Associate Director, Clinical Scientist, Ophthalmology
Merck · Rahway, NJ · 3 wk ago
Consulting$142k–$224k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "Current Employees apply HERE", "Current Contingent Workers apply HERE", "US And Puerto Rico Residents Only", "Our company is committed to inclusion..." etc. Also remove EEO statements, accommodation request, etc. Remove "Requirements As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer..." etc. Remove "Search Firm Representatives..." etc. Remove "Employee Status Regular Relocation: No relocation VISA Sponsorship No Travel Requirements 10% Flexible Work Arrangements Not Applicable Shift 1st - Day Valid Driving License No Hazardous Material(s) No Job Posting End Date 10/14/2026 ..." Also remove "A job posting is effective until ..." etc. Remove "Requisition ID:R418851". Also remove "Preferred Skills Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE US And Puerto Rico Residents Only". Actually "Preferred Skills" line includes "Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE US And Puerto Rico Residents Only". We need to extract the actual preferred skills content: The posting includes "Preferred Skills Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE US And Puerto Rico Residents Only". That seems like a weird mix; the actual preferred skills likely are listed earlier? Let's scan: The posting includes "Preferred Skills" heading? Actually after "Education/Experience Preferred" there is "Preferred Skills Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE US And Puerto Rico Residents Only". So the preferred skills content is missing; it's just that line. So we should not create a Preferred Skills section if no real content. The instruction: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. So we will not include Preferred Skills as a separate heading unless there is content. The "Skills" section we can include core skills and maybe required/preferred skills? The instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have a Skills section that includes core skills, required skills, etc. We'll need to decide what goes where.
We have:
Job Description paragraph: "This position drives scientific planning, strategy, and execution of Phase 1-4 clinical studies. Under the direction of the Program Lead, you will collaborate with global cross functional team members including clinical directors and study managers to lead/support clinical trial scientific activities."
That's about the role. So we can put that under
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have a Skills section that includes core skills, required skills, etc. We'll need to decide what goes where.
We have:
Job Description paragraph: "This position drives scientific planning, strategy, and execution of Phase 1-4 clinical studies. Under the direction of the Program Lead, you will collaborate with global cross functional team members including clinical directors and study managers to lead/support clinical trial scientific activities."
That's about the role. So we can put that under About the role
with a
. Job Responsibilities: list bullet points. We need to extract responsibilities: - Responsible for the clinical/scientific execution of clinical protocol(s). - Serves as the lead clinical scientist on the clinical trial team. - Collaborates with the Medical Writer on clinical/scientific and regulatory documents. - Partners with Study Manager on study deliverables. - Participates in the set up and design during study start up (e.g., database set up) - Lead medical monitoring team in review and interpretation of clinical data/medical protocol deviations in collaboration with the Clinical Director. - Builds talent and capabilities of direct/indirect team members through proactive coaching, mentoring and development opportunities. - May include management of direct reports including assignment of resources, professional development, and performance management. - May serve as a subject matter expert and/or participate on process improvement teams. We'll put those in
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Core Skills: list bullet points (maybe under Skills section). The core skills paragraph includes multiple bullet-like sentences separated by line breaks? Let's extract:
- Demonstrated ability to drive and manage scientific activities on clinical protocols.
- This position may represent the company through external partnerships, collaborations, and key strategic engagements.
- This includes the ability to:
- Apply strong knowledge of clinical research regulatory requirements (e.g., GCP and ICH)
- Manage multiple competing priorities with good planning, time management, and prioritization skills
- Advanced analytical skills with the ability to interpret clinical trial data and synthesize conclusions
- Interact with key stakeholders across department, division, and company.
- Role requires a proactive approach, strategic thinking and leadership driving toward study goals.
- Influence opinions and decisions of internal and external customers/vendors, across functional areas, and within the division
- Demonstrated ability to effectively delegate and assign activities to meet the business needs
- Problem solving, prioritization, conflict resolution, and critical thinking skills
- Build team capabilities through proactive coaching
- Advanced communication, technical writing, and presentation skills
We can treat these as skills.
