Senior Clinical Scientist

CSL Plasma • Waltham, PA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Clinical Scientist is a key member of a clinical development team, supporting protocol development and study delivery. Working closely with the CDT Lead and other Clinical Representatives, the role performs delegated tasks in support of the clinical development program as dictated by therapeutic-area and project needs. The position contributes scientific input to individual clinical studies and helps ensure safe, efficient, timely, high-quality, and compliant program execution.

This is a hybrid position based onsite at any of the posted locations, with a minimum of three days onsite each week. Relocation assistance and visa sponsorship are not provided.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a Life Sciences discipline.
• PhD with 3 or more years, MS with 4 or more years, or BS with 5 or more years of clinical research or clinical development experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong scientific framework and ability to work toward tangible outcomes, meet timelines, and ensure study delivery.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to think beyond and maintain an external and strategic focus, build collaboration, create accountability, adapt with agility, and provide clarity around strategy.

Nice To Haves

• An advanced degree (MS or PhD) in a Life Sciences discipline is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Contribute under general direction to the scientific development of individual clinical studies in alignment with the approved clinical development plan.
• Provide scientific input to support safe, efficient, and timely execution of assigned programs, ensuring high-quality and compliant outputs.
• Contribute to program and core clinical development documents and training materials aligned with scientific strategy, including clinical development plans, investigator brochures, protocols, eCRFs, informed consent forms, study reference manuals, and investigator training.
• Review clinical data with some assistance, help interpret data from clinical studies, and write, edit, or review study reports, regulatory submissions, abstracts, posters, presentations, peer-reviewed manuscripts, and other documents.
• Support medical monitoring and oversight of individual clinical studies to promote patient safety and data integrity.
• Manage processes and interactions supporting external study oversight committees, including steering committees, independent data monitoring committees, and adjudication committees.
• Collaborate with internal and external cross-functional stakeholders to translate clinical development strategy and protocols into operational deliverables.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary working groups supporting continuous process improvement as requested.

Benefits

• Total compensation may include incentive compensation and equity in addition to base salary.
• Relocation assistance is not provided.
• Visa sponsorship is not provided.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior