Job Description

TheClinicalDirector (Principal Scientist) has primary responsibility for planning and directing clinical research activities involving new or marketed medicinesin theEarly Oncology therapeutic area. Our company'sOncology medicines span all phases of clinical development (pre-clinical to post-licensure).TheClinicalDirectormaymanage the entire cycle of clinical development fortheir signedstudiesincluding study design, initiation, execution, monitoring, analysis, regulatory reporting, and publication.

Role Responsibilities:

Specifically, theClinicalDirectormayberesponsiblefor:

• Planning clinical trials (designing,collaborating onoperational plans, etc.) based on the clinical development strategy

• Medical oversightandoverallconduct of ongoing or new clinical trials for investigational or marketeddrugs

• Analyzing and summarizing clinical findings from studies to support decisionsregardingsafety and efficacy as well as new drug applications, clinical study reports, or publication

• Participatingin internal and joint internal/external research project teams relevant to the development of new compounds, and the further study of marketed compounds

• Supportingbusiness development assessments of external opportunities

TheClinicalDirectormay:

• Actively engagewithother functional areas in support of studyexecution

• Work closely with a cross-functional group of experts in commercialization, regulatory affairs, statistics, and manufacturing to manage clinical development projects

• Assistthe team in ensuring thatother colleaguesare 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

TheClinicalDirectoris responsible formaintaininga 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

• Identifyingscientifically and operationally strong investigators who canassistin the development of our company's investigational and marketed drugs

• Establishing communications with prominent clinical investigators in his/herparticular fieldof interest, particularly those who will be willing and able toassistin the evaluation of our company's drugs

• Attendingappropriate scientificmeetings tomaintainhis or her competency and tomaintainawareness of research activities in his/her area of responsibility

Toaccomplishthese goals, theClinicalDirectormay:

• 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.

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

• Proventrack recordin 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

PreferredExperience and Skills:

• Board Certified or Eligible inOncologyor related discipline

• Prior specific experience in clinical research and prior publications

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

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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 employees 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.

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. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.

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