Senior Immunology Clinical Trial Lead

MSD Malaysia; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. invites seasoned professionals to lead operational planning and execution of clinical trials within the Immunology space.

You will guide cross-functional teams across study planning, data management, and site activities to ensure timely delivery of study milestones. The ideal candidate possesses strong leadership, project management, and regulatory knowledge, with experience in multinational trials and collaboration with vendors and country teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years of pharmaceutical, clinical drug development, project management, and/or medical field experience.
• Master's Degree and 3+ years of pharmaceutical, clinical drug development, project management, and/or medical field experience.
• PhD/PharmD Degree in life sciences preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the operational planning, feasibility, and execution of a clinical trial.
• May serve as the clinical trial team lead.
• Lead study planning, development, and execution elements (e.g., data management deliverables, trial level plans/timelines, country/site selection, site materials, system updates, investigator meeting planning, communication plans, preparation of status update reports, study close out activities).
• Leads team for timeline management, risk identification and mitigation, issue resolution.
• May facilitate and collaborate with key internal/external stakeholders (e.g., study team, country teams, vendors, committees) in support of clinical study objectives.
• Accountable for managing any study specific partners and/or vendors.

Skills

Clinical Operations

Project Management

Regulatory Knowledge

Communication Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree + 5+ years

Master's Degree + 3+ years

PhD/PharmD in life sciences

Job description

Merck & Co., Inc. invites seasoned professionals to lead operational planning and execution of clinical trials within the Immunology space.

You will guide cross-functional teams across study planning, data management, and site activities to ensure timely delivery of study milestones. The ideal candidate possesses strong leadership, project management, and regulatory knowledge, with experience in multinational trials and collaboration with vendors and country teams.