VP, GDNF Clinical Development

Opportunity for Secondment to AskBio

We're pleased to share an exciting secondment opportunity at AskBio.

This role is available for a time period to be determined by leadership at both Bayer and AskBio. While most assignments range from one to two years, the exact duration will be based on business needs and mutual agreement.

This secondment offers a unique chance to broaden your experience, expand your knowledge, and contribute meaningfully to AskBio's mission: to advance gene therapy and change the lives of patients around the world.

If you're interested in exploring this opportunity, we encourage you to:

• Speak with your direct manager to discuss your interest and alignment with your development goals.
• Apply directly using the link provided in the posting.

We look forward to seeing how our colleagues continue to grow and make an impact across the Bayer-AskBio partnership.

Our vision: Pioneering science to create transformative molecular medicines.

Our mission: Lead innovative science and drive clinical outcomes to transform people's lives.

Our principles:

• Advance innovative science by pushing boundaries.
• Bring transformative therapeutics to patients in need.
• Provide an environment for employees to reach their fullest potential.

Our values:

• Be a Pioneer. We are not afraid of the impossible and to innovate to make gene therapies accessible to those in need.
• Cultivate Collaboration. Strive to be the best teammate, actively listen, openly communicate, and embrace diverse points of view.
• Embrace Responsibility. We are humbled by the enormity of our mission. We hold a relentless commitment to advance science and clinical outcomes for our patients, families, and caregivers.
• Raise the Bar. Continuously drive improvements and efficiencies. Seek and provide constructive feedback. Have a bias for learning and action.
• Act with Uncompromising Integrity. Be honest, transparent, and committed to doing what's right in every situation. Make clear commitments and follow through.

Position Summary

The Vice President (VP), GDNF Clinical Development, will report to the head of Global Clinical Development. Operationally the VP, GDNF Clinical Development will be a core member of the GDNF Integrated Product Team (IPT) and be responsible for developing and implementing the IPT's clinical development strategy for clinical programs spanning all stages of product development.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the global strategic clinical development initiatives for AskBio's GDNF IPT, fostering cross-functional alignment via open and collaborative discussions
• Lead, manage, and mentor a team of clinical development physicians
• Contribute to budget planning and budget management related to clinical development activities aligned with the IPT goals
• Provide clinical development input and maintain alignment with the CNS Drug Delivery IPT and GDNF IPT development plans
• Contribute to development and execution of the clinical strategy across GDNF and other CNS programs, ensuring that the overall scientific and medical content of each clinical study is scientifically rigorous, cost-effective sound and designed for success
• Proactively work to identify clinical risks and implement risk mitigation strategies for complex gene therapy studies
• Provide input to CDP development, in line with the Target Product Profile (TPP), for successful global regulatory approvals and market access
• Partner cross-functional colleagues (including Clinical Operations, Medical Affairs, Pharmacovigiliance, Regulatory, Commercial, Nonclinical, Drug Delivery and CMC) to design, execute and report clinical trials
• Partner with Clinical Operations to co-chair the IPT CST to oversee, execute and deliver the end-to-end clinical development strategy in alignement with the overall product strategy and objectives
• Provide clinical development input as a member of the IPT Brand Subteam
• Manage the creation and maintenance of critical study documents assigned to Clinical Development (e.g., Clinical Study Protocols (CSPs), Investigator's Brochures (IB), Informed Consent Forms (ICF), Risk-Based Medical Monitoring Plan, Clinical Study Reports (CSRs), and other key regulatory documents) with high quality and consistency with CDP, TPP and AskBio SOPs
• Partner with Pharmacovigilance and Safety colleagues to provide continuous evaluation of drug safety profile, including safety monitoring of clinical studies and signal detection from post-marketing surveillance. May serve as a core member of the Safety Management Team (SMT)
• Lead the GDNF Clinical Development team during interactions regarding drug development, safety, marketing, regulatory filing, and other aspects of a CNS gene therapy product life cycle
• As the neurology medical expert, participate in interactions with external stakeholders (e.g., regulatory authorities, KOLs, Data Monitoring Committee (DMC), advisory boards, patient advocacy groups)
• Work collaboratively with Medical Affairs to prepare and present abstracts, manuscripts and presentations for external meetings and publications
• May support technical due diligence in Business Development & Licensing (BD&L) activities

Minimum Requirements

• MD, DO or equivalent (based on the current World Directory of Medical Schools), in addition to Neurology residency training
• At least 10 years of clinical development experience in an industry environment spanning Phases I through III/IV
• Strong track record and demonstrated excellence in IND/NDA/BLA submissions and approvals
• Advanced clinical training, expertise and clinical research experience in a medical/scientific area, preferably with a neurology focus
• In-depth knowledge of ICH-GCP, clinical trial design, biostatistics, and regulatory framework for global strategy development
• Demonstrated ability to establish strong scientific partnership with internal and external key stakeholders
• Demonstrated strong leadership and effective communication skills with a documented record of delivering high quality projects/submissions in a global matrix environment in pharmaceutical or biotech industry or trial conduct in academia or clinical CRO is required
• Firsthand experience in organizing and managing scientific or clinical advisory boards
• Experience working with Patient Advocay Groups and other external stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience with direct line management; overseeing team performance, fostering professional development, driving clinical development excellence within the organization

Preferred Education, Experience and Skills

• Advanced knowledge in gene therapy drug development, training or experience in neurosciences with the capability to innovate in clinical development study designs that provide robust clinical evidence to internal decision-makers and regulatory agencies
• Movement disorders fellowship training with clinical research experience
• Experience with radiographic evaluation of neurologic disease and biomarker development

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