Head of N&I Clinical Trial Management, Americas

Merck•Billerica, MA

7d•$215,200 - $322,800•Onsite

About The Position

Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join EMD Serono. Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us. United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe. This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US. Your Role: The Senior Director, Cluster Head of Clinical Trial Management (CTM) of Americas, is a pivotal executive role responsible for leading a high-performing team to deliver global clinical trials across multiple therapeutic areas. This position requires strategic leadership to drive operational excellence, foster innovation, and ensure the highest standards of quality and compliance in a complex, matrixed environment.

Requirements

Graduate degree in advanced life science (e.g., Biology, Chemistry, Pharmaceuticals, MD degree or business).
Minimum 12 years of directly related experience in drug development or clinical trial management within the pharmaceutical and/or CRO industry
Minimum 5 years of team management in a multifunctional and multinational setting.

Nice To Haves

Comprehensive knowledge of drug development, with experience across multiple therapeutic areas and trial phases, including pivotal and post-marketing studies.
Demonstrated experience in regulatory inspection preparation and participation
Exceptional leadership with ability to lead and develop high-performing teams, driving operational excellence and fostering innovation.
Strong skills in stakeholder engagement and collaboration across diverse functions and organizational levels.
Advanced business acumen with the ability to manage substantial budgets and make sound judgments in complex situations.
Proven ability to lead in ambiguous, fast-paced environments with high emotional intelligence and resilience.
Excellent negotiation, conflict management, and communication skills, with fluency in English and potentially additional languages.

Responsibilities

Oversee, direct and support a team of CTLs responsible for the planning, execution and management of clinical trials of all phases of global clinical trials (Ph I-IV), ensuring adherence to the program plan and objectives.
Oversee, direct and support Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in one or more specialized fields (eg. Imaging, Trial Supplies, DSMC, etc), to meet study goals and strategic objectives
Ensure accurate forecasting and on budget management by CTLS or SMEs, with overall portfolio of studies
Engage with senior stakeholders and service providers, and act as point of escalation and critical interfaces for operational issues impacting trial timelines, quality or budget.
Represent the CTM or GDO at the governance level or review committees to ensure business deliveries and performance. This may involve both internal and external bodies.
Lead and drive key improvement/specialty initiatives as assigned which support the progression and improvement of clinical operations delivery in R&D.