Associate Director / Director Clinical Research Oncology - (US-PA-Upper Gwynedd )

Minimum Education: Tech School
Job Type: Full Time
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Under the direction of a Senior Director or Director the Director has primary responsibility for the planning and directing clinical research activities involving new or marketed drugs. This includes all phases of clinical development study design study placement study monitoring and concern for the protection of human subjects who participate in the clinical trials.


-Reports to a Senior Director.
-The Associate Director/Director may supervise the activities of Associate Directors Clinical Associates and/or Medical Program Coordinators for specific research project to which assigned by the Senior Director.
-With the guidance fo the Senior Director the Associate Director/Director is responsible for initiation of clinical Operational Plans for the development of new Merck drugs or for the completion of projects involving marketed drugs.
-With the guidance for the Senior Director the Associate Director/Director is responsible for planning and initiating clinical trials involving new Merck drugs or marketed products.
-The Associate Director/Director is responsible for the development of approved protocols for clinical studies to which assigned and is responsible for the initiation monitoring and completion of the clinical studies.
-The Associate Director/Director is responsible for the analyzing and summarizing the clinical findings from studies for the purpose of decisions regarding safety and efficacy and to support investigational new drug submissions and new drug applications or clinical experience reports.
-The Associate Director/Director serves as a member of appropriate research project teams in regard to the development of new compounds in order to provide medical input and judgement.
-The Associate Director/Director works closely with the respective Marketing area and with Regulartory Affairs in the preparation of package circulars including review and revisions.
-The Associate Director/Director is responsible for maintaining awareness of scientific developments within his/her area of expertise both in terms of new methodology new research activities and in terms of identification of competent potential investigators.
-The Associate Director/Director is required to establish communications with prominent clinical investigators in his/her particular field of interest particularly those who will be willing and able to assist in the evaluation of Merck drugs.
-The Associate Director/Director is expected to attend appropriate scientific meetings to maintain his or her competency and to maintain awareness of research activities in his/her area of responsibility.
-The Associate Director/Director assists the Senior Director in maintaining liaison with appropriate Corporate areas in order to keep them informed of the progress of the investigation of both Merck drugs and competitor drugs and in regard to expert opinion concerning scientific questions in his/her of responsibility.

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