💼 Full-Time Position

Senior Director, Clinical Research, Atherosclerosis

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Merck
📍 Rahway, NJ, United States
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Location
Rahway, United States
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Posted
June 22, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

**Job Description**

The Senior Director (Sr. Principal Scientist) has primary responsibility for the planning and directing clinical research activities involving new or marketed medicines in the Atherosclerosis section of the Atherosclerosis & Metabolism therapeutic area. Our company's Atherosclerosis & Metaboslim medicines span all phases of clinical development (pre-clinical to post-licensure). The Senior Director will manage the entire cycle of late-stage clinical development and studies, including development strategy, study design, initiation, execution, monitoring, analysis, regulatory reporting, and publication.

**Specifically, the Senior Director May Be Responsible For:**

+ 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 clinica...