research activities for new or marketed Atherosclerosis medicines across all phases of development.
- Manage late-stage clinical development end-to-end: strategy, study design, initiation, execution, monitoring, analysis, regulatory reporting, and publication.
- Plan clinical trials (design, operational plans, settings) based on clinical development strategies.
- Monitor and manage ongoing or new clinical trials for investigational or marketed Atherosclerosis drugs.
- Analyze and summarize clinical findings to support safety/efficacy decisions, new drug applications, clinical study reports, and publications.
- Participate in internal and joint internal/external research project teams for development of new and marketed compounds.
- Evaluate pre-clinical and translational work to generate early clinical development plans and INDs.
- Develop clinical development strategies for investigational or marketed Atherosclerosis drugs.
- Support business development assessments of external opportunities.
Qualifications:
- Education: M.D. or M.D./Ph.D.
- Required: Industry or senior faculty academia experience; 3+ years clinical medicine; 3–5 years industry drug development or biomedical research in academia; proven success overseeing Phase 2/3 studies and protocols; strong scientific scholarship; track record in clinical medicine and biomedical research; interpersonal teamwork; outstanding verbal/written communication.
- Preferred: Board Certified/Eligible in Cardiology (adult/pediatric), Endocrinology, or Nephrology or related; prior clinical research experience and publication.
Required skills:
- Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Diseases, Clinical Development/Research, Clinical Trials, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Drug Development, Medical Monitoring, Scientific Writing.
Application:
- Apply at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (application deadline listed on the posting). Requisition ID: R402384.