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Clinical Research Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 63+ clinical research jobs at companies offering compressed weeks and generous PTO—for a better work-life balance. 30 new this week. Hiring companies include Merck, Amgen, and Ohio State University.

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4-day weeks 1
compressed weeks 22
generous PTO 30
unlimited PTO 7
flex Fridays 1

Updated September 17, 2026

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Implementation Manager (bilingual)

NEW

CRIO · Remote · USA

62 · GoodUnlimited PTO$70kPro · early access

Clinical Research Associate

Merck · Remote · Macquarie Park, New South Wales, Australia

59 · GoodGenerous PTO

Global Pharmacovigilance (PV) Scientist

Amgen · Remote · USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$141k – $190k

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Medical Science Liaison (Heme) West

Vertex Pharmaceuticals · Remote · California +4 more

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$171k – $257k

Associate Medical Director, Rare Neurology Outcome Development

Biogen · Remote · USA

60 · GoodGenerous PTO$184k – $253k

Data Management Programmer

Veramed · Remote · UK

60 · GoodBest Place to Work

Clinical Monitoring Associate Director

Vertex Pharmaceuticals · Remote · Boston, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$157k – $236k

Clinical Research Scientist

14d

Spring Health · Remote · USA

62 · GoodUnlimited PTO$120k – $140k

Study Design Specialist

16d

CRIO · Remote · USA

62 · GoodUnlimited PTO

Director of Sponsor Operations

16d

CRIO · Remote · USA

62 · GoodUnlimited PTO

Principal Consultant, Clinical Research Strategy and Operations

14d

Attain Partners · Remote · USA

61 · GoodUnlimited PTO

Senior Director, Clinical and Translational Research

5mo

Omada Health · Remote · USA

59 · GoodUnlimited PTO$212k – $305k

Medical Affairs Sr. Manager

2mo

Owlet Baby Care · Remote · USA

56 · GoodFlex Fridays

Director of Product

16d

CRIO · Remote · USA

62 · GoodUnlimited PTO

Clinical Research Coordinator I - Psychiatry

NEW

12h

Washington University in St. Louis · Onsite · St. Louis, MO, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week$49k – $74kPro · early access

Principal Scientist, Translational Clinical Biomarkers

NEW

Merck · Hybrid · Upper Gwynedd, PA +3 more

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$191k – $300kPro · early access

Principal Scientist, Translational Clinical Biomarkers - Hematology/Oncology

NEW

Merck · Hybrid · North Wales, PA +3 more

59 · GoodGenerous PTOPro · early access

Clinical Research Coordinator - Psychiatry

NEW

Ohio State University · Onsite · Columbus, OH, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work WeekPro · early access

Regulatory Affairs Analyst - Clinical Research

NEW

Amgen · Hybrid · São Paulo, Brazil

59 · GoodGenerous PTOPro · early access

Medical Science Liaison

NEW

Sanofi · Hybrid · São Paulo or Brasília, Federal District

59 · GoodGenerous PTOPro · early access

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Employers hiring for Clinical Research on this page include Merck, Amgen, and Ohio State University. Clinical Research roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that have adopted a reduced-hours schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Clinical Research is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Clinical Research roles span the full seniority range — we list 63 open roles requiring Clinical Research across entry-level, mid-level, senior, lead, and staff/principal positions. Senior and above tend to dominate because employers offering reduced-hours schedules often lean toward experienced individual contributors who can deliver consistently in fewer hours. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Clinical Research hiring managers at reduced-hours companies care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

For the full-pay schedules here — 4-day weeks and 9-day fortnights — yes: you keep a full-time salary for a shorter week. Part-time and pro-rata roles instead scale pay to hours, and each listing makes the arrangement clear. Clinical Research roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers; specific ranges depend on seniority, location, and sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Clinical Research candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for reduced-hours employers — those companies rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs to operate on a compressed schedule. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Clinical Research on current listings.

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