What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Director, Clinical Research, Metabolism position at Merck?
Job Description
Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products. Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company – one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us. Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity, and teamwork of an individual like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement, and teamwork. As part of our global team, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.
The Senior Director (Senior Principal Scientist) has primary responsibility for the planning and directing clinical research activities within the Atherosclerosis and Metabolism therapeutic area, with a particular focus on obesity and obesity-related metabolic disorders.
The Senior Director will manage the entire cycle of clinical development, including study design, placement, monitoring, analysis, regulatory reporting, and publication.
Specifically, the Senior Director may be responsible for :
- 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 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 drugs.
- Analyzing and summarizing clinical findings from studies to support decisions regarding safety and efficacy as well as new drug applications, clinical study reports, or publication.
- Participating 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 Senior Director may :
The Senior Director is responsible for maintaining a strong scientific fund of knowledge by :
To accomplish these goals, the Senior Director may :
Qualifications : Education
Required
Preferred
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Current Contingent Workers apply HERE
US and Puerto Rico Residents Only :
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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
U.S. Hybrid Work Model
Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work model consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.
Expected US salary range : $268,500.00 - $422,700.00
Available benefits include : bonus eligibility, long term incentive if applicable, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days.
Employee Status : Regular
Relocation :
Travel Requirements :
Flexible Work Arrangements : Hybrid
Job Posting End Date : 02 / 14 / 2025
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Salary : $268,500 - $422,700
