Clinical Director Jobs in Cambridge, MA
Clinical Director jobs in Cambridge, Massachusetts are open across the metro, with employers like Moderna, Iterative Health, and ARTBIO hiring at every experience level. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Cambridge MA
Internal: Associate Director
LI#-Hybrid
The Associate Director, Clinical Data Strategy is a strategic leadership role within Translational Medicine (TM), responsible for shaping and driving end-to-end clinical data strategies at the program and trial level.
This role ensures that clinical data is planned, structured, and leveraged effectively from early development through execution, enabling high-quality, decision-ready data to support portfolio progression and data-driven decision-making.
Working in close partnership with cross-functional stakeholders, the Associate Director provides strategic oversight, governance, and expertise to align data strategy with scientific, operational, and regulatory objectives across the TM portfolio.
About the Role
Key Responsibilities
Lead Clinical Data Strategy
- Define and drive study- and program-level data strategies in the Neuroscience (primary) and other (secondary) disease areas ensuring alignment of assessment selection, performance, collection, and data flow with scientific, operational, and regulatory objectives
Drive Cross-Functional Alignment
- Partner with Clinical, Medical, Data Management, Biostatistics, and Therapeutic Area experts to ensure assessment selection is feasible, well-defined, and executable
Provide Portfolio-Level Oversight
- Guide data and assessment strategy consistency across studies/programs/therapy areas, ensuring prioritization, risk visibility, and alignment with TM portfolio objectives
Advance Innovation & Quality
- Lead improvements in data and endpoint planning, acquisition, and usability, including optimization of complex or novel endpoint data capture and quality, and adoption of innovative technologies and streamlined processes
Essential Requirements:
- Advanced scientific degree with relevant experience in clinical trial management, data management, or PRO/COA usage in a Pharmaceutical/CRO or clinical site/functional endpoint environment
- Strong understanding of clinical development, study planning, and trial operations with direct experience in Neuroscience disease populations
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders
- Track record of driving strategic planning, innovation, and process improvement
The salary for this position is expected to range between: $152,800-$283,400/year
The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors. Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.
US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits. In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves.
To learn more about the culture, rewards and benefits we offer our people click here.
Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
Benefits and Rewards: Learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally.
Read our handbook (PDF 30 MB)
EEO Statement:
The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
Accessibility & Reasonable Accommodations
The Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [email protected] or call +1(877)395-2339 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
Division
Biomedical Research
Business Unit
Research
Location
USA
State
Massachusetts
Site
Cambridge (USA)
Company / Legal Entity
U175 (FCRS = US175) Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.
Functional Area
Research & Development
Job Type
Full time
Employment Type
Regular
Shift Work
No
Summary
Cambridge MA
Internal: Associate Director
LI#-Hybrid
The Associate Director, Clinical Data Strategy is a strategic leadership role within Translational Medicine (TM), responsible for shaping and driving end-to-end clinical data strategies at the program and trial level.
This role ensures that clinical data is planned, structured, and leveraged effectively from early development through execution, enabling high-quality, decision-ready data to support portfolio progression and data-driven decision-making.
Working in close partnership with cross-functional stakeholders, the Associate Director provides strategic oversight, governance, and expertise to align data strategy with scientific, operational, and regulatory objectives across the TM portfolio.
About the Role
Key Responsibilities
Lead Clinical Data Strategy
- Define and drive study- and program-level data strategies in the Neuroscience (primary) and other (secondary) disease areas ensuring alignment of assessment selection, performance, collection, and data flow with scientific, operational, and regulatory objectives
Drive Cross-Functional Alignment
- Partner with Clinical, Medical, Data Management, Biostatistics, and Therapeutic Area experts to ensure assessment selection is feasible, well-defined, and executable
Provide Portfolio-Level Oversight
- Guide data and assessment strategy consistency across studies/programs/therapy areas, ensuring prioritization, risk visibility, and alignment with TM portfolio objectives
Advance Innovation & Quality
- Lead improvements in data and endpoint planning, acquisition, and usability, including optimization of complex or novel endpoint data capture and quality, and adoption of innovative technologies and streamlined processes
Essential Requirements:
- Advanced scientific degree with relevant experience in clinical trial management, data management, or PRO/COA usage in a Pharmaceutical/CRO or clinical site/functional endpoint environment
- Strong understanding of clinical development, study planning, and trial operations with direct experience in Neuroscience disease populations
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders
- Track record of driving strategic planning, innovation, and process improvement
The salary for this position is expected to range between: $152,800-$283,400/year
The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors. Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.
US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits. In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves.
To learn more about the culture, rewards and benefits we offer our people click here.
Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
Benefits and Rewards: Learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally.
Read our handbook (PDF 30 MB)
EEO Statement:
The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
Accessibility & Reasonable Accommodations
The Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [email protected] or call +1(877)395-2339 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
Division
Biomedical Research
Business Unit
Research
Location
USA
State
Massachusetts
Site
Cambridge (USA)
Company / Legal Entity
U175 (FCRS = US175) Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.
Functional Area
Research & Development
Job Type
Full time
Employment Type
Regular
Shift Work
No
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Who's Hiring
- Moderna2
- Iterative Health2
- ARTBIO1A
- Sanofi1
- Alnylam1
Top Industries Hiring
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals8
- Science & Research4
- Medical Devices1
Clinical Director Jobs in Cambridge: Frequently Asked Questions
How many clinical director jobs are there in Cambridge?
There are 17+ clinical director openings in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. New positions post regularly as Cambridge employers hire.
Which companies hire clinical directors in Cambridge?
Companies currently hiring clinical directors in Cambridge include Moderna, Iterative Health, and ARTBIO, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026.
Are there remote clinical director jobs in Cambridge?
Yes. About 36% of clinical director openings tied to Cambridge are remote or hybrid as of June 2026. The rest are on-site roles based in and around Cambridge.
Which industries hire the most clinical directors in Cambridge?
Most clinical director openings in Cambridge sit in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals, Science & Research, and Medical Devices, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026.
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