
Senior Scientist, Biomarker Operations, Project Management
MSD
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: North Wales • New Jersey • Pennsylvania • United States
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Salary
💰 $114,700 - $180,500 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Plan, coordinate, and oversee outsourced biomarker data generation projects (e.g., omics assays) from initiation through data delivery.
- Track project deliverables, timelines, and resources.
- Identify risks, proactively resolve issues, and maintain compliance at every stage of the process.
- Apply expertise in biomarker assay technologies to support assay selection, platform evaluation, and troubleshooting.
- Stay current with internal and external trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Implement and maintain streamlined workflows to maximize efficiency and data quality.
- Accurately track project information and maintain effective verbal and written communication internally and externally.
- Identify and resolve conflicting stakeholder needs.
- Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Work closely with other operational/scientific colleagues to support a cohesive and agile unit.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s (with 5 years), Master’s or higher (with 3 years) in a scientific or technological field of study and relevant experience
- Demonstrated success in outsourced biomarker assay data generation
- Strong project management skills, with a track record of delivering high-quality data efficiently and compliantly
- Adaptability
- Assay Development
- Cell-Based Assays
- Clinical Research
- Clinical Study Management
- Clinical Trial Planning
- Clinical Trials
- Data Analysis
- Drug Discovery Process
- Ethical Compliance
- Ethical Standards
- ICH GCP Guidelines
- Medical Writing
- Multiple Therapeutic Areas
- New Technology Integration
- Operational Excellence
- Operational Performance Management (PM)
- Patient Care
- Project Management
- Protocol Development
- Regulatory Submissions
- Scientific Publications
- Systems Troubleshooting
- Therapeutic Knowledge
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
- retirement benefits, including 401(k)
- paid holidays
- vacation
- compassionate and sick days
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
biomarker assay technologiesassay developmentcell-based assaysdata analysisclinical researchclinical study managementclinical trial planningregulatory submissionssystems troubleshootingnew technology integration
Soft skills
project managementadaptabilityeffective communicationstakeholder managementcontinuous improvementoperational excellenceproblem-solvingteam collaborationrisk managementresource management