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Clinical Development Scientist

New Haven, CT · On-site

$203K - $305K/yr

Job Title: Clinical Development Scientist Location: Boston, MA or New Haven, CT Introduction to role: Are you ready to turn complex clinical data into confident decisions that accelerate life ...

Philips International

$90 - $130/hr

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Astrazeneca

Clinical Development Scientist

Boston, MA

$203K - $305K/yr

Job Title: Clinical Development Scientist Location: Boston, MA or New Haven, CT Introduction to role: Are you ready to turn complex clinical data into confident decisions that accelerate life ...

AstraZeneca

Clinical Development Scientist

Boston, MA

$203K - $305K/yr

Job Title: Clinical Development Scientist Location: Boston, MA or New Haven, CT Introduction to role: Are you ready to turn complex clinical data into confident decisions that accelerate life ...

AstraZeneca

Clinical Development Scientist

Boston, MA · On-site

$203K - $305K/yr

Job Title: Clinical Development Scientist Location: Boston, MA or New Haven, CT Introduction to role: Are you ready to turn complex clinical data into confident decisions that accelerate life ...

AstraZeneca

Clinical Development Scientist

Boston, MA · On-site

$203K - $305K/yr

Job Title: Clinical Development Scientist Location: Boston, MA or New Haven, CT Introduction to role: Are you ready to turn complex clinical data into confident decisions that accelerate life ...

AstraZeneca

Clinical Development Scientist

Boston, MA · On-site

$204 - $306/hr

Job Title: Clinical Development Scientist Location: Boston, MA or New Haven, CT Introduction to role: Are you ready to turn complex clinical data into confident decisions that accelerate life ...

Philips Iberica SAU

$90 - $120/hr

Job Title Clinical Development Scientist Job Responsibilities * Owns and drives end‑to‑end clinical evidence strategy, defining and linking clinical need, value, TPP, claims, endpoints, and ...

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How much do clinical development scientist jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 27, 2026, the average hourly pay for clinical development scientist in the United States is $54.75, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $40.14 and $68.27 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What does a clinical development scientist do?

A Clinical Development Scientist is responsible for designing, planning, and overseeing clinical trials that test new drugs, therapies, or medical devices. They collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that clinical studies are scientifically sound, compliant with regulations, and aligned with strategic objectives. Their work involves protocol development, data analysis, and interpretation of results to support regulatory submissions and product approvals. Ultimately, they play a key role in bringing safe and effective treatments to patients.

What skills and qualifications are needed to be a clinical development scientist?

To thrive as a Clinical Development Scientist, you need a solid background in life sciences, clinical research methodologies, and drug development, often supported by an advanced degree such as a PhD or PharmD. Familiarity with regulatory requirements, clinical trial management systems (CTMS), and data analysis tools is essential. Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and effective communication skills help you collaborate cross-functionally and drive successful clinical studies. These skills ensure rigorous study design, regulatory compliance, and effective advancement of new therapies through clinical pipelines.

How does a clinical development scientist collaborate with cross-functional teams during a clinical trial?

Clinical Development Scientists play a central role in coordinating with various teams such as clinical operations, regulatory affairs, data management, and biostatistics throughout a clinical trial. They ensure that clinical protocols are scientifically sound and align with regulatory requirements, while also facilitating clear communication between departments to address study challenges and maintain timelines. By serving as the scientific point of contact, they help integrate input from multiple stakeholders, support troubleshooting during trial execution, and contribute to the preparation of study documents and data analysis.

What is the difference between Clinical Development Scientist vs Clinical Research Associate?

AspectClinical Development ScientistClinical Research Associate
Required credentialsBachelor's or Master's in Life Sciences, relevant certificationsBachelor's in Life Sciences or related field, often with certification in clinical trials
Work environmentDesigning and planning clinical trials, collaborating with teamsMonitoring clinical trials at sites, ensuring protocol compliance
Employer and industry usagePharmaceutical companies, biotech firms, CROsPharmaceutical companies, CROs, research institutions
Common search and comparison intentUnderstanding roles in clinical developmentMonitoring and managing clinical trial sites

The Clinical Development Scientist focuses on designing, planning, and analyzing clinical trials, working closely with research teams. In contrast, the Clinical Research Associate primarily monitors trial sites to ensure compliance and data integrity. Both roles are essential in clinical research but differ in responsibilities and daily tasks.

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Infographic showing various Clinical Development Scientist job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 83% Full Time, 14% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 90% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 7% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $113,877 per year, or $54.7 per hour.

Clinical Development Scientist

ComTec Information Systems

Bothell, WA • On-site

Contractor

Re-posted 18 days ago

Job description

Job Title - Clinical Development Scientist;
Hybrid role. 3 days/week in office
Bothell WA/Cambridge MA/ Plymouth MN

12 Months


Ultrasound, Senior Clinical Development Scientist The Senior Clinical Development Scientist for the Ultrasound group will be responsible for developing, generating, and disseminating clinical and economic evidence ensuring innovation, and transformation with best-in-class clinical evidence. Your role: Contribute strategic guidance for clinical and economic evidence related to the end to end (E2E) development process from ideation through post-market for products in the Ultrasound business. Collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders to provide in-depth expertise to develop and lead clinical initiatives through non-clinical and clinical strategies for new product development initiatives and product life cycle management. Drive execution ensuring quality and timeliness of clinical programs and/or trials to support critical regulatory requirements, be agile and responsive during course of design, execution, and interpretation of trial data. Collaborate with investigators, IRBs/ECs, Regulatory Agencies, societies, and associations; and additionally, to support claims, reimbursement, health economic outcomes and/or market access. Ensure appropriate preparation, interpretation and dissemination of all evidence generated, including Clinical Study Reports (CSRs), Clinical Evaluation Reports (CERs), abstracts, peer-reviewed manuscripts, as assigned. Lead or support scientific discussions with regulatory agencies or notified bodies, including proposed clinical investigations; review process of clinical evidence generated for marketing authorization, in line extensions, including during sponsor regulatory inspections.

You are the right fit if:

You have acquired 7+ years of experience in clinical research/development/real world evidence (RWE); scientific study design, strong scientific background and experience with Artificial Intelligence algorithm clinical performance validation. You have deep expertise including innovative clinical trial design, registries, quality improvement initiatives, and creation of data networks and working knowledge of biostatistics. Your skills include a demonstrated working knowledge of GCP, FDA regulations and EU-MDR regulations, and in-depth understanding of product development and associated design controls for medical devices. You have strong writing skills to product quality clinical documents, including final reports. Strong knowledge and experience with study design is also desired. You have an ability to write original scientific documentation such as clinical study reports, regulatory filings, investigator brochures, clinical evaluation reports, internal reports and scientific publications. You have a medical or scientific education (MD or PhD). You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this Clinical position. You are self-directed with a strong work ethic, agile, and have an ability to work in a purposeful environment. You can collaborate effectively and influence decision making with various teams cross-functionally, as well as externally. You can think analytically, present statistical methods and results to a variety of audiences, especially non-statisticians. You can travel up to 15% (domestic and international) according to business needs.,