AVP, Head of General & Specialty Medicine Clinical Science

Merck

Rahway, NJ, United States
Full-time
Posted June 17, 2026

Job Description

**Job Description**

The Associate Vice President, Head of General & Specialty Medicine Clinical Science, is the global functional leader for the General & Specialty Medicine Clinical Scientist (CS) organization within General & Specialty Medicine Clinical Development. This role is accountable for setting scientific standards, operating model, and talent strategy for Clinical Scientists supporting our company's late stage General & Specialty Medicine portfolio across Immunology, Cardiovascular & Respiratory, Atherosclerosis & Metabolism, Ophthalmology and Neuroscience.

The Associate Vice President (AVP) ensures that Clinical Scientists deliver consistent, high quality‑ scientific and technical oversight of studies and assets, partnering closely with Clinical Directors (CDs), Product Development Team Leaders, Therapeutic Area Heads, Global Clinical Trials operations teams as well as other cross functional partners to advance programs from First-In-Human‑through registrat...