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Clinical Director, Oncology Early Development

Job in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02298, USA
Listing for: Merck & Co.
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-08-17
Job specializations:
  • Research/Development
  • Doctor/Physician
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 255800 - 402700 USD Yearly USD 255800.00 402700.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Job Description

The-Clinical-Director (Principal Scientist) has primary responsibility for planning and directing clinical research activities involving new or marketed medicines-in the-Early Oncology therapeutic area.
• Our company's-Oncology medicines span all phases of clinical development (pre-clinical to post-licensure).

--The-Clinical-Director-may-manage the entire cycle of clinical development for-their signed-studies-including study design, initiation, execution, monitoring, analysis, regulatory reporting, and publication.

Role Responsibilities Specifically, the-Clinical-Director-may-be-responsible-for:
  • Planning clinical trials (designing,-collaborating on-operational plans, etc.) based on the clinical development strategy-
  • Medical oversight-and-overall-conduct of ongoing or new clinical trials for investigational or marketed-drugs-
  • Analyzing and summarizing clinical findings from studies to support decisions-regarding-safety and efficacy as well as new drug applications, clinical study reports, or publication-
  • Participating-in internal and joint internal/external research project teams relevant to the development of new compounds, and the further study of marketed compounds-
  • Supporting-business development assessments of external opportunities-
The-Clinical-Director-may:
  • Actively engage-with-other functional areas in support of study-execution-
  • Work closely with a cross-functional group of experts in commercialization, regulatory affairs, statistics, and manufacturing to manage clinical development projects
  • Assist-the team in ensuring that-other colleagues-are informed of the progress of studies of our company and competitors' drugs-
  • Provide expert opinion, internally and externally,-on relevant scientific questions within their responsibility
The-Clinical-Director-is responsible for-maintaining-a strong scientific fund of knowledge by:
  • Maintaining awareness of scientific developments within his/her area of expertise, in terms of new scientific findings, research methodologies-
  • Identifying-scientifically and operationally strong investigators who can-assist-in the development of our company's investigational and marketed drugs-
  • Establishing communications with prominent clinical investigators in his/her-particular field-of interest, particularly those who will be willing and able to-assist-in the evaluation of our company's drugs-
  • Attending-appropriate scientific-meetings to-maintain-his or her competency and to-maintain-awareness of research activities in his/her area of responsibility
To-accomplish-these goals, the-Clinical-Director-may:
  • Author detailed development documents, presentations, budgets, and position papers for internal and external audiences-
  • Facilitate collaborations with external researchers around the world-
  • Travel on company business about twenty (20) percent of the time to manage future or ongoing clinical research projects
Education
  • M.D or M.D./Ph.D.

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Required Experience and Skills
  • Must have experience in industry or senior faculty in academia-
  • Minimum of 3 years of clinical medicine experience-
  • Minimum of 1 year of industry experience in drug development or biomedical research experience in academia-
  • Demonstrated record of scientific scholarship and achievement-
  • Proven-track record-in clinical medicine and background in biomedical research-
  • Strong interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to function in a team environment-
  • Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills-
Preferred-Experience and Skills
  • Board Certified or Eligible in-Oncology-or related discipline-
  • Prior specific experience in clinical research and prior publications
Required Skills

Clinical Development, Clinical Judgment, Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Clinical Trial Support, Drug Discovery Research, Early Clinical Development, Oncology

Preferred Skills US and Puerto Rico Residents Only

Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities.

As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

--As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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