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Clinical Research Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 50+ clinical research jobs at companies offering compressed weeks and generous PTO—for a better work-life balance. 25 new this week. Hiring companies include Merck, Amgen, and Sanofi.

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4-day weeks 1
compressed weeks 14
generous PTO 36
unlimited PTO 1
flex Fridays 1

Updated August 28, 2026

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Clinical Trials Budget Specialist

University of Washington · Remote · Seattle, WA, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week$80k – $105k

Clinical Director, Clinical Research, Hematology

NEW

Merck · Remote · Rahway, NJ +2 more

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$256k – $403k

Medical Science Liaison, Neurodegeneration (NDG) Pipeline (Northeast)

Genentech · Remote · New Jersey +7 more

60 · GoodGenerous PTO$161k – $300k

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Director, US Medical Affairs (US DMA) - Pulmonary Hypertension

Merck · Remote · North Wales, PA, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO

Director Medical Affairs (Rheumatology/Dermatology)

Merck · Remote · North Wales, PA, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$191k – $300k

Local Study Operations Manager TA Head

Amgen · Remote · USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$167k – $226k

Medical Science Liaison

Sanofi · Remote · Detroit, MI +3 more

59 · GoodGenerous PTO

Senior Medical Science Liaison, Neuroimmunology (NV-UT-CO)

20d

Genentech · Remote · Colorado +3 more

60 · GoodGenerous PTO$161k – $300k

Senior Medical Science Liaison, Australia

1mo

Vertex Pharmaceuticals · Remote · Australia

59 · GoodGenerous PTO

Senior Director, Clinical and Translational Research

4mo

Omada Health · Remote · USA

59 · GoodUnlimited PTO$212k – $305k

Medical Affairs Sr. Manager

1mo

Owlet Baby Care · Remote · USA

56 · GoodFlex Fridays

Research Associate

NEW

University of Manchester · Hybrid · Manchester, UK

70 · GreatCompressed Work WeekPro · early access

Research Project Manager B

NEW

14h

University of Pennsylvania · Hybrid · Philadelphia, PA, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work WeekPro · early access

Associate Medical Director, Clinical Development Rare Movement Disorders

NEW

14h

Biogen · Hybrid · Cambridge, MA, USA

60 · GoodGenerous PTO$194k – $267kPro · early access

Medical Science Liaison – Immunology (Respiratory & GI)

NEW

22h

Sanofi · Hybrid · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

59 · GoodGenerous PTOPro · early access

Statistical Analyst B (Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology)

NEW

University of Pennsylvania · Onsite · Philadelphia, PA, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week$67k – $111k

Senior Manager Local Study Operations

NEW

Amgen · Onsite · Paris, France

59 · GoodGenerous PTO€80k – €109kPro · early access

Medical Manager

NEW

Sanofi · Hybrid · Shanghai, China

59 · GoodGenerous PTO

Clinical Research Coordinator I

NEW

Washington University in St. Louis · Hybrid · Washington, DC, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week$49k – $74k

Clinical Research Coordinator II - Biomedical Engineering

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

67 · GoodCompressed Work Week$55k – $82k

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Employers hiring for Clinical Research on this page include Merck, Amgen, and Sanofi. 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 54 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.

Clinical Research Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 50+ clinical research jobs at companies offering compressed weeks and generous PTO—for a better work-life balance. 25 new this week. Hiring companies include Merck, Amgen, and Sanofi.

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