Senior Clinical Trial Operations Lead

MSD Malaysia; Rahway (NJ); On-site; USD 142,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Long-term incentive

Medical benefits

Dental/Vision care

401(k)

Paid holidays

Vacation

Sick days

Job summary

Merck & Co. seeks a seasoned clinical operations leader to drive strategy and execution for one or more clinical trials. You will guide a global, cross-functional team and foster collaboration among study teams, vendors, and stakeholders to achieve study milestones.

You will coach talent, manage resources, and contribute to process improvements while upholding GCP and regulatory standards across programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 9+ years in pharma/drug development or related field.
• Master's degree with 6+ years in pharma/drug development or related field.
• PhD/PharmD with 2+ years in pharma/drug development or related field.

Responsibilities

• Operational planning, feasibility, execution and conduct of clinical trial(s).
• Serve as the Clinical Trial Team (CTT) lead.
• Lead and direct teams in study planning, development, and execution elements.
• Coordinate with internal/external stakeholders to support trial objectives.
• Liaise with partners, vendors, and vendor management.
• Review clinical documents for operations input (protocols, etc.).
• May serve as SME and participate in process improvement teams.
• Develop junior team members through coaching and development opportunities.
• Oversee resource assignment, staff development and performance.

Skills

GCP/ICH

Regulatory knowledge

Clinical operations

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Project management

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

PhD/PharmD

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Merck & Co. seeks a seasoned clinical operations leader to drive strategy and execution for one or more clinical trials. You will guide a global, cross-functional team and foster collaboration among study teams, vendors, and stakeholders to achieve study milestones.

You will coach talent, manage resources, and contribute to process improvements while upholding GCP and regulatory standards across programs.