Logo
Ccrps

Senior Clinical Director, Oncology Early Development

Ccrps, Rahway, New Jersey, us, 07065

Save Job

Job Description Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where Our Company has codified its legacy for over a century. Our success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare. Our Company is on a quest for cures and is committed to being the world's premier, most research-intensive biopharmaceutical company. Today, we’re doubling down on this goal. Our R&D Laboratories are a true scientific research facility of tomorrow and will take our leading discovery capabilities and world-class small molecule and biologics R&D expertise to create breakthrough science that radically changes the way we approach serious diseases.

Responsibilities

Analyze and summarize the clinical findings from studies to support decisions regarding safety and efficacy as well as new drug applications, clinical study reports, or publication; participate in internal and joint internal/external research project teams relevant to the development of new compounds and the further study of marketed compounds.

Supervise the activities of Clinical Scientists in the execution of clinical studies.

Work closely with a cross-–functional group of experts in commercialization, regulatory affairs, statistics, and manufacturing to manage clinical development projects; assist the Executive Director/AVP in ensuring that appropriate corporate personnel are informed of the progress of studies of our company’s and competitors' drugs and internal and external expert opinion on scientific questions relevant to his/her areas of responsibility.

Maintain a strong scientific knowledge base: maintaining awareness of scientific developments within his/her area of expertise, identifying strong investigators, establishing communications with prominent clinical investigators, attending scientific meetings to maintain competency and awareness of research activities.

Author detailed development documents, presentations, budgets, and position papers for internal and external audiences; facilitate collaborations with external researchers around the world; travel on company business about twenty percent of the time to manage future or ongoing clinical research projects.

Provide scientific and medical leadership for strategic alliances and co–partnership opportunities; support the team in prioritizing external collaborations; recognize and capitalize on opportunities to adapt direction in light of project successes and failures and market changes.

Manage selected opportunities, developing strategy and detailed milestones, measures, timelines and budgets to achieve designated value inflection points.

Identify, negotiate and maintain critical external partnerships.

Education

M.D or M.D./Ph.D

Required Experience and Skills

Minimum of 3 years of clinical medicine experience

Minimum of 3 years of industry experience in drug development or biomedical research experience in academia

Demonstrated record of scientific scholarship and achievement

A proven track record in clinical medicine and background in biomedical research is essential

Strong interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to function in a team environment, are essential.

Required Skills

Animal Vaccination

Biological Field Work

Clinical Development

Clinical Documentation

Clinical Judgment

Clinical Medicine

Clinical Reporting

Clinical Research Management

Clinical Trial Development

Communication

Data Analysis

Decision Making

Drug Development

Ethical Standards

Evidence-Based Medicine

Global Health

Intellectual Curiosity

Interdisciplinary Problem Solving

Management Process

Medical Research

Mentorship

Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M)

Regulatory Affairs Compliance

Regulatory Compliance

US and Puerto Rico Residents Only Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.

Equal Employment Opportunity As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit: EEOC Know Your Rights, EEOC GINA Supplement.

U.S. Hybrid Work Model Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office‑based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on‑site per week, Monday‑Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote‑working day, unless business critical tasks require an on‑site presence. This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in‑person attendance is required for, field‑based positions; facility‑based, manufacturing‑based, or research‑based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective‑bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as "remote".

Salary Range The salary range for this role is $276,600.00 – $435,400.00. 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.

Benefits 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.

Application You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.

Search Firm Representatives 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.

Job Posting End Date 12/16/2025

Job Posting Notice *A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.

#J-18808-Ljbffr