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Principal Scientist, Clinical Research, Immunology

Job in San Diego, San Diego County, California, 92189, USA
Listing for: MSD Malaysia
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-08-17
Job specializations:
  • Research/Development
    Clinical Research, Research Scientist
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 256000 - 403000 USD Yearly USD 256000.00 403000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Job Description

The Clinical Director (Principal Scientist) has primary responsibility for the strategic planning and directing clinical research activities involving investigational compounds in Immunology. With a focus on late-stage development, the Clinical Director will manage the entire cycle of clinical development, including determination of appropriate disease indications to pursue and subsequent study design, initiation, execution, monitoring, analysis, regulatory filing, and publication.

Responsibilities
  • Evaluating pre-clinical and translational work for the purpose of generating the early clinical development plan and Investigational New Drug applications.
  • Providing clinical development support of business development assessments of external opportunities to grow the Immunology Pipeline.
  • Developing clinical development strategies for investigational drugs and planning clinical trials (design, operational plans, settings) based on these clinical development strategies.
  • Monitoring and managing the conduct of ongoing or new clinical trials for investigational drugs.
  • Analyzing and summarizing the clinical findings from studies to support decisions regarding safety and efficacy as well as new drug applications, clinical study reports, or publication.
  • Participation in internal and joint internal/external research project teams relevant to the development of new compounds.
The Clinical Director may:
  • Supervise the activities of Clinical Scientists in the execution of clinical studies.
  • Work closely with a cross-functional group of experts in commercialization, regulatory affairs, statistics, and manufacturing to manage clinical development projects.
  • Assist the Senior Director, Associate Vice-President/Vice-President and Product Development Team Lead in ensuring that appropriate corporate personnel is informed of the progress of studies of our company and competitors' drugs and internal and external expert opinion on scientific questions relevant to his/her areas of responsibility.
Scientific Knowledge
  • Maintaining awareness of scientific developments within his/her area of expertise, in terms of new scientific findings, research methodologies.
  • Identification of scientifically and operationally strong investigators who can assist in the development of our company's investigational drugs in Immunology.
  • Establishing collaborative relationships with external experts in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, particularly those whose research focus and expertise can inform and assist the evaluation of the company's investigational drugs.
  • Attending appropriate scientific meetings to maintain his or her competency and to maintain awareness of research activities in his/her area of responsibility.
Additional Responsibilities
  • 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., D.O., M.D./PhD, or D.O./PhD

Required Experience

Minimum of 5 years of clinical and/or development experience (academia, clinical medicine, and/or corporate clinical development).

Required Skills
  • Clinical Development
  • Clinical Research
  • Clinical Trial Planning
  • Clinical Trials Monitoring
  • Drug Development
  • Gastroenterology
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Preferred Skills
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment
Preferred Experience

Prior experience in design and execution of phase 2 or 3 clinical trials in Inflammatory Bowel Disease is preferred.

Salary Range

The salary range for this role is $ - $. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

Benefits
  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits.
  • Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days.

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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