Associate Director, Clinical Science

Deciphera Pharmaceuticals

Associate Director Clinical Scientist at Deciphera contributing to clinical development of drug products. Collaborating across teams, monitoring data, and generating regulatory documents.

Posted 7/7/2026full-timeRemote • Waltham • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $171,000 - $236,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Associate Director Clinical Scientist contributes to the execution of the clinical development plan for candidate drug products in collaboration with Project Leaders and Medical Directors.
The clinical scientist will be involved in operationalizing studies, monitoring data in real time to ensure the integrity of the study and proactively identifying issues in the conduct of trials.
Responsible for medical review and data analysis for the purposes of both data cleaning and interpretation for regulatory documents and publications.
Monitoring of clinical data: Perform high level clinical data review for quality and patient safety on an ongoing basis and escalate issues to the medical director as appropriate.
Work collaboratively with data management, clinical operations, and medical monitors to ensure clinical data review is performed efficiently and in alignment with the needs of the trial.
Generate and review clinical documents including concept sheets/decks, clinical study protocols, investigator brochures, and regulatory documents.
Organize and present data, study designs, and other information to advisory boards, investigator meetings, site interactions, study committees, and other internal and external settings.

Requirements

What you’ll need

PhD or equivalent plus 5+ years of experience or bachelor/master’s degree plus 10+ years of experience postgraduation that includes pharmaceutical industry experience in clinical drug/biologics development and the associated regulatory processes.
Strong organizational skills to ensure that necessary data collection and documentation are accomplished for the required analysis and interpretation of clinical trial results.
Ability to interact with internal team members and external partners effectively.
Experience with clinical data analysis.
Ability to influence decision-making within a multidisciplinary team in areas of expertise.
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Business Travel: up to 20% business travel may be required.
Experience across Phase I-III drug development trials is preferred, with a focus on product development in Hematology-Oncology and/or rare disease.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary and annual bonus.
Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with company match, and more.
Generous parental leave and family planning benefits.
Outstanding culture and opportunities for personal and professional growth.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Clinical Data ReviewData CleaningData InterpretationClinical Study ProtocolsInvestigator BrochuresRegulatory ProcessesPhase I-III Drug DevelopmentOperationalizing StudiesData Management CollaborationMedical Review

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationPresentation SkillsInfluencing Decision-MakingTeam CollaborationOrganizational Skills

Certifications

PhD or EquivalentBachelor's or Master's Degree