Sr. Scientist, Discovery Oncology
Merck & Co.
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Job summary
Merck & Co. invites a highly qualified scientist in oncology to join the Discovery Oncology team in Boston.
The candidate will provide scientific leadership from the bench and drive the experimental strategy with deep cancer biology expertise, collaborating across multidisciplinary teams in early discovery. Key activities include leading mechanistic studies, biomarker discovery, and integration of literature to guide program direction.
Qualifications
- Demonstrated ability to work independently to create and drive experimental strategy, interpret data, troubleshoot, and define critical next steps.
- Strong experience in molecular and cellular biology techniques with emphasis on mammalian cell culture, western blot, ELISA/Mesoscale, flow cytometry, qPCR, stable cell line generation, CRISPR.
- Strong team player and experienced working with collaborative cross functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Scientific leadership through the development and implementation of multiple impactful experimental approaches to drive target validation, pathway interrogation, and mechanistic studies.
- Contribute to therapeutic mechanistic understanding, biomarker discovery, and preclinical candidate characterization.
- Monitor, review and interpret published literature to guide internal research.
- Communicate experimental findings to stakeholders.
- Leverage broad scientific expertise to influence scientific direction across programs.
Skills
Education
Job description
We are seeking a highly qualified scientist with a strong background in oncology to join our Discovery Oncology team in Boston. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of-innovative, collaborative, and rigorous research. Primary responsibilities include providing scientific leadership from the bench, combining deep cancer biology expertise with creativity and rigor to drive the experimental strategy, and effectively communicating with multidisciplinary teams in the early discovery pipeline.
- Scientific leadership through the development and implementation of multiple impactful experimental approaches, technologies, or capabilities to drive target validation, pathway interrogation, and mechanistic studies
- Contribute to therapeutic mechanistic understanding, biomarker discovery, and preclinical candidate characterization
- Monitor, review and critically interpret published literature to guide internal research
- Effectively communicate experimental findings to appropriate stakeholders.
- Leverage broad scientific expertise and deep domain knowledge to influence scientific direction
- PhD or equivalent in oncology, biology, biochemistry, immunology, or related STEM discipline and 0 years of experience; MS with 5+ yrs of experience; OR BS with 7+ yrs working experience in a pharma or biotech setting.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently to create and drive experimental strategy, interpret data, troubleshoot, and define critical next steps.
- Strong experience in molecular and cellular biology techniques with an emphasis on mammalian cell culture, western blot, ELISA/Mesoscale, flow cytometry, qPCR, stable cell line generation, CRISPR.
- Strong team player and experienced working with collaborative cross functional teams.
- Previous experience working with different therapeutic modalities.
- Experience integrating data from multiple experimental approaches to build mechanistic understanding, generate hypotheses, and connect experimental findings to broader program objectives to enable effective decision-making across stakeholders
- Prior oncology research experience
Assay Development, Biology, Cancer Therapy, Cell Culture Techniques, Design of Experiments (DOE), Drug Target Identification, Flow Cytometry, Immunoassays, Independent Thinking, Mechanism of Action, Molecular Biology, Oncology, Target Discovery
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The salary range for this role is $119,100.00 - $187,500.00
This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this 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 .
We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
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
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. -No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.
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