Senior Scientist - Oncology Drug Discovery

MSD Malaysia; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck in Boston seeks a Senior Scientist to join the Discovery Oncology team. You will lead and support research projects focused on developing cancer therapeutics, generating high-quality data, and guiding project choices. Strong wet-lab, data-analysis, and collaboration skills are essential.

Responsibilities include assay development, data interpretation, and presenting progress across teams. PhD, MS or BS with corresponding industry experience are required, with a track record of independent

Qualifications

• Strong, data-driven contributions to oncology drug discovery evidenced by publications or abstracts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize assays for oncology programs and lead data-driven decisions.
• Design and execute well-controlled experiments and interpret results.
• Present progress updates at internal team and departmental meetings.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and troubleshoot issues as they arise.

Skills

Assay Development

Flow Cytometry

Molecular Biology

Data Analysis

DOE

In Vivo Collaboration

Education

Ph.D.

M.S. with 4+ years

B.S. with 7+ years

Tools

GraphPad Prism

FlowJo

Incucyte

JESS

Job description

Merck in Boston seeks a Senior Scientist to join the Discovery Oncology team. You will lead and support research projects focused on developing cancer therapeutics, generating high-quality data, and guiding project choices. Strong wet-lab, data-analysis, and collaboration skills are essential.

Responsibilities include assay development, data interpretation, and presenting progress across teams. PhD, MS or BS with corresponding industry experience are required, with a track record of independent