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Merck · 1 day ago

Senior Director, Clinical Research, Atherosclerosis

Rahway, NJ

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$277K/yr - $435K/yr

3+ years exp

Merck is a leading company in the pharmaceutical industry, seeking a Senior Director for clinical research in Atherosclerosis. This role involves planning and directing clinical research activities, managing late-stage clinical development, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure the success of clinical trials.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Evaluating pre-clinical and translational work for the purpose of generating early clinical development plans and Investigational New Drug applications

Developing clinical development strategies for investigational or marketed Atherosclerosis 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 Atherosclerosis 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

Participation in internal and joint internal/external research project teams relevant to the development of new compounds, and the further study of marketed compounds

Support of business development assessments of external opportunities

Supervise 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; and assist the Executive Director and/or Associate Vice President in ensuring that appropriate Corporate personnel are informed of the progress of studies of our company and competitors' drugs, and of internal and external expert opinion on scientific questions relevant to his/her areas of responsibility

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

Identifying scientifically and operationally strong investigators who can assist in the development of our company's 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's drugs

Attending appropriate scientific meetings to maintain his or her competency and to maintain awareness of research activities in his/her area of responsibility

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 (20) percent of the time to manage future or ongoing clinical research projects

Qualification

AtherosclerosisClinical DevelopmentClinical Trials MonitoringClinical Trial DesignsCardiology Clinical ResearchPharmaceutical IndustryMedical MonitoringResearch ActivitiesInterpersonal skillsVerbal communicationWritten communicationPresentation skills