Executive Medical Director, Global Clinical Lead

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• You will provide senior medical and strategic leadership across global immunology clinical development programs, ensuring scientific rigor, patient-centricity, and alignment with asset strategy, portfolio priorities, and regulatory expectations.
• You will lead global clinical development planning, including target product profiles, indication strategy, evidence generation plans, and lifecycle considerations.
• You will serve as a senior medical decision-maker within global program teams, providing strategic recommendations on development options, benefit-risk considerations, data interpretation, and key program risks.
• You will drive protocol development, oversee clinical execution, and ensure decisions are clearly documented with rationale, risks, and mitigations.
• You will collaborate closely across Clinical Development, Regulatory, Safety, Biostatistics, Translational Medicine, Medical Affairs, Market Access, and other key functions to ensure integrated delivery of global development plans.
• You will support and lead, as appropriate, regulatory interactions and communicate clinical results through study reports, regulatory documents, publications, governance forums, and external scientific forums.
• You will engage investigators, key opinion leaders, advisory boards, and patient communities compliantly to inform clinical strategy and enhance scientific credibility.
• You will provide matrix leadership to cross-functional teams and mentor clinical development colleagues as needed, fostering accountability, collaboration, and high-quality execution.
• This role will be based for a minimum of 3 days a week onsite.

• Medical Degree, such as MD, DO, or international equivalent, required; board certification preferred
• 10+ years of experience in immunology, rheumatology, or related autoimmune/inflammatory diseases, with hands-on patient care experience
• 5+ years of medical leadership experience within pharma/biotech clinical development
• Prior experience as a Global Clinical Lead, Clinical Program Lead, or equivalent for complex clinical development programs
• Demonstrated experience developing clinical development plans and leading global Phase 2/3 or registrational studies
• Strong understanding of benefit-risk assessment, indication strategy, evidence generation, and lifecycle planning
• Proven ability to lead global clinical trials and cross-functional teams in a complex matrix environment
• Experience supporting or leading health authority interactions, including FDA, EMA, or other major regulatory agencies
• Strong GCP/ICH knowledge and understanding of global regulatory requirements
• Ability to influence senior…