Senior Director of Clinical Science, Lung, Head & Neck (Hybrid)

Merck & Co.

Boston (MA)

Hybrid

USD 210,000 - 331,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Merck & Co. in Rahway, NJ is seeking a Senior Director of Clinical Science to provide strategic clinical leadership across programs within the lung and head and neck portfolio.

You will partner with Clinical Directors, program leads, and cross-functional leaders to shape development strategy and integrate scientific insights across studies and programs. The role applies deep clinical, scientific, and therapeutic-area expertise to guide development planning, evidence-generation strategies,

Qualifications

Advanced healthcare or scientific degree (e.g., PhD, PharmD), or equivalent, with 8+ years of pharmaceutical, clinical drug development, and/or medical field experience preferred
Master's degree, preferably in life sciences, with 12+ years of pharmaceutical, clinical drug development, and/or medical field experience
Bachelor's degree, preferably in life sciences, with 15+ years pharmaceutical, clinical drug development, and/or medical field experience

Responsibilities

Provide strategic scientific leadership across programs, assets, or disease areas, ensuring quality and consistency of Clinical Science approaches
Shape the development and evolution of Clinical Development Plans and set strategic direction for study design
Provide oversight of medical monitoring and medical data review approaches and guide interpretation of complex clinical data across programs
Integrate clinical evidence, therapeutic-area science, emerging external data, and competitive insights to shape development strategy across programs
Provide strategic oversight and clinical guidance for key regulatory documents, Health Authority interactions, and other major development activities
Shape governance strategy and communicate scientific development opportunities to senior leaders
Shape scientific publication and external engagement strategies and develop strategic relationships with investigators and key opinion leaders
Provide strategic oversight of clinical/scientific quality, risk management, and audit and inspection readiness across areas of responsibility
Shape digital and AI-enabled Clinical Science approaches, identify high-value use cases, and drive scalable adoption across programs
Shape Clinical Science standards, leading practices, and innovative ways of working across programs, assets, or disease areas
Develop Clinical Science talent and organizational capabilities through scientific leadership, coaching, mentoring, and sponsorship
May lead a large Clinical Science team

Skills

Clinical Development

Clinical Leadership

Clinical Product Development

Clinical Research

Clinical Research Management

Clinical Sciences

Clinical Trial Development

Clinical Trial Management

Decision Making

Drug Development

Education

Advanced healthcare or scientific degree

Master's degree in life sciences

Bachelor's degree in life sciences

Job description

Job Summary

The Senior Director of Clinical Science provides strategic clinical/scientific leadership across multiple programs, and assets within the lung and head and neck portfolio. Serving as a strategic peer to Clinical Directors and Program Leads, and partnering with other senior cross-functional leaders, the Senior Director of Clinical Science shapes development strategy and integrates scientific insights across studies and programs.

The Senior Director of Clinical Science applies deep clinical, scientific, and therapeutic-area expertise to guide clinical development planning, study and evidence-generation strategies, interpretation of clinical evidence, and complex development decisions. The individual also shapes Clinical Science standards and ways of working and provides scientific leadership, coaching, and mentorship across the organization.

Your responsibility in this role will include:

Provide strategic scientific leadership across programs, assets, or disease areas, ensuring quality and consistency of Clinical Science approaches

Shape the development and evolution of Clinical Development Plans and set strategic direction for study design

Provide oversight of medical monitoring and medical data review approaches and guide interpretation of complex clinical data across programs

Integrate clinical evidence, therapeutic-area science, emerging external data, and competitive insights to shape development strategy across programs

Provide strategic oversight and clinical guidance for key regulatory documents, Health Authority interactions, and other major development activities

Shape governance strategy and communicate scientific development opportunities to senior leaders

Shape scientific publication and external engagement strategies and develop strategic relationships with investigators and key opinion leaders

Provide strategic oversight of clinical/scientific quality, risk management, and audit and inspection readiness across areas of responsibility

Shape digital and AI-enabled Clinical Science approaches, identify high-value use cases, and drive scalable adoption across programs

Shape Clinical Science standards, leading practices, and ways of working across programs or disease areas

Develop Clinical Science talent and organizational capabilities through scientific leadership, coaching, mentoring, and sponsorship

May lead a large Clinical Science team

Core Skills

Ability to leverage deep clinical development expertise and knowledge of the regulatory and competitive landscape to shape clinical development strategy across programs, assets, or disease areas

Ability to leverage deep therapeutic-area expertise and emerging science to shape scientific direction across programs, assets, or disease areas

Demonstrated ability to provide clinical/scientific leadership across programs, assets, or disease areas

Ability to synthesize complex clinical evidence, emerging science, competitive insights, and clinical practice to drive strategic development decisions

Ability to leverage expertise in clinical development planning, evidence-generation strategy, and clinical data interpretation to establish development priorities

Ability to set execution direction across programs, assets, or disease areas and align priorities, stakeholders, and cross-functional activities

Exceptional scientific and strategic judgment in highly complex and ambiguous situations, with the ability to evaluate trade-offs and drive strategic decisions

Ability to drive alignment across senior stakeholders, functions, and governance bodies to advance priorities across programs, assets, or disease areas

Strong clinical/scientific communication and ability to shape perspectives and decisions across senior internal and external audiences

Ability to establish Clinical Science standards, leading practices, and innovative ways of working across programs, assets, or disease areas

Ability to leverage clinical data and monitoring insights and oversee adoption of digital and AI-enabled approaches to improve decision-making across programs or disease areas

Demonstrated ability to shape Clinical Science capabilities, develop talent, mentor colleagues, and build organizational capabilities

Education/Experience

Advanced healthcare or scientific degree (e.g., PhD, PharmD), or equivalent, with 8+ years of pharmaceutical, clinical drug development, and/or medical field experience preferred

Master's degree, preferably in life sciences, with 12+ years of pharmaceutical, clinical drug development, and/or medical field experience

Bachelor's degree, preferably in life sciences, with 15+ years pharmaceutical, clinical drug development, and/or medical field experience

Required Skills

Clinical Development, Clinical Leadership, Clinical Product Development, Clinical Research, Clinical Research Management, Clinical Sciences, Clinical Trial Development, Clinical Trial Management, Decision Making, Drug Development

Preferred Skills

Scientific Leadership, Strategic Planning, Team Leadership

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please note that we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit the EEOC Know Your Rights and EEOC GINA Supplement. We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively.

Location

USA - New Jersey - Rahway

Compensation

Where required by law, the compensation range for this role is provided below.
The salary range for the primary location of this role is:
$210,400.00 - $331,100.00

This range reflects the Company's reasonable expectation of the base salary applicable to this role at the time of posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits .

Additional Location(s)

Please note the salary range above applies to the Primary Location of the position. Where a role has other listed locations, different compensation guidelines may apply. You may find the salary ranges for additional locations below. If the salary range is not listed for the location you are applying to, our Talent Acquisition team will provide further information to you relevant to your location.

San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

Employee Status

Regular

Relocation

No relocation

Visa Sponsorship

Travel Requirements

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements

Hybrid

Shift

Not Indicated

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