Senior Director Functional Area Geography Lead Clinical Data Management, External Data Management
Merck
September 25, 2026
Full-time
Remote friendly (North Wales, PA)
Worldwide
Clinical Research and Development
Role: Senior Director, Functional Area Geography Lead in GDMS Clinical Data Management, overseeing data delivery, quality, and compliance within a global biopharma setting. Responsibilities: provide strategic direction for data management operations in assigned country, lead cross-functional collaborations, optimize resources, ensure inspection readiness, and drive process improvements. Manage talent development, oversee capability initiatives, and serve as site head if assigned. Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Life sciences, Data, IT, or related fields with 13+ years' experience, including 5+ years in people management and clinical data management roles managing diverse, global teams. Preferred: advanced degrees in relevant fields with more industry experience. High-Value: focus on clinical data, GxP compliance, GCP standards, risk-based and digital data practices; cross-regional and cross-functional leadership; 10% travel; hybrid work setup; inspection and audit readiness experience.