Sr. Medical Director, Clinical Development
Description
Our client is a highly attractive and rapidly growing clinical-stage biotechnology company that is redefining the future of cardiovascular medicine. With a differentiated pipeline of precision cardiovascular therapies—including multiple potentially transformative late-stage, first-in-class programs—and supported by a strong financial foundation and a proven executive leadership team with an outstanding track record in this space, the organization is building what it believes will become a leading precision cardiovascular franchise and a new modernized model for cardiovascular drug development innovation.
As the company enters a pivotal phase of growth and expansion, they are seeking an experienced Senior Medical Director to help lead the clinical development and execution for one of its highest-priority/flagship late-stage cardiovascular programs. For clinical development physicians who are energized by solving complex scientific challenges, translating breakthrough science into transformative medicines, driving innovation, and enjoys “building” rather than maintaining, this represents an exceptional career opportunity.
You will join a collaborative team that values scientific rigor, entrepreneurial thinking, and bold innovation. You'll have the opportunity to influence clinical development for a flagship late-stage program, work on cutting-edge science alongside respected leaders in cardiovascular medicine, and help shape the future of a company committed to transforming how cardiovascular disease is treated.
Location
This position can be based either in New Jersey or California.
Features
ATTRACTIVE FEATURES ABOUT THIS COMPANY & OPPORTUNITY:
- Lasting Impact: A unique opportunity to influence clinical development, work on cutting-edge science, bring meaningful/transformative cardiovascular therapies to patients, and your work here will directly influence the future direction of both the program and organization.
- Help Shape the Future of Cardiovascular Drug Development: By combining a broad portfolio of innovative 1st-in-class therapeutics with AI-enabled clinical development, precision trial design, real-world data, and advanced analytics platform, this company is creating a new modernized model for cardiovascular drug development and innovation.
- Work on a Flagship Cardiovascular Program: You will help lead end-to-end development for one of the company’s highest-priority and strategically important programs.
- Build Rather Than Maintain: Join a company aiming to build a broad CV franchise in disease areas where there are no approved products. In this role, you'll help bring transformative therapies to patients with significant unmet medical needs, and your work here will help create medicines that have the potential to redefine treatment for patients.
- Well-Funded Biotech with Long-Term Vision: Supported by a strong financial foundation, an expanding/differentiated pipeline, and a proven executive leadership team, the company offers the resources to execute ambitious clinical programs while maintaining the agility, speed, and entrepreneurial culture of an innovative biotechnology company that is built to change the standard of care.
- Highly Accomplished & Proven Leadership: Work with an accomplished Executive Leadership team with a proven track record of developing innovative medicines, advancing successful cardiovascular programs, and building high-performing biotech organizations.
Responsibilities
RESPONSIBILITIES IN A NUTSHELL:
- Lead the clinical strategy, planning and execution for key aspects of cardiovascular clinical development program.
- Provide clinical/scientific input into the development, design, delivery, and communication of the global evidence generation plan.
- Support cross-functional and global collaborations to integrate broad medical, scientific, and commercial input into the development program.
- Help define the scientific narrative for a novel cardiovascular asset.
- Leads the clinical strategic planning, authoring and review of clinical parts of regulatory submissions and scientific data disclosures of the studies.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to analyze, interpret, and communicate clinical trial data and results.
- Lead the design, authoring, and oversight of clinical protocols, amendments, study reports, and related development documents.
- Provides oversight with the operational aspects of study conduct including site selection and activation, site investigator and staff training, budget planning and contract review.
- Will make scientific presentation at advisory boards, key scientific meetings and external committee meetings.
- Guide interactions with investigators, clinical experts, and global opinion leaders to strengthen program design and execution.
Qualifications / Requirements
DESIRED EXPERIENCE:
- Medical Degree (M.D.) or another health sciences area (e.g. PharmD) is required.
- Minimum 5+ years of relevant cardiovascular clinical drug development experience working in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry.
- Experience designing and running late-stage development cardiovascular trials (Phase 2b/3).
- Proven ability to interpret complex clinical data and translate findings into development strategy.
- Proven ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, startup/entrepreneurial type of environment, to be self-motivated, and to communicate effectively with leadership on-site and internally.
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