Education/Experience Preferred: list:
- Preferred Bachelor's Degree +8 years of pharmaceutical, clinical drug development, project management, and/or medical field experience in ophthalmology
- OR master's degree +6 year of pharmaceutical, clinical drug development, project management, and/or medical field experience in ophthalmology
- OR PhD/PharmD Degree +4 year of pharmaceutical, clinical drug development, project management, and/or medical field experience
- Degree in life sciences, preferred.
We can put under Qualifications or Requirements? The instruction includes sections: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide where to put education/experience. Likely under Qualifications. Requirements could be maybe "Required Skills" list? There's a "Required Skills" list: Clinical Development, Clinical Research, Clinical Sciences, Clinical Trial Documentation, Clinical Trials Monitoring, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Life Science, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Strategic Thinking, Study Design. That's a list of required skills. Could go under Skills or Requirements. Since we have a Skills section, we could put required skills there as well. But we also have core skills. Might combine.
Better: Use Requirements for required skills list, Qualifications for education/experience, Skills for core skills (maybe also include required skills? but we can put required skills under Requirements). Let's follow typical: Requirements = required skills, Qualifications = education/experience, Skills = core competencies.
Thus:
Requirements
- Clinical Development
- Clinical Research
- Clinical Sciences
- Clinical Trial Documentation
- Clinical Trials Monitoring
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
- Life Science
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Strategic Thinking
- Study Design
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree +8 years of pharmaceutical, clinical drug development, project management, and/or medical field experience in ophthalmology
- OR master's degree +6 year of pharmaceutical, clinical drug development, project management, and/or medical field experience in ophthalmology
- OR PhD/PharmD Degree +4 year of pharmaceutical, clinical drug development, project management, and/or medical field experience
- Degree in life sciences, preferred.
Skills
- Demonstrated ability to drive and manage scientific activities on clinical protocols
- Ability to represent the company through external partnerships, collaborations, and key strategic engagements
- Apply strong knowledge of clinical research regulatory requirements (e.g., GCP and ICH)
- Manage multiple competing priorities with good planning, time management, and prioritization skills
- Advanced analytical skills with the ability to interpret clinical trial data and synthesize conclusions
- Interact with key stakeholders across department, division, and company
- Proactive approach, strategic thinking and leadership driving toward study goals
- Influence opinions and decisions of internal and external customers/vendors, across functional areas, and within the division
- Demonstrated ability to effectively delegate and assign activities to meet the business needs
- Problem solving, prioritization, conflict resolution, and critical thinking skills
- Build team capabilities through proactive coaching
- Advanced communication, technical writing, and presentation skills
Shift: 1st - Day; Travel: approximately 10%.
We must not include boilerplate like "Relocation: No relocation VISA Sponsorship No". That's not schedule; maybe we could include under a different section but not required. We'll omit. Now we need to ensure we don't include any application instructions, EEO, etc. Remove all that. Now produce HTML fragment only. Let's craft:About the role
This position drives scientific planning, strategy, and execution of Phase 1-4 clinical studies. Under the direction of the Program Lead, you will collaborate with global cross functional team members including clinical directors and study managers to lead/support clinical trial scientific activities.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the clinical/scientific execution of clinical protocol(s).
- Serves as the lead clinical scientist on the clinical trial team.
- Collaborates with the Medical Writer on clinical/scientific and regulatory documents.
- Partners with Study Manager on study deliverables.
- Participates in the set up and design during study start up (e.g., database set up)
- Lead medical monitoring team in review and interpretation of clinical data/medical protocol deviations in collaboration with the Clinical Director.
- Builds talent and capabilities of direct/indirect team members through proactive coaching, mentoring and development opportunities.
- May include management of direct reports including assignment of resources, professional development, and performance management.
- May serve as a subject matter expert and/or participate on process improvement teams.
Requirements
- Clinical Development
- Clinical Research
- Clinical Sciences
- Clinical Trial Documentation
- Clinical Trials Monitoring
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
- Life Science
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Strategic Thinking
- Study Design
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree +8 years of pharmaceutical, clinical drug