Merck KGaA Posted November 4, 2026

Country Study Start-Up Manager (+5년, Regulatory Submission, Site Activation)

Seoul, Kyongsang-namdo, Korea (the Republic of) FULL_TIME
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About this opportunity

여러분만의 특별한 재능으로 머크와 함께 마법을 펼쳐보세요!

커리어 여정을 계속해서 탐험하고, 발견하고, 도전할 준비가 되셨나요? 커리어에 대한 열정으로 가득한 여러분처럼, 머크도 거대한 포부로 가득하답니다! 머크의 전 세계에 있는 구성원들은 과학 기술의 혁신으로 헬스케어, 생명과학, 그리고 전자소재 부문에서 사람들의 삶을 풍요롭게 만들고 있습니다. 머크의 구성원들은 한마음이 되어 고객, 환자, 인류, 더 나아가 지구의 지속 가능함을 위해 힘쓰고 있습니다. 그것이 바로 머크가 호기심 가득한 인재를 원하는 이유랍니다, 호기심은 모든 것을 상상할 수 있게 만드는 원동력이니까요.

환자들을 위한 하나됨: Healthcare 사업부에서 우리의 목적은 생명을 창조하고, 개선하고, 연장하도록 돕는 것입니다. 우리는 종양학, 신경학 및 난임 치료 같은 치료 영역에서 의약품, 지능형 기기 및 혁신적인 기술을 개발합니다.  우리 팀들은 삶의 모든 단계에서 환자들을 돕기 위해 열정과 끊임없는 호기심을 갖고  6 대륙에 걸쳐 협력합니다. 우리  Healthcare 팀에 합류하는 것은 자기 개발 및 경력 발전에 있어 전세계를 무대로 엄청난 기회를 얻는 동시에 다양하고, 포괄적이고, 유연한 작업 문화를 공유하는 일원이 되는 것을 의미합니다.

Your Role

As a Country Study Start-Up Manager, you will lead end-to-end study start-up activities across multiple clinical trials, sites, and therapeutic areas, ensuring timely site activation and study delivery. You will serve as a key partner to global stakeholders and drive regulatory, contracting, and operational start-up excellence across assigned studies.

Lead end-to-end study start-up activities from regulatory submission through site activation and handover to CRA.

Act as the primary point of contact between Merck and investigative sites throughout the start-up phase.

Manage EC/IRB submissions, regulatory approvals, essential document collection, and site readiness activities to ensure timely activation.

Lead the drafting, negotiation, and execution of Clinical Trial Agreements (CTAs), amendments, and site budgets, ensuring contractual, budgetary, and regulatory compliance requirements are met within agreed timelines and negotiation guidelines.

Proactively identify, escalate, and mitigate operational, regulatory, and contracting risks impacting study timelines.

Partner with global, regional, and local stakeholders to drive efficient study start-up execution, maintain audit-ready documentation, and achieve site activation milestones.

Who you are:

Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or a related field. (master’s degree is preferred)

5+ years of hands-on Study Start-Up experience within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.

Strong English communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with global stakeholders on a daily basis.

Solid experience in regulatory submissions, site activation, contract negotiation, and budget management.

Proven ability to manage multiple clinical sites (typically 8-10+) and study concurrently.

Experience supporting diverse therapeutic areas and complex clinical trial portfolios.

Strong project management, risk management, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience across various therapeutic areas is highly preferred

Additional experience in audit readiness, inspection support, and broader clinical project management is highly valued.

Experience working in a global matrix organization.

•여러분이 찾고 계시는 채용 포지션이 없으신가요? 그렇다면 인재풀(클릭) )에 여러분의 이력서를 등록해주세요! 향후 인력 수요가 있을 경우 최우선으로 안내드리겠습니다.

•지원 순으로 전형이 진행되며, 적합한 후보자 발견 시 채용이 바로 마감되오니 지원의사가 있으신 분들은 빠른 지원 바랍니다.

•서버 안정성을 위해, 인터넷 익스플로러가 아닌 구글 크롬, 혹은 마이크로소프트 엣지를 통한 지원 바랍니다.

•보훈대상자 및 취업보호대상자는 관련법에 의거하여 우대합니다.

•지원서의 기재사항이 사실과 다른 것으로 확인되거나 채용상의 결격사유가 확인될 경우 합격 또는 채용이 취소될 수 있습니다.

•당사는 입사지원자에게 이전, 재직중인 회사의 영업비밀 또는 기밀정보를 당사 채용 및 업무 수행과정에서 사용, 활용하거나 유출하지 않도록 요구하며, 관련 서약서를 통해 이를 확인하고 있습니다.

•만약 재직 회사의 영업비밀 침해 등 후보자님의 책임 있는 사유로 회사(머크)에 대한 법적 문제가 발생할 가능성이 있는 경우, 회사는 설사 채용된 이후라도 채용을 취소할 수 있습니다

•The company reserves the right to withdraw the offer if it discovers subsequently that a candidate has given false information in application or has provided false or fraudulent documentation in support of his/her application.

• We require candidates not to use, exploit, or leak the trade secrets or confidential information of their previous or current employers during our hiring and work processes, and we confirm this through relevant declarations.

• If there is a possibility of legal issues arising against the company (머크) due to a candidate's responsible actions, such as the infringement of trade secrets of their current employer, the company may cancel the hiring even after the candidate has been employed.

•"머크 코리아 채용" 카카오톡 페이지와 친구를 맺어 최신 채용 소식을 받아보세요! (카카오톡에 '머크 코리아 채용'검색 후 친구추가)

우리가 제공하는 것: 우리는 다양한 배경, 관점, 그리고 삶의 경험을 가진 호기심 많은 인재들입니다. 이러한 다양성이 탁월함과 혁신을 이끌어내며, 과학과 기술 분야에서 우리의 리더십을 강화한다고 믿습니다. 우리는 모든 이가 자신의 속도에 맞춰 발전하고 성장할 수 있는 기회와 접근성을 제공하는 데 집중하고 있습니다. 우리와 함께 포용과 소속의 문화를 구축하여 수백만 명에게 긍정적인 영향을 미치고, 모두가 인류의 발전을 이끌 수 있도록 합시다!

지금 지원하여 발견을 이끌고 인류를 발전시키는 팀의 일원이 되어 보세요.

Job details

Seniority
Manager
Function
Clinical Research
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Seoul, Kyongsang-namdo, Korea (the Republic of)
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Clinical Research role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 166 comparable Manager Clinical Research roles across 20 biopharma companies.

166Comparable roles tracked
135Currently active
20Companies hiring similar roles
34Countries represented

Salary context

40 of 166 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Laboratory Associate · IQVIA $35,900/yr – $74,800/yr
Peer group range $55,350 – $203,000 (median $133,625)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 166 comparable roles

United States53
China16
Canada7
United Kingdom7
South Korea6
Italy6

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Seniority mix

166 of 166 peers have a known seniority level

Associate115
Manager45
Associate Director6

Therapeutic area mix

20 of 166 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology14
Neuroscience3
Immunology2
Dermatology & Aesthetics1

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How we calculate "similar"

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Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

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