Director - Medical - Clinical Research Physician

• Contribute to clinical development strategies and overall plans for compounds within the therapeutic area, with a particular focus on early-phase programs and studies required to support key development decisions.

• Support planning for later-stage clinical development and collaborate with global clinical teams to ensure continuity across development phases.

• Design and oversee Phase Ib and Phase IIa/IIb clinical studies, including protocol development, study objectives, timelines, patient recruitment considerations, and operational requirements.

• Collaborate with clinical research teams, investigators, consultants, statisticians, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic specialists, and other quantitative scientists to develop and execute global clinical trials.

• Work with discovery and research scientists on clinical candidate selection, preclinical development strategies, biomarker development, and the translation of preclinical findings into human studies.

• Provide medical input into pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, drug metabolism, exposure-response, and modeling activities to support dose selection and identification of appropriate patient populations.

• Participate in investigator identification and selection, study initiation meetings, site training, and ongoing support for investigators and clinical research personnel.

• Review and approve clinical risk profiles and informed consent materials as appropriate, ensuring that study risks are communicated clearly and appropriately to participants.

• Ensure clinical studies are conducted in accordance with Good Clinical Practice, applicable laws, regulatory requirements, ethical standards, and internal policies.

• Monitor patient safety throughout clinical studies and support appropriate adverse-event tracking, evaluation, and follow-up in collaboration with patient safety teams.

• Address scientific and medical questions from investigators, healthcare professionals, clinical research personnel, and other relevant stakeholders.

• Contribute to clinical data analysis, final study reports, clinical trial registry activities, scientific presentations, abstracts, posters, manuscripts, and other forms of evidence dissemination.

• Support advisory boards, scientific symposia, healthcare professional meetings, congress activities, and other external scientific engagements.

• Provide medical and scientific support for regulatory activities, including clinical sections of regulatory submissions, investigator materials, advisory committee preparation, labeling discussions, and responses to regulatory questions.

• Collaborate with regulatory and safety colleagues on risk-management planning and provide medical expertise to regulatory teams.

• Provide medical and scientific guidance to business teams regarding potential development opportunities, market needs, in-licensed assets, and relevant therapeutic-area opportunities.

• Establish and maintain relationships with external experts, key opinion leaders, professional societies, healthcare professionals, and the broader medical community.

• Contribute to understanding the patient journey and identifying key patient needs and experiences that can inform clinical development strategies.

• Stay current with relevant medical literature, clinical practices, therapeutic-area developments, preclinical findings, clinical pharmacology, and emerging scientific evidence.

• Provide scientific consultation to health outcomes, commercial, and management teams regarding medical needs and potential value of development programs.

• Lead and influence matrixed, cross-functional teams while contributing to recruitment, development, diversity, retention, and organizational initiatives.

Requirements

• Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) degree.

• Board eligibility or certification in a medical specialty, or completion of a comparable level of post-medical-school clinical training relevant to the country of employment.

• For U.S.-trained physicians, board eligibility or certification is required.

• Physicians trained outside the United States must have completed education and training at a medical school meeting applicable U.S. recognition requirements.

• Board certification or eligibility in Obstetrics and Gynecology is preferred.

• Clinical research or pharmaceutical medicine experience is preferred.

• Knowledge and understanding of the drug development process is preferred.

• Strong understanding of clinical trial design, execution, patient safety, scientific data interpretation, and clinical development principles.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with clinical research, statistics, pharmacology, regulatory, safety, health outcomes, and other scientific disciplines.

• Strong medical and scientific writing and presentation skills, with fluency in spoken and written English.

• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication, and negotiation skills.

• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders across functions and build productive relationships in a matrixed environment.

• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across global and geographically distributed teams.

• Ability to critically evaluate medical literature and remain current with developments relevant to assigned therapeutic areas.

• Strong scientific judgment and the ability to translate complex clinical and scientific information into practical development recommendations.

• Ability to balance multiple priorities while working in a dynamic, research-driven environment.

• Willingness and ability to undertake domestic and international travel as needed to support clinical development activities.

Benefits

• Base salary range: $201,000–$393,800, with actual compensation dependent on factors such as education, experience, skills, and geographic location.

• Eligibility for a company-sponsored incentive program, with awards influenced in part by company and individual performance.

• 401(k) retirement plan eligibility.

• Pension benefits.

• Paid vacation and other eligible leave benefits.

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage for eligible employees.

• Flexible benefits, including healthcare and/or dependent-care options.

• Life insurance and death benefits.

• Employee assistance program.

• Fitness and wellness benefits, clubs, and employee activities.

• Opportunities to contribute to global clinical development programs and work with multidisciplinary scientific teams.

• Potential exposure to international clinical research, scientific congresses, external experts, and healthcare professionals.

• Supportive environment focused on professional development, scientific excellence, inclusion, and patient impact.

• Workplace accommodations are available for qualified individuals who require support during the application process.