Medical Director

Sr Medical Director - Immunology/Rheumatology

Location: Morrisville, NC, United States

Job Responsibilities

• Provides medical oversight of assigned clinical studies in the duty as a medical monitor. Often serves as primary medical contact for customers for assigned clinical studies.
• Provides medical input and oversight in support of the Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance department.
• Responsible for protocol design and development, upon request. Provides input into protocol amendments.
• Develops and delivers project‑specific and therapeutic training to project team members and clinical site staff; provides training to customer staff as needed.
• Provides medical and therapeutic input to Study Start‑Up, Feasibility, and Subject Identification efforts. This activity includes, but is not limited to, review of Informed Consent Templates and Subject‑Facing Materials, and input into site feasibility evaluations.
• Provides medical input into data collection tools, monitoring plans, and review and analysis plans.
• Provides oversight to assigned Medical Scientist staff and Medical Director colleagues to review clinical data. Presents identified trends and issues, and mitigation strategies, to customers and project team members to minimize risks to subject safety or integrity of study data.
• Provides after‑hours coverage for clinical studies.
• Adheres to all enterprise policies, work instructions, standard operating procedures, and project plans. Adheres to customer policies and standard operating procedures, as required in project plans.
• Maintains in-depth knowledge of FDA and worldwide drug development regulations and national and ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines.
• Leads medical responses to Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Bid Defense Meetings (BDMs). May support Requests for Information (RFIs).
• Contributes to the development of product/clinical development plans and collaborates with customer and internal colleagues regarding other reports, applications, and regulatory submissions. Locates and engages external experts/consultants/advisors as necessary.
• Represents the Company at scientific and industry meetings. May publish scientific or industry related articles in industry journals, as requested.
• Mentors staff to ensure an appropriate level of understanding regarding sound treatment and research principles of specific therapeutic area. Ensures project teams consistently operate in compliance with such principles.
• Assumes line management duties as needed.

Benefits

The benefits for this position may include a company car or car allowance, health benefits to include medical, dental and vision, company match 401(k), eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan, eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance, and flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time.

Salary Range

$146,000.00 - $332,000.00

Summary

Provides medical oversight of assigned clinical studies. Interacts with senior management, customers, and project teams to ensure subject safety and scientific integrity of clinical studies. Provides therapeutic area medical input and consultation to internal colleagues and customers. Performs the duties of Medical Monitor. Serves as a mentor, consultant, and training guide to Business Unit (BU) staff and project colleagues. May be assigned to provide medical oversight to clinical studies or other types of projects such as Medical Monitoring‑only projects or Commercial or Consulting Projects. Is often assigned the role of Functional Lead on assigned clinical studies. Supervises and manages other Medical Directors, as required.

Additional Information

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.