Senior Medical Director​/Medical Director, Clinical Development

At Novocure, every role contributes to extending the lives of people living with cancer. As our new Senior Medical Director / Medical Director, Clinical Development
, you’ll play a key part in this mission.

As a key member of our multi-disciplinary oncology team, you will serve as a medical expert supporting Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) Therapy clinical programs. Depending on experience and level, you will either lead a clinical study (Medical Director) or lead a broader clinical program and a team of physicians (Senior Medical Director), driving medical strategy, execution excellence, and cross-functional collaboration across our global organization.

You will work closely with R&D, global clinical operations, regulatory, and commercial partners to advance tumor-based programs from protocol development through submission readiness, ensuring scientific rigor, audit preparedness, and patient-focused impact.

As a medical leader within Clinical Development, you will:

• Serve as the medical expert and key technical contributor for a tumor-based clinical study or program evaluating the safety and efficacy of TTFields delivered concomitantly with standard therapy in patients with cancer
• Drive clinical development strategy including protocol authoring, regulatory and ethics committee submissions, study initiation, investigator communication, safety and medical monitoring, data screening and analysis, and publication initiatives
• Author and oversee key clinical documents including study protocols and Clinical Study Reports (CSRs), ensuring submission readiness and inspection/audit preparedness
• Establish and lead physician teams and key opinion leader relationships to support study execution and overall medical strategy
• Partner cross‑functionally with matrix teams, including R&D, Innovation, regulatory, and commercial stakeholders, to solve complex problems and move programs forward with a strong business and patient perspective
• Ensure strict compliance with medical and ethical standards at Novocure
• Lead and develop a group of medical professionals, providing strategic direction across a clinical program and driving alignment across global stakeholders
• Collaborate across functions to execute a clinical study while contributing to the broader medical strategy

• Medical Degree
• At least 5 years of clinical research experience working within pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical device companies (Medical Director level)
• At least 10 years of clinical research experience working within pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical device companies (Senior Medical Director level)
• Previous experience leading physician teams and managing direct reports (Senior Medical Director level)
• Strong understanding of the clinical development process, including matrix multidisciplinary teams, regulatory submissions, and data analysis
• Sound understanding in oncology clinical research, with tumor-based program experience
• Hands‑on experience authoring clinical protocols and Clinical Study Reports (CSRs) as well as preparing submissions and ensuring inspection and audit readiness

These additional qualifications are preferred:

• Biopharmaceutical or medical device industry experience
• Clinical oncology experience
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to move initiatives forward in a growing, mid‑sized global organization
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and written communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary and global team environment
• High degree of accuracy, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize in a dynamic environment

For US Applicants:
This pay range which Novocure expects to pay for this role at the time of this posting is $,000 USD. This position may also be eligible for an annual bonus and restricted stock unit grant in addition to a full range of benefits. Individual compensation within this range depends on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, prior education and experience, job‑related knowledge and skills demonstrated.

We offer a flexible, trust‑based hybrid working model for most of our office‑based roles. Employees are asked to be in the office an…