Physicians & Scientists
Where you've been
Whether you’re coming to us from academia or medical practice, joining us can be the ideal first step to advancing your career with an industry leader in innovating cutting-edge medical science. Become an integral catalyst in our quest to develop next generation medicines to meet the ever-growing needs of patients worldwide.
Where you’re going
Industry Leadership in a number of specialties fuels our growth along with the demand for extraordinary MD talent. While deep functional scientific knowledge is crucial to our research and development, building the best team around you is what can help shape you and the company for success. Drug development is a team sport and building the best teams enables all of the other critical success factors of charting the course, delivering results, and being role models in the industry.
Physician Scientist Program
If you're an MD looking to make an impact in a whole new way, consider our Physician Scientist program. The program provides pharmaceutical medicine training and opportunities to physicians completing residency or fellowship with the goal of recruiting new talent and contributing to the organization’s diversity, equity, and inclusion objectives.
- In-depth exposure to clinical trial planning, execution, data analysis and reporting of clinical trial results
- Skills development through work with clinical and cross-functional teams toward regulatory approvals
- Mentors assigned to enhance and broaden the overall and cross-functional clinical drug development experience
The doctor is in
Our MDs perform an essential role in our vital purpose of becoming the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical organization in addressing our world’s most pressing healthcare needs, including involvement in the therapeutic areas of expertise below. We follow the science where we can make the greatest difference, now and in the future.
Where our R&D takes place
Cutting-edge research is at the core of what we do. As fearless problem solvers, we create medicines and vaccines that help save and improve lives. It starts with the capabilities and expertise at our facilities, but we are open to collaborate anywhere the science leads us.
Boston, MA
Our Boston Discovery Hub is located at the center of this vibrant life sciences community. Here, our team focuses on discovery research in immunology, oncology, diabetes and neuroscience.
Cambridge, MA
Our Exploratory Science Center in Cambridge focuses on the earliest stages of discovery research - exploring the most promising areas of emerging science and technology.
Kenilworth, NJ
Our Kenilworth site is our world headquarters and a main biologics research and development hub. Our work here spans the discovery continuum, including preclinical development, with world class capabilities in biologics and synthetic chemistry.
London, UK
Our UK Discovery teams are based in state-of-the-art research laboratories at the heart of London's vibrant and world-leading life sciences community. Working side-by-side and collaboratively with academic institutions, our scientists are focusing on the most challenging diseases facing aging populations.
Rahway, NJ
For more than a century, the Rahway campus has been home to many medical breakthroughs. This is a research-focused campus that includes core chemistry and preclinical development capabilities. Rahway has been recognized by the American Chemical Society as a National Historic Chemical Landmark.
South San Francisco, CA
The South San Francisco Discovery Hub is the newest addition to our network. Here, our team is focused on expanding our innovative research in biologics - spanning exploratory research through early clinical development.
Upper Gwynedd, PA
The Upper Gwynedd site is headquarters for our U.S. Human Health Division and home to many of our research colleagues in clinical development and regulatory affairs. As part of our sustainable goals at research and manufacturing sites, we have a broad range of solar panels at this site that provide enough power to reduce the site's energy consumption by 14 percent.
West Point, PA
Our team in West Point supports core discovery, preclinical and clinical functional areas - researching, manufacturing and testing pharmaceuticals and vaccines. This is also our largest manufacturing facility in the U.S.
Hear from our employees who Invent for Life every day
Hear from our employees who Invent for Life every day
Physicians coming to our company have a wide range of potential career options depending on their medical training, therapeutic background, and passion.
Edward Sati
ACIR, CSMR, PRC, CDR, CSSR
Associate Director, Recruitment & Staffing, Global Talent Acquisition
I always wanted to make a difference in the world and a career in public health gave me that opportunity. I decided to join our company because we are known for impactful public health work and innovation in discovering and delivering life-changing vaccines.
Tosin Omole
Principal Scientist, Clinical Research Global Clinical Development – Vaccines Adult
I am fortunate to be a part of an incredibly talented and diverse team. Our inclusive culture empowers everyone to collaborate effectively and successfully deliver.
Carmelle T. Norice-Tra
MD-PhD Clinical Director, Infectious Diseases Clinical Research
This is truly a place that follows the science, not as a slogan, but as the mission of all of us. While we may not look at those patients face to face as we did in clinical practice, our work helps to extend lives and improve quality of life.
Salvin Johnson
Sr. Principal Scientist, Drug Safety, Early Development 7
Here, I belong to an enthusiastic team with a broad set of skills, and diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Every day I feel inspired and empowered to pursue our common passion for developing innovative, high-quality vaccines that impact lives around the world.
Alex Esteves Jaramillo
Sr. Principal Scientist, Clinical Research
Here, I have been gaining extensive knowledge from my experienced team members and I feel that I have made important contributions to the company’s innovation.
Cumhur Tekin
Principal Scientist, Clinical Research, Oncology Clinical Development
I joined our Oncology Late Stage Development because of our excellence in research
and because of my highly talented colleagues. Here, I can truly make a difference for
cancer patients.
and because of my highly talented colleagues. Here, I can truly make a difference for
cancer patients.
Tobias Neff
Sr. Principal Scientist, Clinical Research Oncology Clinical Development Melanoma
Our Oncology department has the real opportunity to change practice and improve on current standards of cancer care, and I have found there to be few professional experiences more gratifying than to participate in projects that change the way oncology is practiced.
Scot Ebbinghaus
VP, Clinical Research, Global Clinical Development
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