Director (Principal Scientist), Clinical Research, Respiratory

Merck • Boston, MA

3d • $255,800 - $402,700 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Clinical Director (Principal Scientist) has primary responsibility for planning and directing clinical research activities involving new or marketed medicines in the Cardiovascular and Respiratory therapeutic area. Our company's cardiovascular and respiratory 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 assigned studies including study design, initiation, execution, monitoring, analysis, regulatory reporting, and publication. The Clinical Director may also actively engage with other functional areas in support of study execution and work closely with a cross-functional group of experts in commercialization, regulatory affairs, statistics, and manufacturing to manage clinical development projects. They will assist the team in ensuring that other colleagues are informed of the progress of studies of our company and competitors' drugs and 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, identifying scientifically and operationally strong investigators, establishing communications with prominent clinical investigators, and attending appropriate scientific meetings to maintain competency and awareness of research activities. 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, and travel on company business about twenty (20) percent of the time to manage future or ongoing clinical research projects.

Requirements

• M.D or M.D./Ph.D.
• 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
• Cardiology
• Clinical Development
• Clinical Research
• Clinical Trials
• Cross-Functional Teamwork
• Early Clinical Development
• Intellectual Curiosity
• Pulmonology

Nice To Haves

• Board Certified or Eligible in Pulmonology, Cardiology or related discipline
• Strong preference in pediatric and/or adult care
• Prior specific experience in clinical research and prior publication
• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Clinical Studies

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• 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
• Author detailed development documents, presentations, budgets, and position papers for internal and external audiences
• Facilitate collaborations with external researchers around the world

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• paid holidays
• vacation
• compassionate and sick days
• annual bonus
• long-term incentive

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree