Companion Animal Clinical Development Clinician (Kalamazoo, MI)
Design and execute companion animal pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical clinical development studies in compliance with U.S. CVM/CVB regulatory requirements; deliver pilot and pivotal clinical studies supporting product registrations.
Responsibilities
- Lead the overall conduct of clinical studies for Veterinary Medicine Research & Development (VMRD) companion animal R&D projects, including:
- Budget development and management
- Investigator and site selection
- Protocol development and writing
- Study monitoring
- Data analysis and interpretation
- Report writing and preparation of technical sections for regulatory dossiers
- Ensure studies are conducted in compliance with applicable requirements, including SOPs, corporate policies, and regulatory guidelines (e.g., Good Clinical Practice and Good Laboratory Practice).
- Collaborate with Clinical and Project Teams to define and track study status, activities, timelines, and outcomes; identify resource/timeline/budget constraints and work with Project Manager/Team Leader on solutions.
- Partner with Regulatory Affairs to obtain protocol approval and support submission of reports and data to USDA Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) and/or Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB); may contribute to EU and other international regulatory-approval studies.
Minimum Qualifications
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
- 3+ years of experience in U.S. companion animal private practice
- Experience managing clinical cases involving therapeutics and/or biologics in companion animals
- Experience designing or contributing to clinical protocols or research studies
Preferred Qualifications
- PhD
- Board Certification in a companion animal discipline
- Working knowledge of U.S. animal health product regulatory requirements (CVM/CVB)
- Experience interacting with regulatory agencies (e.g., technical section authorship or direct communication with CVM/CVB)
- Prior authorship of regulatory dossiers supporting product approvals
- Experience with global regulatory submissions (EU, Canada, Australia, etc.)
- Familiarity with pharmacovigilance and post-marketing surveillance
- Experience with electronic data capture (EDC) systems and CTMS
- Leadership of cross-functional teams in a matrixed organization
- Experience managing CROs and external study sites
- Publication record in peer-reviewed veterinary journals
- Advanced training in clinical pharmacology, epidemiology, or translational medicine