Translational Neuroscience Leader — Early Clinical Development

Merck & Co.; West Point (PA); Hybrid; USD 256,000 - 403,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) retirement benefits

Paid holidays and vacation

Sick days and compassionate days

Job summary

Merck & Co. in the United States seeks a physician-scientist to join Translational Medicine as Principal Scientist (Clinical Director) in Early Clinical Development.

The role focuses on neurologic and psychiatric disease programs, leading early clinical development and biomarker strategies with cross-functional teams worldwide. The ideal candidate has a track record in translational and clinical research, with MD or MD/PhD credentials and residency experience in neurology or psychiatry.

Qualifications

• Experience in biomedical research with scientific publications.
• Strong interpersonal, writing, and presentation skills.
• Experience in clinical medicine including residency training.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical expertise to identify and validate novel targets and design preclinical/clinical experiments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance therapeutics from preclinical to clinical development.
• As a senior team member, contribute to early development strategy with internal and external staff.
• Lead clinical pharmacology studies across all phases, including DDI and special populations.
• Support regulatory filings with clinical pharmacology data and presentations.
• Develop and execute biomarker studies using diverse readouts in humans.
• Assess partnership opportunities and engage with scientific communities.
• Collaborate across global sites to drive translational medicine initiatives.

Skills

Biomedical Research

Clinical Development

Clinical Medicine

Clinical Research

Clinical Trial Planning

Cross-Functional Teamwork

Neuroscience Research

Neurologic Disorders

Translational Medicine

Translational Research

Education

MD or MD/PhD (or international equivalent)

Job description

Merck & Co. in the United States seeks a physician-scientist to join Translational Medicine as Principal Scientist (Clinical Director) in Early Clinical Development.

The role focuses on neurologic and psychiatric disease programs, leading early clinical development and biomarker strategies with cross-functional teams worldwide. The ideal candidate has a track record in translational and clinical research, with MD or MD/PhD credentials and residency experience in neurology or psychiatry.