Senior Clinical Scientist
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 1, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 22, 2026. EMD Group scores A on the Alion truth index.
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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.
This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.
Your Role:
As a Senior Clinical Scientist, you will serve as a subject matter expert and strategic partner to the Medical Lead, providing scientific, clinical, and operational input across early and late-stage clinical development programs.
In this role, you will:
- Contribute to data interpretation, study designs, regulatory and study documents, and publication efforts
- Provide scientific input into pipeline programs
- Conduct Medical Monitoring and Medical Data Review activities in close collaboration with the Medical Lead, including oversight of Medical Monitoring activities performed by contracted vendors
- Engage and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary, global team, ensuring that scientific, clinical, and other relevant topics are appropriately considered in the context of highly complex data findings
Who You Are
You are an experienced clinical research professional with a strong scientific background and a passion for advancing innovative therapies.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master's Degree
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in product and clinical development, with at least 5 years in a comparable role within the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, or healthcare industry
- Educational and/or professional background in immunology is strongly desirable, with the ability to rapidly develop a working scientific knowledge across different therapeutic areas
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in life sciences (e.g., PharmD, PhD, or MPH) and postdoctoral experience
- Proven track record of successfully leading or making significant contributions to clinical trials, with Phase III experience strongly preferred
- Educational and/or professional background in immunology is strongly desirable, with the ability to rapidly develop a working scientific knowledge across different therapeutic areas
Skills & Competencies:
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively on tasks and projects of increasing complexity, with a commitment to scientific rigor
- Solid knowledge of regulatory requirements, including ICH-GCP guidelines
- Strong aptitude for interpreting and integrating complex data sets, including clinical safety and efficacy data, pharmacokinetics, biomarker data, and next-generation sequencing data
- High level of medical and clinical knowledge, with hands-on experience in clinical development and operations, including the ability to monitor laboratory and other clinical trial data
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to contribute to abstracts and publications and to adapt messaging effectively for a variety of audiences
Location: Billerica, MA (3 days per week - Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
Travel: <10>
Pay range for this position: $131,300.00 - $216,600.00
The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses. Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites. For more information click here.
What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety 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 a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!