Study Director (Categorie Protette L'.68/99)
Pubblicato il 07-08-2026 - Merck Group in Colleretto Giacosa
Work Your Magic with us! 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. **Your role**:
As Study Director you will manage the preclinical safety studies in laboratory animals, rodent and non-rodent species, and the monitoring of outsourced studies. You will also be in charge of planning, execution of preclinical studies and evaluation of experimental data; perform treatments, collection of biological samples and clinical observations; be esponsible of the study plan preparation (draft and final) for the conduction of preclinical studies, the control of the in vivo phases,
the scientific evaluation and interpretation of the experimental data and the release of the draft and final reports; coordinate the activities relevant to the preclinical studies with various laboratories; optimize the working quality standards (GLP / GRP); training of the technical staff of the laboratory; writing or reviewing of operational procedures and related staff training; collaborate actively to maintain the quality of animal welfare by supporting the activities of the local designated veterinarian. **Who you are**: - Degree in Veterinary Medicine (DVM).
- Specialization or PhD in related matters is a plus
- Fluent in Italian and English language.
- Knowledge of new pharmaceutical preclinical development process.
- Scientific expertise in preclinical safety (toxicology and safety pharmacology); interpretation and evaluation of study experimental results.
- Communication skills with the technical and scientific staff in the laboratories and with laboratories/groups involved in the preclinical studies.
- Managerial skills to monitor and supervise the study conduction.
- Belonging to protected categories according to L.68/99 **What we offer**:We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and believe that it 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!