Senior Medical Director, Immunology

Merck Group$229K — $381K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Medical Degree (MD) or equivalent; board certification preferred
  • 5-7+ years of experience in Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology with direct patient care
  • 5+ years in medical leadership roles within pharma or biotech clinical development
  • Demonstrated ability to design development plans and lead global clinical trials
  • Strong knowledge of GCP/ICH guidelines and familiarity with FDA/EMA regulations
  • Excellent cross-functional leadership and communication skills
  • Proven ability to meet project milestones under tight timelines

Responsibilities

  • Lead clinical development planning with a focus on patient-centric strategies and scientific rigor
  • Contribute to target product profiles, indication strategies, and evidence plans
  • Drive the development of clinical protocols and oversee their execution
  • Document decisions with detailed rationales, risks, and mitigations
  • Collaborate with teams across Clinical Ops, Safety, Biostatistics, and Regulatory to ensure integrated program delivery
  • Support regulatory submissions and communicate clinical results through CSRs and publications
  • Engage with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and provide leadership and mentorship within a matrix environment

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Retirement contributions
  • Additional company perks
Full Job Description
Your Role

You will provide medical leadership across rheumatology/immunology clinical development programs with scientific rigor and patient-centric focus. You will lead clinical development planning, contributing to target product profiles, indication strategy, and evidence plans. You will drive protocol development, oversee execution, and document decisions with rationale, risks, and mitigations. You will collaborate across Clinical Ops, Safety, Biostatistics, Regulatory, Quality, Medical Affairs, and Market Access to ensure integrated delivery. You will support regulatory interactions and communicate results through CSRs, publications, and external forums. You will engage KOLs compliantly and provide matrix leadership, mentoring as needed.

Who You Are
  • Medical Degree (MD) or international equivalent; board cert preferred
  • 5-7+ years Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology experience; hands-on patient care
  • 5+ years medical leadership in pharma/biotech clinical development
  • Proven ability to design development plans and lead global trials in a matrix
  • Strong GCP/ICH knowledge; familiarity with FDA/EMA requirements
  • Excellent cross-functional leadership and communication skills
  • Track record delivering milestones under tight timelines
  • Willingness to travel domestically/internationally

ADA Requirements
  • Ability to work at a computer for extended periods (reading/writing/reviewing documents, virtual meetings).
  • Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
  • Ability to travel as required (including navigating airports/hotels/sites).
  • Ability to attend in-person and virtual meetings, including occasional early/late meetings across time zones.


Pay Range for this position: $229,800 - $381,700

The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses. Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites. For more information click here.

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