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Clinical Research Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 78+ clinical research jobs at companies offering compressed weeks and generous PTO—for a better work-life balance. 44 new this week. Hiring companies include Merck, Amgen, and Washington University in St. Louis.

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compressed weeks 25
generous PTO 44
unlimited PTO 4
best places to work 2

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EPIC Protocol Content Administrator (Remote) - Oncology

Washington University in St. Louis · Remote · Missouri, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week$69k – $124k

Data Manager - Total Cancer Care

Ohio State University · Remote · USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week

Medical Science Liaison - Obesity - UT/NV

Amgen · Remote · Salt Lake City, UT +2 more

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$172k – $233k

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Senior Medical Science Liaison - Midwest / Central Plains

Genentech · Remote · Minnesota +6 more

60 · GoodGenerous PTO$161k – $300k

Medical Science Liaison - Northern California & Hawaii

Genentech · Remote · California, USA

60 · GoodGenerous PTO$161k – $300k

Medical Science Liaison - Pennsylvania

Genentech · Remote · Pennsylvania, USA

60 · GoodGenerous PTO$161k – $300k

Clinical Development Director, Obesity/Cardiovascular

12d

Amgen · Remote · USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO

Manager, Business Development

17d

CRIO · Remote · USA

62 · GoodUnlimited PTO$65k – $85k

Implementation Manager (bilingual)

21d

CRIO · Remote · USA

62 · GoodUnlimited PTO$70k – $78k

Director of Sponsor Operations

1mo

CRIO · Remote · USA

62 · GoodUnlimited PTO$150k – $170k

Clinical Research Associate - Cardiovascular (Bilingual-English/Spanish)

13d

Merck · Remote · Rahway, NJ, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO

Senior/Principal Statistician

14d

Veramed · Remote · Poland or UK

60 · GoodBest Place to Work

DM Programmer

28d

Veramed · Remote · UK

60 · GoodBest Place to Work

Local Study Operations Manager TA Head

1mo

Amgen · Remote · USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$167k – $226k

Medical Affairs Sr. Manager

2mo

Owlet Baby Care · Remote · USA

58 · GoodFlex Fridays

Medical Science Liaison, IBD Pipeline- (OH, KY, WV, TN)

Genentech · Remote · Ohio +3 more

60 · GoodGenerous PTO$161k – $300k

Senior Medical Science Liaison, IBD Pipeline (PA, MI)

Genentech · Remote · Pennsylvania or Michigan

60 · GoodGenerous PTO$161k – $299k

Business Development Representative (bilingual)

1mo

CRIO · Remote · USA

62 · GoodUnlimited PTO$60k – $80k

Medical Science Liaison

1mo

Amgen · Remote · Cleveland, OH, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$157k – $212k

Clinical Research Interface Manager

Genomics England · Hybrid · London, UK

70 · GreatGenerous PTO£49k

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Employers hiring for Clinical Research on this page include Merck, Amgen, and Washington University in St. Louis. 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 78 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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