Associate Medical Director, Oncology
Corcept Therapeutics
August 12, 2026
On-site
Redwood City, CA
Medical Affairs
Responsibilities:
- Act as a clinical scientist and subject matter expert for internal teams and external contacts for assigned oncology therapeutic programs.
- Provide training and ongoing input to the clinical team on medical/scientific issues.
- Provide scientific oversight for operational staff, CROs, and clinical trial sites.
- Design, develop, and implement clinical studies for drug candidates from Phase I–Phase III.
- Develop and review protocols, investigator brochures, study reports, and other clinical/regulatory documents.
- Establish and approve scientific methods for clinical protocol design, data collection systems, and final reports.
- Provide medical oversight and safety monitoring for ongoing trials, including SAE reporting and serving on the safety committee.
- Analyze, interpret, and deliver high-quality clinical data.
- Interact with principal investigators and opinion leaders to facilitate clinical trials research.
- Participate in regulatory activities (e.g., INDs, CTXs, NDA/MAAs) throughout development.
- Contribute to clinical study report conceptualization, development, and writing for global submissions.
- Collaborate with clinical operations, safety, biometrics, regulatory, medical writing, medical affairs, and commercial.
- Develop and deliver internal/external presentations and support publications.
- Prepare and monitor clinical trial budgets with clinical operations and R&D finance.
- Participate in matrixed talent management (recruitment, performance, succession, etc.).
- Serve as liaison to the commercial team on medical issues.
Preferred Skills, Qualifications, and Technical Proficiencies:
- Strong clinical and scientific knowledge.
- Excellent communication skills with proven leadership; cross-functional collaboration.
- Comfortable in a fast-paced, small company environment.
Preferred Education and Experience:
- MD, board-certified (or eligible), preferably in Oncology.
- 2+ years clinical development experience (biotech/pharma or academic clinical trial unit).
- Publications in top-tier journals.
Application Instructions:
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
- Act as a clinical scientist and subject matter expert for internal teams and external contacts for assigned oncology therapeutic programs.
- Provide training and ongoing input to the clinical team on medical/scientific issues.
- Provide scientific oversight for operational staff, CROs, and clinical trial sites.
- Design, develop, and implement clinical studies for drug candidates from Phase I–Phase III.
- Develop and review protocols, investigator brochures, study reports, and other clinical/regulatory documents.
- Establish and approve scientific methods for clinical protocol design, data collection systems, and final reports.
- Provide medical oversight and safety monitoring for ongoing trials, including SAE reporting and serving on the safety committee.
- Analyze, interpret, and deliver high-quality clinical data.
- Interact with principal investigators and opinion leaders to facilitate clinical trials research.
- Participate in regulatory activities (e.g., INDs, CTXs, NDA/MAAs) throughout development.
- Contribute to clinical study report conceptualization, development, and writing for global submissions.
- Collaborate with clinical operations, safety, biometrics, regulatory, medical writing, medical affairs, and commercial.
- Develop and deliver internal/external presentations and support publications.
- Prepare and monitor clinical trial budgets with clinical operations and R&D finance.
- Participate in matrixed talent management (recruitment, performance, succession, etc.).
- Serve as liaison to the commercial team on medical issues.
Preferred Skills, Qualifications, and Technical Proficiencies:
- Strong clinical and scientific knowledge.
- Excellent communication skills with proven leadership; cross-functional collaboration.
- Comfortable in a fast-paced, small company environment.
Preferred Education and Experience:
- MD, board-certified (or eligible), preferably in Oncology.
- 2+ years clinical development experience (biotech/pharma or academic clinical trial unit).
- Publications in top-tier journals.
Application Instructions:
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.