Senior Scientist, Study Manager

MSD

. Responsible for the operational planning, feasibility, and execution of a clinical trial .

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeCalifornia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $117,000 - $184,200 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Google Cloud PlatformLAMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for the operational planning, feasibility, and execution of a clinical trial
May serve as the clinical trial team lead
May lead team in key study planning, development, and execution elements (e.g., data management deliverables, trial level plans/timelines, country/site selection, site materials, system updates, investigator meeting planning, communication plans, preparation of status update reports, study close out activities)
Leads team for timeline management, risk identification and mitigation, issue resolution
May facilitate and collaborate with key internal/external stakeholders (e.g., study team, country teams, vendors, committees) in support of clinical study objectives
Accountable for managing any study specific partners and/or vendors.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree +5 years of pharmaceutical, clinical drug development, project management, and/or medical field experience OR Master's Degree +3 year of pharmaceutical, clinical drug development, project management, and/or medical field experience OR PhD/PharmD Degree
Degree in life sciences, preferred
Solid knowledge of clinical research regulatory requirements (e.g., GCP and ICH)
Ability to manage multiple competing priorities with good planning, time management and prioritization skills
Solid understanding of the principles of project planning & project management
Good analytical skills to drive operational milestones
Intermediate knowledge in Microsoft office or similar (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, etc.)
Experience in conducting global clinical trials, including trial initiation through database lock. Highly Preferred: experience in conducting clinical trials in ophthalmology
Experience in managing and driving operational activities on protocols for ophthalmology clinical trials.
Experience with imaging vendors, clinical outcome assessments, biomarker sample collection and management, and external data monitoring committee for ophthalmology clinical trials.
Experience with ophthalmologic assessments, e.g (slit lamp. dilated indirect ophthalmoscopy {DIO}, imaging assessments such as optical coherence tomography {OCT}; fluorescein angiography {FA}, fundus photography {FP} and visual acuity assessments such as best corrected visual acuity {BCVA} performed and as well as supplies and equipment needed at sites in ophthalmology clinical trials.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
retirement benefits, including 401(k)
paid holidays
vacation
compassionate and sick days

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Hard Skills & Tools

clinical trial managementproject managementdata managementrisk identificationissue resolutionanalytical skillsclinical research regulatory requirementsophthalmology clinical trialsbiomarker sample collectionimaging assessments

Soft Skills

planningtime managementprioritizationcommunicationcollaboration