Medical Director, Clinical Sciences, Hematology

Role Summary

The Medical Director, Clinical Sciences functions as clinical leader of a section of a clinical program (e.g., an indication, a new formulation, or a specific development phase), under leadership of Program Lead Medical Director (Program Lead MD) or Sr. Medical Director.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical leadership and responsible for all clinical deliverables within the assigned section of a clinical program with minimal supervision from Program Lead MD.
• Manages all operational aspects and drives execution of the section of the clinical program in partnership with global line functions, assigned Clinical Scientist and Clinical Operations associates.
• Supports Program Lead MD (and/or Sr. MD) and frequently lead interactions with external collaborators (e.g., regulatory authorities, key opinion leaders, advisory boards, patient advocacy groups), internal collaborators (e.g., Research, Early Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Marketing, HE&OR), and internal decision boards.
• Serves occasionally as member for Global Clinical Development training programs, author or reviewer for clinical SOPs and may contribute to GCD strategy by serving on taskforces or other panels.

Qualifications

• MD or equivalent required; ideally with Hematology Oncology fellowship training.
• More than 3 years of involvement in clinical research or drug development in an academic or industry environment spanning clinical activities in Phases I through IV strongly preferred.
• Medical/scientific expertise in disease area of assigned program is preferable.