Clinical Director, Oncology Early Development

Job Description

Clinical Director (Principal Scientist) in Oncology with primary responsibility for planning and directing clinical research activities involving new or marketed medicines in the Early Oncology therapeutic area. The company’s oncology medicines span all phases of clinical development (pre‑clinical to post‑licensure). The Clinical Director may manage the entire cycle of clinical development for signed studies, including study design, initiation, execution, monitoring, analysis, regulatory reporting, and publication.

• Planning clinical trials based on the clinical development strategy, designing and collaborating on operational plans.
• Medical oversight and overall conduct of ongoing or new clinical trials for investigational or marketed drugs.
• Analyzing and summarizing clinical findings from studies to support decisions regarding safety and efficacy, new drug applications, clinical study reports, and publications.
• Participating in internal and joint research project teams relevant to the development of new compounds and further study of marketed compounds.
• Supporting business‑development assessments of external opportunities.
• Actively engaging with other functional areas in support of study execution.
• Working closely with a cross‑functional group of experts in commercialization, regulatory affairs, statistics, and manufacturing to manage clinical development projects.
• Assisting the team to ensure colleagues are informed of the progress of studies of our company and competitors’ drugs.
• Providing expert opinion, internally and externally, on relevant scientific questions within responsibility.
• Maintaining a strong scientific foundation of knowledge by staying aware of scientific developments, identifying strong investigators, establishing communication with clinical investigators, and attending appropriate scientific meetings.
• Authoring detailed development documents, presentations, budgets, and position papers for internal and external audiences.
• Facilitating collaborations with external researchers worldwide.
• Traveling on company business about 20% of the time to manage future or ongoing clinical research projects.

• M.D or M.D./Ph.D.

• Experience in industry or senior faculty in academia.
• Minimum of 3 years of clinical medicine experience.
• Minimum of 1 year of industry experience in drug development or biomedical research experience in academia.
• Demonstrated record of scientific scholarship and achievement.
• Proven track record in clinical medicine and background in biomedical research.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to function in a team environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills.

• Board Certified or Eligible in Oncology or related discipline.
• Prior specific experience in clinical research and prior publications.

• Clinical Development
• Clinical Judgment
• Clinical Research
• Clinical Trials
• Clinical Trial Support
• Drug Discovery Research
• Early Clinical Development
• Oncology

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