Principal Scientist, Clinical Research, GI cancer Full-time

Director (Principal Scientist) Oncology

The Director (Principal Scientist) has primary responsibility for the planning and directing of clinical research activities involving new or marketed Oncology medicines. Our company Oncology medicines span all phases of clinical development (pre-clinical to post-licensure). The Director will manage the entire cycle of clinical development, including study design, placement, monitoring, analysis, regulatory reporting, and publication.

Specifically, the Director may be responsible for:

• Evaluating pre-clinical and translational work for the purpose of generating early clinical development plan and Investigational New Drug applications
• Developing of clinical development strategies for investigational or marketed Oncology drugs
• Planning clinical trials (design, operational plans, settings) based on these clinical development strategies
• Monitoring and managing the conduct of ongoing or new clinical trials for investigational or marketed Oncology drugs
• Analyzing and summarizing the clinical findings from studies to support decisions regarding safety and efficacy as well as new drug applications, clinical study reports, or publication; and
• Participation in internal and joint internal/external research project teams relevant to the development of new compounds, and the further study of marketed compounds.

In executing these duties, the Director will:

• Lead a cross-functional team including Clinical Scientists in endeavors ranging from drafting clinical study protocols to overseeing protocol adherence to assessing patient-level data, ensuring data completeness and integrity, and ultimately interpreting and contextualizing aggregate data to assess safety and efficacy
• Work closely with a cross-functional group of experts in commercialization, regulatory affairs, statistics, and manufacturing to manage clinical development projects; and
• Assist the Executive Director in ensuring that appropriate corporate personnel are informed of the progress of studies of our companies and competitors' drugs and internal and external expert opinion on scientific questions relevant to his/her areas of responsibility.

The Director is responsible for maintaining a strong scientific fund of knowledge by:

• Maintaining awareness of scientific developments within his/her area of expertise, in terms of new scientific findings, research methodologies
• Identification of scientifically and operationally strong investigators who can assist in the development of our companies investigational and marketed drugs
• Establishing communications with prominent clinical investigators in his/her particular field of interest, particularly those who will be willing and able to assist in the evaluation of our company drugs
• Attending appropriate scientific meetings to maintain his or her competency and to maintain awareness of research activities in his/her area of responsibility.

To accomplish these goals, the Director may:

• Author detailed development documents, presentations, budgets, and position papers for internal and external audiences
• Facilitating collaborations with external researchers around the world
• Travel on company business about twenty (20) percent of the time to manage future or ongoing clinical research projects.

Required:

• M.D or M.D./Ph.D.
• Minimum 3 years of clinical medicine experience in adult or pediatric oncology and/or hematology
• Minimum 1 year of drug-development/pharmaceutical industry experience or biomedical research experience in academia/fellowship
• Demonstrated record of scientific scholarship and achievement
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, as well as the ability to function in a large cross-functional team environment are essential.

Preferred:

• Successful completion of an ACGME-medical oncology, combined medical oncology/hematology or pediatric hematology fellowship
• Board Certified in adult or pediatric oncology (and/or hematology)
• A proven track record in clinical academic medicine with a focus on adult GI medical oncology, proficient in the GI oncology treatment landscape with academic publication experience

Salary range for this role is $250,800.00 – $394,800.00. 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 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.

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.