Senior Principal Scientist, Clinical Research, Immunology
MSDNew Jersey, United States • Boston, Massachusetts, United States • San Diego, California, United States • Pennsylvania, United States • South San Francisco, California, United States
Posted March 21, 2026
282200 - 444200 USD
Full Time
About the Company
At MSD, known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA in the United States and Canada, we are unified around our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. For more than 130 years, we have brought hope to humanity through the development of important medicines and vaccines. We aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company in the world – and today, we are at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. We foster a diverse and inclusive global workforce and operate responsibly every day to enable a safe, sustainable and healthy future for all people and communities. For more information, visit www.msd.com and connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
Job Description
The Senior Principal Scientist, Clinical Research, Immunology will have primary responsibility for the strategic planning and directing clinical research activities involving investigational compounds in Immunology. This includes managing the entire cycle of clinical development, including study design, initiation, execution, monitoring, analysis, regulatory filing, and publication.
Requirements
- Evaluating pre-clinical and translational work for the purpose of generating the early clinical development plan and Investigational New Drug applications.
- Providing clinical development support of business development assessments of external opportunities to grow the Immunology Pipeline
- Developing clinical development strategies for investigational drugs and 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 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;
Benefits
- 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