Senior Medical Director
Structure Therapeutics
August 19, 2026
On-site
South San Francisco, CA
Medical Affairs
Position Summary:
Senior Medical Director will provide medical support for clinical drug development of assigned compound(s), lead medical monitoring governance, and assist in developing clinical development strategies and plans.
Job Responsibilities:
- Provide medical oversight for effective conduct of clinical trials, including:
- Medical monitoring on clinical development programs
- Collaborate on design and governance of clinical development plans and study protocols
- Monitor and review medical data; represent the sponsor in internal Safety Review Committees
- Engage with clinical investigators and study site personnel
- Analyze, present, and interpret data from clinical studies
- Participate with the clinical team on global clinical strategy and the clinical development plan for assigned projects.
- Maintain current scientific knowledge via literature review and relevant scientific meetings.
- Collaborate with Clinical Team and Regulatory Affairs to support global Health Authorities, including:
- Prepare clinical documents/clinical sections as required
- Update key documentation (e.g., IB, DSUR)
- Represent the company in external engagements:
- Manage interactions with investigators to address medical and scientific questions
- Assist with publishing data (abstracts/posters, presentations, manuscripts)
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Operations, Data Management, Biostatistics).
- Other duties as assigned.
Core Competencies/Skills:
- Study design, protocol development, and study conduct
- Excellent written/oral communication for negotiation, presentation, and authoring with cross-functional teams and medical experts
- Regulatory, compliance, and business-process knowledge for drug development
- Strong collaboration, decision-making/influencing/execution, and risk management
Qualifications:
- MD (or equivalent) with clinical experience in obesity and type 2 diabetes or related areas (preferred)
- 3–5+ years medical monitoring oversight and clinical drug development experience (pharma/biotech) including early/late-stage clinical project design/implementation, or relevant clinical practice
- Experience preparing and submitting clinical trial documents and/or NDAs/new drug applications (advantageous)
Travel Required:
- Periodic travel to headquarters and external meetings as needed.
Benefits:
- Anticipated base pay range: $324,000–$409,000; annual performance incentive bonus; new hire equity; ongoing performance-based equity; medical/dental/vision; 401k match; unlimited PTO; paid holidays including winter shutdown.
Application Instructions:
- Direct candidates apply through the official career page at BambooHR.
Senior Medical Director will provide medical support for clinical drug development of assigned compound(s), lead medical monitoring governance, and assist in developing clinical development strategies and plans.
Job Responsibilities:
- Provide medical oversight for effective conduct of clinical trials, including:
- Medical monitoring on clinical development programs
- Collaborate on design and governance of clinical development plans and study protocols
- Monitor and review medical data; represent the sponsor in internal Safety Review Committees
- Engage with clinical investigators and study site personnel
- Analyze, present, and interpret data from clinical studies
- Participate with the clinical team on global clinical strategy and the clinical development plan for assigned projects.
- Maintain current scientific knowledge via literature review and relevant scientific meetings.
- Collaborate with Clinical Team and Regulatory Affairs to support global Health Authorities, including:
- Prepare clinical documents/clinical sections as required
- Update key documentation (e.g., IB, DSUR)
- Represent the company in external engagements:
- Manage interactions with investigators to address medical and scientific questions
- Assist with publishing data (abstracts/posters, presentations, manuscripts)
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Operations, Data Management, Biostatistics).
- Other duties as assigned.
Core Competencies/Skills:
- Study design, protocol development, and study conduct
- Excellent written/oral communication for negotiation, presentation, and authoring with cross-functional teams and medical experts
- Regulatory, compliance, and business-process knowledge for drug development
- Strong collaboration, decision-making/influencing/execution, and risk management
Qualifications:
- MD (or equivalent) with clinical experience in obesity and type 2 diabetes or related areas (preferred)
- 3–5+ years medical monitoring oversight and clinical drug development experience (pharma/biotech) including early/late-stage clinical project design/implementation, or relevant clinical practice
- Experience preparing and submitting clinical trial documents and/or NDAs/new drug applications (advantageous)
Travel Required:
- Periodic travel to headquarters and external meetings as needed.
Benefits:
- Anticipated base pay range: $324,000–$409,000; annual performance incentive bonus; new hire equity; ongoing performance-based equity; medical/dental/vision; 401k match; unlimited PTO; paid holidays including winter shutdown.
Application Instructions:
- Direct candidates apply through the official career page at BambooHR.