Senior Director of Clinical Science - Lung

Senior Director, Clinical Science – Lung (Oncology)

Responsibilities
- Provide strategic Clinical Science leadership across the lung disease area (multiple studies/programs/assets).
- Contribute disease area strategy: development opportunities, scientific considerations, portfolio risks, and implications of emerging data.
- Apply lung cancer expertise (disease biology, treatment landscape, clinically meaningful endpoints) to guide study planning, data interpretation, and issue resolution.
- Standardize Clinical Science approaches and ensure scientific consistency (medical data review, interpretation principles, key deliverables), while allowing program-specific needs.
- Provide senior scientific guidance across studies/programs; support protocol development/amendments, study design, endpoint/eligibility/biomarker discussions.
- Contribute to portfolio governance and senior leadership reviews with cross-study insights.
- Provide people leadership/management (as appropriate) and build capabilities through coaching and mentoring.
- Ensure activities comply with regulatory requirements, company policies, and procedures.

Qualifications / Experience
- PhD or PharmD + at least 7 years lung oncology drug development experience; OR Master’s degree + 12 years.
- Significant Clinical Development/Clinical Science/oncology development experience in pharma/biotech.
- Demonstrated lung cancer expertise and strong clinical trial design/data review & oncology data interpretation.
- Experience integrating information across studies/programs; cross-functional leadership in matrix environments.

Required Skills
- Change agility; Clinical Development/Clinical Oncology/Oncology; Clinical Sciences; Clinical Reporting/Research; Clinical Study/Trial Management; Medical Sciences; People Leadership.

Travel: 0–25%

Application: Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (deadline listed on posting).