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Principal Scientist, Translational Clinical Biomarkers

$190.8k - $300.3k

Merck

Principal Scientist position leading translational and clinical biomarker strategies across cardiovascular, metabolic, infectious disease, and vaccine development programs. The role involves designing decision-centric biomarker approaches, partnering with cross-functional teams, and translating complex scientific findings into actionable recommendations for program advancement.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and lead integrated biomarker strategies across cardiovascular/metabolic and infectious disease/vaccine programs with cross-functional teams
  • Translate disease biology and therapeutic mechanisms into translational hypotheses and fit-for-purpose biomarker approaches
  • Serve as biomarker representative on program teams, providing strategic input to program-level decision-making
  • Lead interpretation of biomarker and clinical datasets, translating findings into clear, actionable recommendations for stakeholders
  • Mentor biomarker scientists and support publications, presentations, external collaborations, and expert interactions

Requirements

  • Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent advanced degree in translational medicine, biomarker science, or drug development
  • Significant experience developing and executing translational or clinical biomarker strategies in drug or vaccine development
  • Scientific expertise in cardiovascular disease, metabolic disease, infectious diseases, vaccines, immunology, or related areas
  • Ability to lead cross-functional scientific work in matrix environments and influence without direct authority
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to synthesize complex datasets into decision-oriented conclusions
  • Working knowledge of biostatistics, bioinformatics, quantitative sciences, and multidimensional biomarker data analysis
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills for scientific strategy communication to stakeholders
Vacancy posted 19 days ago
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