Medical Director Oncology (all genders)

Darmstadt
Vollzeit
09.05.2025
Vollzeit
Merck Group

Medical Director Oncology (all genders)

Stellenbeschreibung

Work Your Magic with us!


Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.


United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.


Your role:

  • Drive as part of the cross-functional Clinical Team clinical study projects from phase 1 to phase 3
  • Contribute to dedicated programs / projects of the Global Project Team (GPT) as clinical expert
  • Drive and support the development and preparation of early and late clinical development plans, study concept sheets, and study protocols in collaboration with clinical and project team members.
  • Provide medical / scienti?c input and drive the creation of relevant clinical documents to ensure high quality of e.g. clinical study protocols, clinical study reports, Investigator Brochures, submission / registration documents, publications, etc.
  • In particular, review and sign o? all clinical documents for assigned clinical studies (e.g. study protocols and study reports), supervise and conduct the review, analysis and interpretation of study data. Support communication of study results
  • Responsible for the medical supervision of assigned projects
  • Provide medical and scienti?c expertise / input to business development activities (e.g. in- / out-lincensing), to discovery and non-clinical development, to strati?ed medicine, medical communications, quality assurance, clinical operations, biostatistics, regulatory a?airs and patient safety
  • Drive execution of early clinical development strategies for assigned programs / projects in order to establish a clear path to First-in-Human and Proof-of-Concept studies and related Go / No Go criteria. Drive execution of phase 2 studies and late-stage phase 3 clinical studies and support potential generation of regulatory filing documents and filing process
  • Support / contribute to annual budget and resource planning
  • Increase scienti?c knowledge in the Clinical Oncology organization by attending international congresses and related workshops. Assist in organizing scienti?c development activities within Clinical Oncology, such as internal courses and inviting external speakers
  • Participate in cross-functional development project team activities to provide medical / scienti?c input into e.g. business plan, project strategy, etc.
  • Your liaison points within the company will include Project Management, Clinical Operations, Data Management, Medical Writing, Patient Safety, Biostatistics, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, Research, Translational & Experimental Medicine and Commercial
  • Externally you will liaise with investigators, study centers, health authorities, IEC / IRB, consultants, thought leaders, academic institutions, scientific and patients' organizations.


Who you are:

  • Medical Doctor (MD) specialized in the therapeutic area Oncology, board certification is desirable
  • In-depth knowledge of ICH-GCP and other applicable regulatory guidelines / practices
  • Expert in clinical drug development with sound knowledge in early and late clinical development, in particular expertise in phase 3 studies and filing is welcome
  • Expertise in pharmacogenomics and pharmacokinetics
  • Experience in clinical R&D as investigator
  • A minimum of 3 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and / or biotech industry at an international level
  • Experience in oncology, especially in the development of Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADC) is desirable
  • Experience in interactions with Health Authorities in Europe, US and possibly Japan and / or China
  • Working experience with relevant R&D interface partners such as Clinical Pharmacology, DMPK, Toxicology, Clinical Safety, Clinical Development & Operations and Regulatory A?airs
  • Understanding the needs of R&D as well as non-R&D (e.g. marketing, portfolio management, HR) interface partners, external academic, biotech and pharmaceutical collaborators as well as regulatory agencies
  • Very strong communication skills (face-to-face, presentations, reports, etc.)
  • Excellent in?uencing and presentation skills and project management capability
  • Very strong analytical skills and solid strategic orientation
  • Excellent initiative and driven by a strong sense of urgency
  • Entrepreneurial spirit and action / results driven
  • Multitasking capability
  • Ability to work in a constantly changing and challenging environment


What we offer:
We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and believe that it drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

Apply now and become a part of our diverse team!