Associate Medical Director, Clinical Development

Responsibilities

• Leverage medical expertise and hands‑on clinical experience to promote relevance and rigor of the development program
• For clinical trials: design, provide medical oversight, and support site and subject retention
• Serve as a Medical Monitor for clinical trials, ensure study integrity, and track accumulating safety and efficacy data
• Provide leadership to study teams
• Ensure successful completion of trial‑related documents (including clinical trial protocols, investigator brochures, medical monitoring plans, site training materials, clinical study reports, health authority responses, standard operating procedures, etc.) with cross-functional team members
• Anticipate obstacles within a clinical trial, and implement solutions
• Analyze, evaluate, interpret, and report study results
• Contribute to drafting and reviewing clinical documents, manuscripts, presentations, and regulatory submissions
• Contribute to design of the Clinical Development Plan
• Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of relevant science, medical information, good clinical practices, and regulatory guidance
• Collaborate with—and serve as a clinical research resource for—cross‑functional colleagues to optimize product development
• Cultivate relationships with investigative sites, clinical consultants, and key opinion leaders to represent the interests of the company
• Contribute to corporate strategic and organizational initiatives
• Assist with commercial activities as needed
• Complete assigned tasks thoroughly, accurately, and on time
• Adhere to rigorous ethical standards
• Travel up to 20% domestically and internationally for scientific meetings

Requirements

• M.D. degree
• Completion of ACGME-accredited residency and fellowship (strongly preferred)
• Physician licensure in at least one state (strongly preferred)
• Board‑certified (strongly preferred), with specialty in endocrinology highly desired
• At least 3 years of industry (other relevant experience e.g. post‑graduate experience in the clinical and/or academic realms may also be considered on a case‑by‑case basis).
• At least 2 years of experience with clinical trial design and execution
• Strong track record of scientific and clinical inquiry
• Possess excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Learn quickly, follow complex directions under pressure
• Multi‑task while remaining organized and attentive to detail
• Lead both directly and by example
• Work hard, be a trustworthy and collaborative team player
• Take initiative and solve complex problems
• Demonstrate sound judgement in terms of handling complex, confidential, and regulated information