Senior Veterinary Pathologist & Drug Safety Leader

Merck; West Point (PA); Híbrido; USD 180.000 - 280.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Merck's Research Laboratories nonclinical drug safety department in West Point, PA seeks an experienced anatomic pathologist to join a collaborative team, operating in a GLP-compliant facility with on-site pathology labs. This role emphasizes leadership in toxicologic pathology and immunology/biologics programs.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years as a veterinary pathologist, 7+ years in drug development, a DVM, residency in anatomical/toxicologic pathology, and ACVP/ECVP board certification or

Formación

• 10+ years of experience as a veterinary pathologist
• 7+ years of drug development experience in biotech, pharma, or CRO settings
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with diverse cross-functional teams and communicate openly

Responsabilidades

• Employ routine H&E evaluations and specialized techniques to characterize safety profiles of new drugs
• Analyze data, interpret results for postmortem evaluations, review literature, and design experiments to advance programs
• Provide scientific leadership and partner with toxicology, safety pharmacology, and translational teams to define mechanisms of toxicity and guide risk mitigation for Immunology/Biologics programs

Conocimientos

Collaboration

Communication

Scientific leadership

Educación

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)

Residency in anatomical/toxicologic pathology

ACVP/ECVP board certification or equivalent

Herramientas

In vitro/in vivo assay capabilities

Digital pathology

Immunohistochemistry / in situ hybridization

Descripción del empleo

Merck's Research Laboratories nonclinical drug safety department in West Point, PA seeks an experienced anatomic pathologist to join a collaborative team, operating in a GLP-compliant facility with on-site pathology labs. This role emphasizes leadership in toxicologic pathology and immunology/biologics programs.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years as a veterinary pathologist, 7+ years in drug development, a DVM, residency in anatomical/toxicologic pathology, and ACVP/ECVP board certification or