Senior Clinical Scientist, Oncology/Neurology Lead

Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Waltham (MA); Hybrid; USD 193,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Benefits package

Flexible hybrid/remote options

Up to 20% travel

Job summary

Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. seeks an Associate Director, Clinical Scientist to lead clinical data review, interpretation, and study documentation in collaboration with Medical Directors and cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes independent work, escalation of meaningful findings, and leadership across Clinical Operations, Data Management, Biostatistics, Pharmacovigilance, and Regulatory functions. Flexible hybrid/remote options within approved U.S. locations are available.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent degree with 2+ years of relevant experience, or bachelor’s/master’s degree with 5+ years of relevant post-graduate experience, including pharmaceutical industry experience in clinical drug or biologics development.
• Experience as a Clinical Scientist or in a comparable clinical development role with the ability to work independently.
• Hands-on experience reviewing, analyzing, and interpreting clinical trial data.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration, organizational, communication, and presentation skills.
• Clinical development experience in oncology and/or neurology preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead ongoing clinical data review to support data quality, interpretation, and patient safety.
• Identify and escalation clinically relevant findings and partner with study teams to resolve data-related issues.
• Collaborate with Data Management and Clinical Operations on study implementation and EDC development.
• Contribute to the development and review of clinical documents, including study protocols and regulatory documents.
• Review and interpret clinical study data and outputs with Biostatistics, Pharmacovigilance, and others.
• Represent Clinical Development on cross-functional study teams and present data to audiences.
• Prepare and present clinical data, study designs, and scientific information for study teams and meetings.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Skills

Clinical data review

Cross-functional collaboration

Data interpretation

Scientific communication

Presentation skills

Education

PhD or equivalent

Bachelor's/Master's in related field

Job description

Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. seeks an Associate Director, Clinical Scientist to lead clinical data review, interpretation, and study documentation in collaboration with Medical Directors and cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes independent work, escalation of meaningful findings, and leadership across Clinical Operations, Data Management, Biostatistics, Pharmacovigilance, and Regulatory functions. Flexible hybrid/remote options within approved U.S. locations are available.