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Principal Scientist, Translational Medicine, Neuroscience

Merck · West Point, PA · Yesterday
$256k–$403k/yrFull-time
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for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Also remove duplicated lines, application instructions. Must not create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. The posting includes salary range, benefits description, travel requirements, flexible work arrangements, relocation, visa sponsorship, etc. So we have Pay (salary range), Benefits (list), Schedule? Not explicit schedule but maybe "Hybrid" and "Travel Requirements: 10%" and "Shift: Not Indicated". Schedule maybe not given; we should not create Schedule unless there is content. There's "Flexible Work Arrangements: Hybrid". Could be considered schedule? Probably not. We'll omit Schedule section. We need sections: About the role (maybe a summary), Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay. Also maybe "Education" could be part of Qualifications. We'll follow typical headings. We must preserve all substantive info: description of role, responsibilities list, qualifications (education, experience), required skills, preferred skills, benefits, salary range, relocation, visa sponsorship, travel, flexible work arrangements. Also note "Employee Status: Regular". Might be considered metadata but could be included in a short paragraph under About the role? The instruction: do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

or drop it. So we can include minor metadata like Employee Status, Relocation, Visa Sponsorship, Travel Requirements, Flexible Work Arrangements in a short

maybe under About the role or a separate "Details" but we don't have a heading for that. Could add a

after sections. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, accommodation, equal opportunity, etc. Also remove duplicated lines, application instructions, search firm stuff, etc. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Let's extract substantive content: - About the role: The job description paragraph: "We have an exciting opportunity for a physician-scientist to join our group as a Principal Scientist (Clinical Director) in Translational Medicine/Early Clinical Development in the Neuroscience Therapeutic Area based in the US. Translational Medicine at our Research Division is responsible for early clinical development of novel therapeutics, working in close collaboration with our discovery scientists and late-stage clinical researchers. The Neuroscience Therapeutic Area specifically focuses on diseases affecting the central and peripheral system. We are seeking a highly qualified individual for a position in our group. The ideal candidate for this position is a physician-scientist with training in neurology or psychiatry and an established track record of scientific achievement, who desires a career in developing therapies for neurologic and psychiatric disease. Success depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, creativity, skill, unique strengths and teamwork of the people in the group. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement, and teamwork. Candidates should have a strong background in basic, translational, and/or clinical research and a desire to work collaboratively across the organization between departments and therapeutic areas as part of a global team." We can put that as

under About the role. - Responsibilities: The list under "Primary Responsibilities For The Principal Scientist Include The Following:" then a long sentence with many responsibilities separated by maybe commas? Actually it's a long paragraph with many responsibilities concatenated. We need to split into list items. The text: "Working with basic science teams on specific diseases and therapeutic areas, providing clinical expertise for identification and validation of novel targets, including the design of preclinical and clinical experiments to validate targets and/or pathways, and leveraging this work for development of novel therapeuticsWorking with cross-functional teams including discovery scientists, pharmacologists, toxicologists, and other specialists to advance novel therapeutics from preclinical development into clinical developmentAs a key member/leader of an early development team, working in close collaboration with internal and external staff and scientists (including discovery research, biostatistics, drug metabolism, modeling and simulation, regulatory affairs, and global clinical trials operations) for the design and execution of early clinical development strategyTaking a lead role in developing and executing clinical pharmacology studies for programs in all phases (I – IV) of development, including formulation or device changes, drug-drug interaction studies, and studies in special populationsProviding early phase/clinical pharmacology support for programs through the regulatory filing process including preparation of supportive documents and presentationsDeveloping and executing studies to validate established and novel clinical biomarkers, including blood/tissue sampling, imaging, electrophysiological, wearable devices, and behavioral responses to study biological activity in humansProviding clinical and scientific expertise to assess internal and external opportunities for partnershipEngaging with the broader internal and external scientific community in disease or therapeutic areas of interest, including via consultations with scientific/academic thought leaders, preparation of posters and publications, and attendance/presentation at conferencesWorking broadly with key functions across the company at research sites around the world." We need to split each responsibility into separate

