Global Clinical Development Medical Director
Global Clinical Development Medical Director
Accountabilities
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- Providing medical and scientific leadership in the global development of new medicines targeted at indications in the field of infectious diseases
- Help design, execute, and interpret clinical trials in one or more development programs (Phase 1 through Phase 3)
- Build strong relationships with a network of external scientific specialists and opinion leaders as well as site investigators
- Work closely with colleagues in other internal functions including Patient Safety, Biometrics, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Operations, and Translational Medicine
- Medical oversight to ensure the safety of study participants including review of Adverse Events of Special Interest and Serious Adverse Events and review and writing of safety narrative reports
- Medical oversight responsibilities for medical activities outsourced to third party vendors
- Provide expert medical input and writing of regulatory documents and interactions/responses with regulatory authorities
- Provide expert medical and scientific analysis and interpretation of data from ongoing studies and in the literature
- Prepare publications and presentations for scientific meetings and congresses
Essential Skills/Experience
- Fully qualified physician (MD or MD PhD) with clinical experience in pulmonology (preferred), infectious disease, or other relevant specialty
- 1-3 years of experience in clinical drug development, preferably from pharma industry
- Strong understanding of clinical trials methodology with experience in the design, execution, and interpretation of clinical studies (e.g., medical monitoring, data cleaning, clinical study report writing)
- Excellent teamwork and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Ability to communicate effectively in clinical team settings
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills (including giving presentations) in English
- Demonstrated AI/digital mindset and experience applying AI-enabled and generative AI tools to support clinical development activities (e.g., data analysis, medical writing, clinical trial operational efficiency)
- Must demonstrate high integrity
- Be office based at an AstraZeneca site at least 3 days a week
Desirable Skills/Experience
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- Additional clinical experience in vaccines and/or monoclonal antibodies
- Named Investigator on several clinical trials
- 1-3 years of pharmaceutical industry knowledge and experience
- Progressed medicines into first time in human Phase 1, Phase 2 delivery of proof of principle, and Phase 3 pivotal efficacy studies
- Experience with Translational programs moving from preclinical to first in human studies and interpretation of immunological assay results
- Significant and consistent peer-reviewed publication track record
The annual base pay for this position ranges from $249,827.20 - $374,740.80. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours. Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition, our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles), to receive a retirement contribution (hourly roles), and commission payment eligibility (sales roles). Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and, health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
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