  • . Identify each segment separated by maybe a capital letter after a period? The text lacks periods between some. We'll manually split based on the conjunctions "Working with", "Working with cross-functional", "As a key member/leader", "Taking a lead role", "Providing early phase/clinical pharmacology support", "Developing and executing studies", "Providing clinical and scientific expertise", "Engaging with the broader", "Working broadly". We'll create list items accordingly. - Translational Medicine Is Specifically Responsible For: This seems like additional responsibilities maybe could be included under Responsibilities as well. It lists: "Contributing to the identification of novel targets by partnering with Discovery Sciences to bring a clinical perspective into the earliest stages of target identification and validation, and to execute clinical studies to evaluate the relevance of potential targets to human disease in order to justify full development.Leadership of the early clinical development strategy for novel therapeutic programs from the preclinical stage through Phase 1 studies of safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, to Phase 2 studies demonstrating Proof-of-Concept and enabling Phase 3 clinical trials.Development of biomarker strategies through cross-functional teams that advance therapeutics from First-in-Human studies through clinical Proof-of-Concept. This includes experimental medicine studies to establish and/or validate biomarker platforms.Development and execution of clinical pharmacology strategies to support later stages of development through to worldwide regulatory applications." We could add these as additional list items under Responsibilities. - Education: "Education: Doctoral degree: MD or MD/PhD (or international equivalent) required". That's qualification. - Required: "Experience in biomedical research, with a demonstrated record of scientific scholarship and achievement including scientific publications. The specific clinical or scientific background is less important than having a track record of excellence and a willingness to work collaboratively across different therapeutic areas.Strong interpersonal, writing, and presentation skills, as well as the ability to function in a team environment, are essential.Experience in clinical medicine including completion or anticipated completion of residency training is required." - Preferred: "Training and clinical board certification or eligibility in Neurology, Psychiatry or a related discipline involving care of neurologic/psychiatric diseases is preferred.Experience as an academic faculty member is preferred.Prior experience in translational research and/or early clinical development is helpful but not required." - Required Skills list: "Biomedical Research, Clinical Development, Clinical Medicine, Clinical Research, Clinical Trial Planning, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Neuroscience Research, Neurologic Disorders, Translational Research". Then repeated "Required Skills: Clinical Development, Clinical Research, Clinical Trial Planning, Early Clinical Development, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurological Disorders, Neuroscience, Neuroscience Research, Translational Medicine, Translational Research". There's duplication; we need to preserve all substantive info but not duplicate lines. We'll combine unique items. - Preferred Skills: "Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE" that's not skills; maybe ignore. Actually after that there is "US And Puerto Rico Residents Only: ..." that's boilerplate. Then later "Preferred Skills:" not present? Actually there is "Preferred Skills:" not in text; there is "Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE". Then later "US And Puerto Rico Residents Only: ..." then EEO etc. Then later "The salary range for this role is $255,800.00 - $402,700.00". Then benefits description. Then "You can apply for this role through ..." (application instruction) remove. Then "The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting." remove. Then location-specific fair chance etc remove. Then search firm representatives etc remove. Then employee status, relocation, visa sponsorship, travel requirements, flexible work arrangements, shift, valid driving license, hazardous material, job posting end date etc. Those are minor metadata; we can fold into a short

    maybe under a section "Details" but we don't have heading for that. Could add a

    after sections with that info. We need to avoid creating Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. Pay: yes salary range. Benefits: yes description. Schedule: not explicitly stated; we have "Shift: Not Indicated", "Flexible Work Arrangements: Hybrid". Could interpret as schedule but not explicit; better not create Schedule section. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe combine education and experience?), Qualifications (maybe education), Skills, Benefits, Pay. But we must not repeat headings unnecessarily. We can have:

    About the role

    ...

    Responsibilities

    • ...
    • ...

    Requirements

    ...

    maybe includes education and experience.

    Skills

    • ...
    • ...

    Benefits

    • ...
    • ...

    Pay

    Salary range: $255,800.00 - $402,700.00

    We could also include a

    for metadata like Employee Status, Relocation, Visa Sponsorship, Travel Requirements, Flexible Work Arrangements after Pay maybe as a short paragraph. But we must not invent sections like "Details". Could just add a

    after Pay containing that info. Now let's craft content. About the role paragraph: combine the initial paragraphs into a concise but preserve all info. We'll keep the essential description. Responsibilities list items: Let's enumerate: 1. Working with basic science teams on specific diseases and therapeutic areas, providing clinical expertise for identification and validation of novel targets, including the design of preclinical and clinical experiments to validate targets and/or pathways, and leveraging this work for development of novel therapeutics. 2. Working with cross-functional teams including discovery scientists, pharmacologists, toxicologists, and other specialists to advance novel therapeutics from preclinical development into clinical development. 3. As a key member/leader of an early development team, working in close collaboration with internal and external staff and scientists (including discovery research, biostatistics, drug metabolism, modeling and simulation, regulatory affairs, and global clinical trials operations) for the design and execution of early clinical development strategy. 4. Taking a lead role in developing and executing clinical pharmacology studies for programs in all phases (I – IV) of development, including formulation or device changes, drug-drug interaction studies, and studies in special populations. 5. Providing early phase/clinical pharmacology support for programs through the regulatory filing process including preparation of supportive documents and presentations. 6. Developing and executing studies to validate established and novel clinical biomarkers, including blood/tissue sampling, imaging, electrophysiological, wearable devices, and behavioral responses to study biological activity in humans. 7. Providing clinical and scientific expertise to assess internal and external opportunities for partnership. 8. Engaging with the broader internal and external scientific community in disease or therapeutic areas of interest, including via consultations with scientific/academic thought leaders, preparation

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